INTRODUCED IN  1985 THE T-80 BV FEATURES BLOCKS OF EXPLOSIVE REACTIVE ARMOR WHICH ARE FITTED TO THE VEHICLES FRONT END ,AND THE SIDES OF THE TURRET. THE 125 MM2A46 MAIN GUN IS ALSO CAPABLE OF OF FIRING 9M112 KOBRA [AT-8] MISSILES. THE 12.7 NSVT ANTI AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN FITTED TO THE COMMANDERS CUPOLA IS USED FOR AIR DEFENSE.WEIGHING ROUGHLY 12.5 T IT IS POWERED BY A GAS TURBINE WHICH PRODUCES 1050HP MAX SPEED 80KM/H.