T-80BVM is a variant of modernization of T-80U MBT.

For the first time, the tank was demonstrated on September 9, 2017 near Luga (Leningrad region) on the territory of the 33rd Combined-Arms Test Site during official events in honor of the Tankman Day.

A long-term contract for modernization was signed in time of the exhibition-forum ARMY 2017. The work was performed by Omsktransmash.

The updated tank will have a modern fire control system Sosna-U with a thermal imager, a laser range finder and a target tracking automaton, a new ERA and an upgraded gas turbine engine.