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KraMax said:
Dear Marcello.
Omsktransmash - the bankrupt. But reconstruction of defensive holding and this enterprise is now made is a part of new military holding under control of Uralvagonzavod. For today - Omsktransmash does repair of tanks T-80. Probably the design office conducts any new workings out - I do not know about it.
Yours faithfully.
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Since Uralvagonzavod produces and design tanks I doubt they are anxious to create competitors to their own products.
And given how badly the T-80 lost out to the T-72 in the export market there is very little incentive for it anyway.
There is a legacy fleet of T-80Bs which will be probably upgraded but that's it.
The ukrainians are hanging on by making spares and components AFAIK.