The BM Bulat is an upgraded version of the T-64B main battle tank developed in Ukraine. It focuses on improving firepower, mobility, and protection over the original T-64B. The BM Bulat is armed with a 125mm smoothbore gun and can fire laser-guided missiles. It has composite armor for the turret and hull, along with additional explosive reactive armor and an active defense system. An improved fire control system provides quick targeting capabilities.

1. BM Bulat Main Battle
Tank, Ukraine

2. CONTENT
• INTRODUCTION
• DESIGN
• ARMAMENTS
• PROTECTION
• FIRE CONTROL

3. INTRODUCTION
• The BM Bulat main battle tank (MBT), also known as Obyekt 447AM-1, is
a modernised version of the T-64B MBT.
• The upgraded T-64B tank has been designed to meet the technical and
combat characteristics of a modern tank. With a crew of three, it has a
combat weight of 45t.
• The BM Bulat has a maximum speed of 70km/h and range of 385km.
• The original T-64B tank was developed in 1976 and its production began
in 1980. The upgraded Bulat version of the T-64B was unveiled in 1999.
• The first upgraded tanks entered service with the Ukrainian Army in
2005.

5. DESIGN
• The modernisation programme, transforming T-64
mbts to BM bulat mbts, focussed on improvement of
its fire power, mobility and protection.
• The upgraded sights and aiming devices include a
buran-e night vision system for detection,
identification and engagement of targets, and a tkn-
4s, the sighting system for the tank commander.

7. ARMAMENTS
• The battle tank is armed with a 125mm smoothbore gun
with an automatic loader for 28 rounds. It has a fully-
stabilised firing range of 2,500m in daylight and 1,500m
at night.
• It can fire 9k120 refleks anti-armour missiles (at-11
sniper) – a two-part 125mm calibre laser-guided missile
system.
• A remotely operated 12.7mm anti-aircraft machine gun
with a PZU-7 sight and a coaxial 7.62mm machine gun
make up the secondary armament of the vehicle.

9. PROTECTION
• The BM bulat tank has composite armour for the
turret and the hull front.
• The modular era panels are installed on the tank
hull, turret, outer perimeter and turret roof as an
additional armour package.
• The main components of the protection package
include passive and built-in nozh explosive reactive
armour (era), an active defence system.

11. FIRE CONTROL
• A new 1A45 Irtysh fire control system has been fitted
to the BM Bulat tank.
• It is a quick-action fire control system for protection
of the crew and power pack compartments.
• The components include heat and optical sensors,
control equipment and fire extinguishing mixture
bottles.
• The fire suppression system decreases the crew
compartment response time to 150ms.

13. REFERNCE
•http://www.army-
technology.com/projects
/bmbulatmbt/

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