冷战结束后,不断缩减的国防经费迫使各国政府通过改进现役装备来维持和提高军队的战斗力。在这种背景下,位于列宁格勒基洛夫坦克厂内的波波夫机械设计局也改变他们的主攻方向。在整个20世纪90年代,设计局的绝大部分精力放到了现役坦克的改进升级上,取得的第一个成果便是T-80UM主战坦克。 After the Cold War, the ever-shrinking national defense funds have forced all governments to maintain and enhance the combat effectiveness of the armed forces by improving existing equipment. In this context, the Popov Machinery and Design Bureau at the Kirinov Tank Factory in Leningrad also changed their main direction of attack. Throughout the 1990s, most of the design bureau focused on the upgrading of existing tanks, the first result achieved was the T-80UM main battle tank.