In January 1994, British Minister of State for Defence Procurement Jonathan Aitken confirmed in parliamentary debates that a Russian T-80U tank was imported for "defence research and development purposes".
1994年1月，时任英国国防采购大臣约拿单·艾特肯在国会辩论中承认“以国防科研为目的”进口了一辆俄罗斯的T-80U坦克。