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The BMD-4 (Russian: Боевая Машина Десанта-4, romanized: Boyevaya Mashina Desanta-4, English: Combat Vehicle of the Airborne-4) is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) originating from post-Cold War Russia.
The Kurganets-25 (Russian: Курганец-25) is a tracked amphibious, 25-ton modular infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army. The Kurganets-25 is planned to evolve into various models, gradually replacing BMP , BMD , MT-LB and other types of tracked Soviet armored platforms.
Russia: Sniper rifle Customary-made in small batches. [25] Lobaev Sniper Rifle [26].338 Lapua Magnum Russia: Bolt-action sniper rifle The new batches of DXL-5, manufactured for the Russian army, are made under the Russian cartridge 12.7×108mm. [27] ASVK: 12.7×108mm Russia: Anti-materiel rifle: Used by special forces. [16]
The vehicle is protected by a welded aluminium hull to protect against small arms fire and shrapnel. [2] It can also fire armour-piercing projectiles that can penetrate up to 650 mm (26 in) of steel plate at ranges of up to 1 km (0.62 mi). A separate sighting system is used when engaging in direct fire mode. [3]
Pages in category "Infantry fighting vehicles of Russia" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The Bradley infantry fighting vehicle was developed in part as a response to the Soviet Union’s BMP-series of infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs), which combined troop-carrying capacity with ...
A typical configuration of a tracked infantry fighting vehicle. The US Army defines all vehicles classed as IFVs as having three essential characteristics: they are armed with at least a medium-caliber cannon or automatic grenade launcher, at least sufficiently protected against small arms fire, and possess off-road mobility. [13]
In the Army-2017 show, the Russian Defence Ministry signed a contract covering the first deliveries of an unspecified number of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) fitted with the Bumerang-BM turret, also known as the B-19 variant. [14] The BMP-3 B-19 took part in the large-scale Russian-Belarusian exercise Zapad in September 2021. [15]