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As of 2024 Russia is estimated to operate around 200 BMD-4M and 90 BTR-MDM vehicles. [58] Prior to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia operated 351 BMD-4 and 122 BTR-MDM. [59] As of 16 December 2024, Russia is visually confirmed to have lost at least 149 BMD-4M and 45 BTR-MDM in the War in Ukraine. [60]
Heavy infantry fighting vehicle meant to replace the BTR-T. [citation needed] Kurganets-25: Infantry fighting vehicle/armoured personnel carrier Russia: Planned to replace the BMP series. [428] [429] It has infantry fighting vehicle and armoured personnel carrier variants. [430] Anti-aircraft artillery 2S38 Derivatsiya-PVO
The infantry fighting vehicle concept was first conceived of in the 1960s during the Cold War, where a confrontation between NATO and Warsaw Pact countries was expected to be dominated by tanks, so infantry required transport to sustain the pace of advance while having armament to fight tanks, and armor to withstand machine gun and artillery fire; the Soviet Union created the BMP-1/BMP-2 and ...
In mid-2011, the Russian Ministry of Defense issued a requirement for a new modular wheeled family of armored vehicles instead of buying the BTR-90. Development of a new wheeled APC is being done alongside the new and similarly armed and armored but tracked Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle and heavy T-15 Armata IFV. [6] [7]
It was shown for the first time in public during the 1990 Victory Day parade and was given the NATO code IFV M1990/1. [ citation needed ] The BMP-3 is designed and produced by the Kurganmashzavod ("Kurgan Machine Building Plant") some variants however are built by the Rubtsovsk Machine Building Plant (RMZ), for example the BRM-3K.
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.
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 Russian Federation had over 10,000 T-72 tanks in use, including around 2,000 in active service and 8,000 in reserve (mostly T-72Bs). The T-72 has been used by the Russian Army in the fighting during the First and Second Chechen Wars, the Russo-Georgian War, and the Russo-Ukrainian War. The T-72 has been used by over 40 countries worldwide.