The BMP-3 is a Soviet and Russian infantry fighting vehicle, successor to the BMP-1 and BMP-2. The abbreviation BMP stands for Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty (Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "infantry combat vehicle"). [3][4][5]

Apr 26, 2024 · A rarely seen variant of the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) has been spotted near the battlefield in Ukraine, as depicted in footage shared by Russian telegram channels. This newly spotted modification features additional explosive reactive armor (ERA), marking a potential upgrade to enhance its defensive capabilities.

Sep 9, 2022 · What are the key features of the new generation explosive reactive armor based on 4S24 ERA elements? Let’s find out!

Jan 31, 2023 · Even if the ERA explosion is directed outwards, it’s still a fucking brick of explosive. While mounting ERA on a BMP will not [probably] cause armour penetration from the blast from the ERA brick, Kontact-1 effectiveness in this scenario is doubtful at best.

May 6, 2023 · There are reports in russia about the production acceleration of infantry fighting vehicles at the Kurganmashzavod and announced that in the first quarter of 2023 they produced more BMP-3 than in the whole of 2019. But there is one catch.

Russia’s Defense Ministry is considering different variants for robotizing the outdated Soviet BMP-3 IFV. As it stands the most promising blueprints show an unmanned 57mm AU-220M combat module....

Jan 5, 2025 · The BMP-3M armour is increased with additional armour shields to provide protection against 12.7mm armour piercing bullets, as well as with active protection or explosive reactive armour (ERA) kit to protect the vehicle from anti-tank hollow charge projectiles.

Sep 10, 2022 · Basically, there is a serial variant of BMP-2 protection reinforcement in the arsenal of the russian army, which has an index of 675-sb3KDZ and consists of polymer anti-cumulative grids. The question why they didn’t hang it on their BMP-2 remains unanswered.

May 3, 2024 · It is known that in September 2022, russian JSC Kalashnikov Concern announced that it was working on reactive armour kit for BMP-3 IFV. The declared weight of the kit was 4.4 tons, and its function was to protect the turret and hull in the front projection from Soviet-made rocket-propelled grenade and ATGMs, 14.5 mm bullets and shots from ...

The BMP-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty, Russian: Боевая Машина Пехоты, literally "combat machine/vehicle (of the) infantry") [4] is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle introduced in the 1980s in the Soviet Union, following on from the BMP-1 of the 1960s. [5]