The Russian Ministry of Defense is completing the test cycle of the upgraded infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1, passing at the test site of the 38-th Research Institute of Armored Vehicles (Kubinka, Moscow Region). The project developer is Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation JSC.
As explained in the Ministry of Defense, the project received the cipher "Basurmanin", deliveries to the troops of the upgraded BMP are scheduled for 2019 year.
During the modernization of the BMP, the standard body, power plant and chassis that have a life cycle in 30 – 40 years will not undergo changes. Instead of a tower with an 73-2 Thunder 28-mm anti-tank gun, a 7,62-mm machine gun and the Malyutka ATGM, the machine will receive a combat module from the BTR-82A. The module is equipped with a two-plane stabilizer, which allows the gunner to fire while the vehicle is moving, and electric drives. Installed a combined round-the-clock stabilized sight TKN-4GA, which makes it possible to use weapon combat module both day and night. The sight is equipped with a channel for remote detonation of ammunition. The main armament is an automatic X-NUMX-2 automatic X-gun caliber 72 mm. Auxiliary - PKTM machine gun caliber 30 mm.
The BMP-1 was put into service in the 1966 year. This is the first in the USSR combat armored amphibious tracked vehicle, released in the series. At the moment, the troops and the Rosguards are in operation around 1 thousand. BMP-1, another 7 thousand are in storage at the Ministry of Defense.
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