A new Ukrainian BMP-1 variant. Both sides in Russia’s 22-month wider war on Ukraine have lost a lot of infantry fighting vehicles. Both are scrambling to make good some of those losses by combining ...

The BMP-1 could be considered to be a museum piece, however, it is fighting hard in Ukraine. Both Russia’s and Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle as the nearly three-year-long war rages ...

The Soviet BMP-1 was one of the first modern infantry fighting vehicles. It both reflected, and helped to drive, profound changes in Soviet ground-combat doctrine when it entered service in 1966.

The BMP-1 Armored Personnel Carrier was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and the BMP-1 Model 1970 is the primary production variant. It is an amphibious vehicle designed to accompany ...

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There are strong indications that the upgraded BMP-1AM tracked IFV has entered service in Russia. While there has been no official announcement of this development, images on Russian social media, ...

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to receive deliveries of 37 BMP-1 units from the state-owned Ukrspecexport company. A technical inspection of the new units was carried out by officials on 2 ...

The first prototype vehicle, designated the BMP-1 UM IFV, is being tested in Ukraine. The BMP-1 was a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1, ...

Resembling a light tank with its sleek body and robust armament, the boyevaya mashina pekhoty (infantry combat vehicle) quickly imprinted itself on transport and firepower lexicon as the BMP. On ...