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 ...

The BMP-1-ZU-23 is imbalanced. But as mobile firepower, it could help to meet the Russian army’s urgent need for assault-support and air-defense against drones.

While the BMP-1 remains the IFV of choice for Russian forces, Poland’s interest in looking inward for a replacement makes sense. The concept driving the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is nearly ...

As Ukraine fields U.S.-supplied M2A2 ODS-SA Bradleys, comparisons with Russian BMP-2s and BMP-3s have become a hot topic. This video breaks down their combat power, fire control systems, armor ...

Production of the BMP-1 began during the Vietnam War, but it was not until the Yom Kippur War in 1973 that the system was tested in live combat. Both Egyptian and Syrian armed forces used the BMP-1.

The BMP-1 had what the Soviet infantry needed. It carried an 11-man rifle detachment which exited the carrier via a rear door, a configuration that was soon to be copied in infantry vehicles ...

With the BMP-2’s upgrades and Russia’s capacity for mass production, the dominance the Bradleys have enjoyed over the battlefield in Ukraine is coming to an end.

The BMP-1 IFV’s steel exterior indeed granted greater protection for crew members from small fire. In terms of fire power, these IFVs were equipped with both the 73mm 229 Grom gun and the 9M14 ...