The BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle entered assembly in the backward 1980s. About 120 BMP-3 cars are in account with the Russia Army and over 900 accept been exported to a amount of countries, including United Arab Emirates (600 vehicles), Cyprus (40), Indonesia (30), Kuwait (110) and South Korea (70). Kurganmashzavod of Kurgan, Russian Federation articles the anatomy and the Instrument Design Bureau (KBP) of Tula is amenable for the turret. It is a tracked, armoured, amphibian car advised to appoint armoured arena and air targets while stationary, on the move and afloat. In 2007, the Russian Army placed an adjustment with Kurganmashzavod for a amount of new-build BMP-3 vehicles.
VARIANTS
- BMP-3F: Amphibious Armored Combat Vehicle developed for Naval Infantry.
- BMP-3 M1995: ATGM launcher vehicle, with Kornet (AT-14) launcher and autoloader, and thermal sights.
- 9P157: ATGM launcher vehicle, with Krizantema (AT-15) ATGM autoloader, MMW and thermal fire control system.
- BMP-3K: Command variant, with electronic round fuze system for 100-mm gun and a steel hull. Bow MGs are removed. Added radios are R-159, R-143 and R-174. The 1PN71 thermal sight (3.7x/11.5x) has an acquisition range against tanks of 3.0 km. The 1D14 laser rangefinder (73x and 18x sights) has a day light only acquisition range of 10.0 km. The 1PN61 passive image intensifier night sight uses a laser illuminator. In the passive mode, the Generation II (7x) sight has a night acquisition range of 1.2-1.5 km. Using the active laser pulse illuminator, the acquisition range can be extended. Tall Mike Radar has an operating band I (9.0 GHz), and detection ranges: 3.0 km against personnel, 12.0 against moving vehicles.
- BREhM-L: Armored recovery vehicle (ARV).
- BRM-3K: Combat recon vehicle with radar and 30-mm gun.
- BMP-3: UAE upgrade improvements including Namut Thermal Night sight.
