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 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 Russian army recently lost no fewer than 18 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles in just a day or few days of hard fighting, mostly in southern Ukraine. The analysts at Oryx, an independent ...

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Ex-Bulgarian armoured vehicles were reportedly ordered by Iraq in June 2021 under a $245 million contract for Apolo Engineering. The Iraq MoD announced on 14 February that a batch of surplus T-72 ...

WITBANK, South Africa — Russia's KBP Instrument Design Bureau says it has started upgrading 360 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) for the Algerian Army in a follow-up order to more than 400 ...

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, ...

May 29, 2016: Ukraine has modified its Shkval RWS (remote weapons station) to be used on older BMP-1 IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles). BMP-1 is a 1960s era design that is still in service in part ...

Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Dmytro Kuleba said that Greece has begun shipping BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles to Ukraine, which the Armed Forces of Ukraine will soon receive. He announced ...

May 29, 2016: Ukraine has modified its Shkval RWS (remote weapons station) to be used on older BMP-1 IFVs (Infantry Fighting Vehicles). BMP-1 is a 1960s era design that is still in service in part ...