Russia puts enhanced BMP-1 into service
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, taken near Barnaul in Siberia, show a railway train transporting at least 20 BMP-1AMs on open platforms.
The BMP-1AM was developed under the Basurmanin programme by Uralvagonzavod, as an affordable upgrade of the obsolete BMP-1 that remains in widespread service with the Russian Land Forces and the National Guard of Russia. They operate a combined inventory of about 1,000 vehicles, with some 7,000 more in long-term storage.
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