BMD-2

The BMD-2 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, introduced in 1985. It is a variant of BMD-1 with a new turret and some changes done to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, literally "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). It was developed as a replacement of BMD-1 but it failed to replace it completely because of a downfall of Soviet economy in 1980s. NATO gave it the designation BMD M1981/1.

Variants

 * BMD-2 (Ob'yekt 916): Basic production model
 * BMD-2K: Command variant fitted with an additional antennae.
 * BMS-2M: BMD-2 modernization. It features a number of improvements including fitting of smoke grenade launchers to the side of the turret, 2 launchers for ATGM 9M133 "Kornet" and new day/night sights.

Users

 * Russia
 * Russian Army
 * Soviet Union
 * Soviet Army
 * Ukraine
 * Ukrainian Ground Forces
 * Uzbekistan
 * Uzbekistan Ground Forces