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.

This comparison breaks down what happens when Ukraine’s M2A2 Bradley is measured against the Russian BMP-2 and BMP-3 in the ...

In 2007, the Republic of Georgia bought 15 unique, up-gunned BMP-1U fighting vehicles from Ukraine. A year later, Russia invaded Georgia—and Russian troops apparently captured every single Georgian ...

The BMP-1 Armored Personnel Carrier was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and the BMP-1 Model 1970 is the primary production variant. It is an amphibious vehicle designed to accompany ...

Short-range engagements between armored vehicles tend to be highly lethal. At proverbial knife-fighting range, armor piercing shells strike with maximum kinetic energy, and enemies are more likely ...

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 ...