The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). [12]

The BMD-4 (Russian: Боевая Машина Десанта-4, romanized: Boyevaya Mashina Desanta-4, English: Combat Vehicle of the Airborne-4) is an amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) originating from post-Cold War Russia. [3][4] Originally designated as the BMD-3M, the chassis of the BMD-4 is the same as that of the BMD-3 because it was developed on th...

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 changes to the hull. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta (Боевая Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). [1]

Reports praising the BMP-2 in action trigerred the high command of Soviet airborne forces to ask for an airborne adaptation of the BMP-2, which became the BMD-2. The BMD-2 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta, 2) thus became a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle, to gain time, based heavily on the BMD-1, but with a new turret and hull modifications.

The BMD-4M Infantry Fighting Vehicle is the principal manufactured model of the original BMD-4. Accepted into service in 2016 with the Russian Airborne Forces after a prolonged development period, the BMD-4M (Modernisation/Modernised) has been used to develop a number of variants to meet the needs of the Russian Airborne Forces, which has never ...

The BMD-1 Infantry Fighting Vehicle was developed specifically for the former Soviet Airborne Forces, to provide them with the same level of mobility and firepower as the Armoured Infantry had with the BMP-1, which was something (at the time) no other Airborne Forced had.

The BMD-2 Infantry Fighting Vehicle was developed and manufactured for the former Soviet Airborne Forces and passed on to the Russian Airborne Forces following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. The BMD-2 was a stop gap vehicle until a new, larger vehicle could be built capable of being married to the new (at the time) BMP-2 turret, now known ...

2016年7月13日 · The BMD-4M is a new generation amphibious infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) manufactured by Kurganmashzavod JSC, for the Russian Army. The vehicle provides improved protection and support for the airborne troops.

The BMD-4 is the latest modification of an armored combat vehicle that can be para-dropped into situations to provide firepower and support for airborne troops.

2022年2月27日 · April 2017 - The Russians have debuted the latest, updated version of the BMD-4 in the BMD-4M2 model. Changes include the drivetrain of the BMP-3 IFV (to lower maintenance and repair times/costs) and installation of the "Sinica" series manned turret.