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JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY - OCTOBER 06, 2004

Russia acquires BMD-4

NIKOLAI NOVICHKOV JDW Correspondent
Moscow

Russia's KBP Instrument Design Bureau has completed modernising the BMD-3 tracked air assault vehicle for the Russian Army. The upgraded vehicle, designated BMD-4 (Bakhcha-U), was displayed in September at the International Defence Exhibition of Land Forces 2004 in Moscow.
The Ministry of Defence's 2004 National Defence Order includes funding for five BMD-4 vehicles that are expected to be finished by December. The first vehicles are scheduled to be delivered to the airborne forces next year.
Army officials are concerned about an ageing vehicle fleet, particularly those examples in service with the heavily employed airborne forces. About 80% of the army's BMDs have been in service for 15 or more years. Around 95% of the BMD-1s, which were introduced into service in 1969, and the BTR-Ds (the armoured personnel carrier variant in service since 1974) have been overhauled at least once. However, less than 7% of the BMD-3s, in service since 1990, have been overhauled.
The BMD-4 project team has taken a modular approach and used a turret based on that developed for the upgraded Kurgan BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicle (IFV), developed by Kurganmashzavod (Kurgan Machine Construction Plant). A standardised turret, weighing between 3.2 and 3.98 tons depending upon mission, will be used for both vehicles. The new turret has been installed on a number of other tracked and wheeled chassis, including the BTR-90 8 x 8 armoured personnel carrier, for trials.
The BMD-3 is armed with a 30mm 2A42 automatic cannon and coaxial 7.62mm PKT machine gun in the turret. A Tula KBP 9K113 Konkurs (NATO AT-5 'Spandrel') or 9K111M Faktoria (NATO AT-4 'Spigot') anti-tank guided weapon (ATGW) is usually mounted on the turret roof. An AGS-17 Plamya 30mm automatic grenade launcher and 5.45mm RPKS machine gun are mounted in the bow.
The BMD-4's firepower is greatly improved compared to that of its predecessor. Its primary armament is the 100mm 2A70 smoothbore gun (also installed in the BMP-3 and BMP-3M) with a 30mm cannon mounted alongside. In addition to standard 100mm ammunition (high-explosive incendiary, and high-explosive fragmentation), the 100mm gun can fire 9M117M1 Arkan laser-guided projectiles to a maximum range of 5,500m. The vehicle carries 52 100mm and 500 30mm rounds.
The BMD-4's fire-control system includes a stabilised gunner's sight with thermal imaging and range-finder; a TV and thermal-imaging automatic target tracker; and digital ballistic computer. The turret has improved armour protection and a three-barrelled smoke discharger mounted on either side.
The BMD-4 has a maximum speed of 70km/h on paved roads and 45km/h on unpaved roads. Two water-jets give the BMD-4 an amphibious capability.
Russian defence industry sources are hopeful that the MoD's acquisition of the BMD-4 will encourage foreign users of BMP and BMD-series vehicle to acquire the new turret. The turret has been sold to China and has been fitted to the prototype of a new Chinese IFV.
The United Arab Emirates, which acquired some 700 BMP-3s in the 1990s, is studying proposals to purchase the new BMP-4 or to modernise its fleet of BMP-3s. India is interested in modernising its fleet of BMP-2s.



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