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BMD-3larger figure on 0 of 2
Namerlarger figure on 2 of 2
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Measured figures
Configuration
| Specification | BMD-3 | Namer |
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| Type | Airborne infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Heavy armoured personnel carrier[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Israel[source] |
| In service | 1990 – present[source] | 2008–present[source] |
| Manufacturer | Volgograd Tractor Factory[source] | IDF Ordnance (assembler)[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| No. built | 137[source] | Up to 290 are currently operational 531 in total planned to be produced by 2027[source] |
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| Variants | BMD-4 , 2S25 Sprut-SD[source] | — |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminium alloy[source] | Classified composite matrix of laminated ceramic – steel – nickel alloy + underlaid reactive armour . Sloped modular design.[source] |
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| Main armament | 2A42 30mm autocannon with coaxial 7.62mm PK machine gun , 9K11 or 9M111 ATGMs from turret mounted launcher[source] | Samson RCWS equipped with either 12.7 mm (0.50 in) M2 machine gun or Mk 19 grenade launcher[source] |
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| Secondary armament | Bow-mounted AGS-17 Plamya 30 mm automatic grenade launcher and 5.45-mm RPK machine-gun[source] | 1 × 7.62 mm (0.300 in) FN MAG MG 1 × 60 mm (2.4 in) external mortar 12 × smoke grenades[source] |
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| Power/weight | 34 hp/ton[source] | 20 hp/tonne (15 kW/tonne)[source] |
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| Suspension | Hydroneumatic with variable height control, 130–530 mm (5.1–20.9 in)[source] | Helical spring[source] |
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| Used by | — | Israel Defense Forces[source] |
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| Wars | — | Gaza War (2008–2009) Operation Protective Edge Gaza war 2026 Lebanon War[source] |
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| Designer | — | Israel Military Industries[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | $5 million[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2008–present[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | 9 infantrymen[source] |
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