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Measured figures
Gun forward
Single sourceHull
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMD-4 | JCB HMEE |
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| Type | Airborne Infantry fighting vehicle[source] | Backhoe loader[source] |
| Place of origin | Russia[source] | United Kingdom United States[source] |
| In service | 2004–present[source] | — |
| Used by | Russia[source] | Australia , Belgium , Denmark , Germany , Ireland , Israel , New Zealand , Spain , Sweden , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States[source] |
| Wars |
6.36 m (20 ft 10 in ) (gun forward) 6.1 m (20 ft 0 in) (hull)[source]
6x6
Single sourceLength
Single source9.45 to 10.10 m (372 to 398 in) 6x6: 6.9 m (270 in)[source]
Maximum; in water
Single sourceMaximum; on paved roads
Single sourceMaximum; on rough terrain
Single source70 km/h (43 mph ) (on paved roads) 45 km/h (28 mph) (on rough terrain) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (in water)[source]
Maximum; A-kit
Single sourceMaximum; C-kit
Single sourceA-kit: 96 km/h (60 mph) C-kit: 65 km/h (40 mph)
BMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4
Single sourceBMD-4M
Single sourceBMD-4: 2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel engine BMD-4M: UTD-29 multi-fuel diesel engine BMD-4: 450 hp (331 kW ) BMD-4M: 500 hp (368 kW)[source]
Cummins 6.7 QSB 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)
Single sourceCummins 6.7 QSB 149 kW (203 PS) 705 N⋅m (520 lb⋅ft)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
War in Afghanistan Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designed | 1990s[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Volgograd tractor factory Kurganmashzavod (since April 2024)[source] | JCB[source] |
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| Produced | 2004–present[source] | 2007–present[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Passengers | — |
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| Armor | Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminum alloy[source] | A-kit: standard unprotected B-kit: applique and transparent armour C-kit (Theatre Entry Standard): blast mitigation belly plate, internal spall liner, slat armour, capacity for electronic counter-measures and situational awareness.[source] |
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| Main armament | Bakhcha-U/Sinitsa turret with 100 mm 2A70 cannon 30 mm 2A72 autocannon 9M113 Konkurs ATGM[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 5.45 mm RPK-74 machine gun 7.62 mm PKM machine gun[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | BMD-4: 33.1 hp/tonne (24.3 kW/tonne) BMD-4M: 37.0 hp/tonne (27.2 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | Hydropneumatic suspension[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | >900 (as of 2020)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF Ergopower transmission (6 gears forward, 2 backwards)[source] |
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| Ground clearance | — | 0.4 m (16 in)[source] |
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