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BMP-1larger figure on 2 of 3
Hawkeilarger figure on 1 of 3
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Length
Single source6.735 m (22 ft 1.2 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | BMP-1 | Hawkei |
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| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier[source] | Multirole armoured car / military light utility vehicle[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Australia[source] |
| In service | 1966–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Service history[source] | Australian Army Royal Australian Air Force[source] |
| Wars | See Service history |
5,780 mm (19 ft 0 in)[source]
UTD-20 V6 diesel engine at 2,600 rpm
Single sourceUTD-20 V6 diesel engine 300 hp (220 kW) at 2,600 rpm[source]
Steyr M16 (3.2 l, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine ) (at 4,000 rpm) 610 N⋅m (450 lb⋅ft) (at 2,000 rpm)
Single sourceSteyr M16 (3.2 l, inline-six , turbo-diesel engine ) 200 kW (268 hp) (at 4,000 rpm) 610 N⋅m (450 lb⋅ft) (at 2,000 rpm)[source]
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| Designer | Pavel Isakov (Design Bureau of the ChTZ )[source] | Thales Australia Boeing Australia Plasan[source] |
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| Designed | 1961–1965[source] | 2010[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Kurganmashzavod (Soviet Union) ZTS Detva (Czechoslovakia) See also Production history section for details.[source] | Thales Australia[source] |
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| Produced | 1966–(production in the Soviet Union ended in 1982 or 1983) 2026–(production to restart in Slovakia between 2026 and 2027)[source] | 2016—2022[source] |
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| No. built | More than 20,000 of all variants (Soviet Union) More than 3,000 of all variants (PRC) 18,000 (Czechoslovakia) ≈800 (India)[source] | 1,100[source] |
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| Variants | BMP-1, BMP-2 , MLI-84 , Boragh ; see also BMP-1 variants .[source] | See Variants[source] |
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| Armor | 6–33 mm (0.24–1.30 in) welded rolled steel[source] | Greater than STANAG 4569 (Level 1). Additional applique armour provided by Plasan composite and V-shaped monocoque hull[source] |
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| Main armament | 73 mm 2A28 Grom smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14 Malyutka ATGM (4 rounds)[source] | Manned weapon mount up to 12.7mm HMG or 40mm AGL or EOS R400 RWS up to 12.7mm HMG, 40mm AGL or Javelin ATGM[source] |
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| Secondary armament | 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun (2,000 rounds)[source] | — |
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| Power/weight | 22.7 hp/tonne (17.0 kW/tonne)[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | AxleTech 3000 , fully independent suspension , coil and double wishbone[source] |
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| Ground clearance | 370 mm (15 in)[source] | 460 mm (1 ft 6 in) (fording without preparation:1,200 mm (3 ft 11 in))[source] |
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| Fuel capacity | 462 L (102 imp gal; 122 US gal)[source] | 200 L (53 U.S. gal)[source] |
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| Passengers | — | Up to 4 pax (4-door variant)[source] |
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| Payload capacity | — | Internally: 3.0 t (6,614 lb) Towing: 4.0 t (8,818 lb) (single axle trailer)[source] |
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| Transmission | — | ZF 8HP90S (8F / 1R) GHM 2-speed transfer case[source] |
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| Steering system | — | Power-assisted[source] |
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