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Armoured vehicles1969–present
Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
BMD-1 is a airborne infantry fighting vehicle originating in Soviet Union. It was built by Volgograd Tractor Plant.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 5.41 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
Soviet Union
1969–present
See Operators
See Service history and Combat history
Volgograd Tractor Plant
1965–1969
Volgograd Tractor Plant
1968–1987
See Variants
7.5 t (7.4 long tons; 8.3 short tons) 8.3 t (8.2 long tons; 9.1 short tons) (combat weight)
5.41 m (17.7 ft)
2.53 m (8.3 ft)
1.97 m (6.5 ft)
2 (driver + gunner) + 6 dismounts (commander + machine gunner + 3-4 troopers)
welded aluminium alloy 26–33 mm gun mantlet 6-23 mm turret 15 mm lower hull 10 mm rest of the hull
73 mm 2A28 "Grom" smoothbore gun (40 rounds) 9M14M / 9M111M / 9M113 ATGMs (3 rounds)
7.62 mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun (2,000 rounds) 2x 7.62 mm PKT hull machine gun (4,000 rounds)
5D-20 6-cylinder diesel engine 241 hp (180 kW) at 2,600 rpm
32.1 hp/tonne (24 kW/tonne) 18.1 hp/tonne (13.5 kW/tonne) (loaded with equipment)
hydraulic independent torsion-bar
Adjustable 100 mm to 450 mm
300 L (79 US gal)
600 km (370 mi) (road) 116 km (72 mi) (water)
80 km/h (50 mph) (road) 45 km/h (28 mph) (cross country) 10 km/h (6.2 mph) (swimming)
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Cuba
Moldova
Russia
Turkmenistan
Uzbekistan
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
BMD-1 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
ArmeniaPolice exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Border Troops exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
AzerbaijanArmy exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Cuba
Kyrgyzstan
MoldovaArmy exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Russia
TurkmenistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UzbekistanArmy exact named equipment holdings: BMD-1. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: ARMOURED FIGHTING VEHICLES / ABCV. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cuba, Moldova, Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan
Equipment reference ↗Army holdings of the exact named BMD-1 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named BMD-1 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named BMD-1 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.
Army holdings of the exact named BMD-1 component: active, reserve operational and training units, excluding equipment in store. This is a service-scoped observation, not a national total or combat-readiness count. No parent-design, sibling-variant, heading aggregate or mounted-weapon total is inherited.