BTR-3

BTR-3 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.

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• Chad
  12Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variantsEstimate · Period Date of the source the list cites · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked

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  Number column of the Wikipedia list table under "Armored personnel carriers". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.

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• Kazakhstan
  2Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · Ground forces equipmentEstimate · Period 2024 cited source period · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked

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  Reported count for BTR-3. Service scope: Ground forces equipment; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 2. Origin: Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. 2024 cited source edition. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.

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• Myanmar
  ≥10Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · Myanmar ArmyEstimate · Period November 2025 IISS assessment · Single source

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  Army exact named equipment holdings: BTR-3U. 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 / IFV. 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.

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• Nigeria
  4Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · Security and Civil Defence CorpsEstimate · Period November 2025 IISS assessment · Single source

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  Security and Civil Defence Corps exact named equipment holdings: BTR-3U. 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 / APC. 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.

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• Sudan
  50Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variantsEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-09-30 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked

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  Reported count for BTR-3. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 50. Origin: Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.

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• Thailand
  238Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · Royal Thai ArmyEstimate · Period Source snapshot 2026-09-30 · inventory date unstated · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked

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  Reported count for BTR-3E1. Service scope: Royal Thai Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 238. Origin: Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.

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• Ukraine
  ≥32Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · National Guard of UkraineEstimate · Period 2022 cited source period · Wikipedia list · original not yet checked

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  Lower-bound count for BTR-3 · BTR-3E1. Service scope: National Guard of Ukraine; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 32+. Origin: Ukraine. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2022), not the article revision. 2022 cited publication year. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.

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• United Arab Emirates
  90Reported holdingsBTR-3 · reported variants · Presidential Guard CommandEstimate · Period November 2025 IISS assessment · Single source

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  Presidential Guard Command exact named equipment holdings: BTR-3U Guardian. 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 / IFV. 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.

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