BMD-3

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BMD-3
A BMD-3
Type	Airborne infantry fighting vehicle
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1990 – present
Production history
Manufacturer	Volgograd Tractor Factory
No. built	137
Variants	BMD-4, 2S25 Sprut-SD
Specifications
Mass	12.9 tonnes
Length	6 metres (20 ft)
Width	3.13 m (10.3 ft)
Height	2.25 m (7 ft 5 in)
Crew	3 (+4 passengers)
Armor	Turret: Steel Hull: Aluminium alloy
Main armament	2A42 30mm autocannon with coaxial 7.62mm PK machine gun, 9K11 or 9M111 ATGMs from turret mounted launcher
Secondary armament	Bow-mounted AGS-17 Plamya 30 mm automatic grenade launcher and 5.45-mm RPK machine-gun
Engine	2V-06-2 water-cooled diesel 450 hp
Power/weight	34 hp/ton
Suspension	Hydroneumatic with variable height control, 130–530 mm (5.1–20.9 in)
Operational range	500 km (310 mi)
Maximum speed	70 km/h (43 mph) off-road: 45 km/h (28 mph) water: 10 km/h (6.2 mph)

The BMD-3 (Boyevaya Mashina Desanta , Russian "Боевая Машина Десанта", literally "Combat Vehicle of the Airborne") is a light infantry fighting vehicle originating in the Soviet Union that is fully amphibious and air-droppable with crew inside. It is intended to be used by airborne and air assault units. It is not an upgraded BMD-1 but a completely redesigned vehicle with a hydropneumatic suspension, new hull, a more powerful 2V-06-2 diesel engine and fitted with the complete turret of the BMP-2.^[1]