BTR-90

BTR-90
BTR-90 on static display
Type	Armored personnel carrier
Place of origin	Russia
Service history
In service	2008-present[1]
Wars	Russo-Ukrainian War
Production history
Designed	1993–1994
Produced	2004–2011
No. built	12[1]-139[2]
Specifications
Mass	20.9 tonnes (23.0 short tons; 20.6 long tons)
Length	7.64 m (25 ft 1 in)
Width	3.20 m (10 ft 6 in)
Height	2.98 m (9 ft 9 in)
Crew	3 (+7 infantry)
Armor	Welded steel with optional ERA modules
Main armament	30 mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon (500 rounds)
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun (2000 rounds), 9M113 Konkurs ATGM, one AGS-17D 30 mm automatic grenade launcher (400 rounds).
Engine	turbocharged diesel 510 hp (380 kW)
Power/weight	24 hp/tonne (18 kW/tonne)
Suspension	wheeled 8×8
Operational range	800 km (500 mi)
Maximum speed	100 km/h (62 mph) 9 km/h (5.6 mph) swimming

BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: Bronetransportyor, lit. 'Armoured Transporter') is an 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret.

Armour protection is improved compared with the BTR-80, giving protection from 14.5 mm projectiles over the frontal arc. It is armed with a 2A42 30 mm auto cannon, a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, an 9M113 Konkurs ATGM, as well as an AGS-17D 30 mm automatic grenade launcher.^{[citation needed]}

Limited numbers have been produced and are in service with the National Guard of Russia.