Talk about not one, but two very expensive malfunctions: 2 BMD-2 armored vehicles fell out of the sky during a drill at the Tsentr-2019 international armed forces exercises, when their parachutes ...
The Russian MoD has unveiled a plan to launch a large-scale upgrade of the BMD-2 lightweight IFV inventory of the Russian Airborne Troops (VDV) branch, which can be delivered by parachute from Il-76 ...
March 29, 2010: The Russian Army and Air Force have revived a Cold War practice of dropping BMD-2 tracked armored vehicles, by parachute, with the crew inside. The eight ton BMD-2 entered service 25 ...
The Russian MoD and KBP, a subsidiary of the industrial conglomerate Rostec, have signed a contract covering the upgrade and refurbishment of around 540 BMP-2 and BMD-2 tracked IFVs. The deal was ...
Russia’s armed forces have been boosted by the arrival of the new airborne BMD-4M. The armored assault vehicle can be parachuted directly into battle with its crew aboard, allowing forces to be ...