The Soviet BMP-1 was one of the first modern infantry fighting vehicles. It both reflected, and helped to drive, profound changes in Soviet ground-combat doctrine when it entered service in 1966.

The BMP-1 Armored Personnel Carrier was developed by the Soviet Union in the early 1960s, and the BMP-1 Model 1970 is the primary production variant. It is an amphibious vehicle designed to accompany ...

The BMP-1 could be considered to be a museum piece, however, it is fighting hard in Ukraine. Both Russia’s and Ukraine’s weapons stockpiles continue to dwindle as the nearly three-year-long war rages ...

A huge fireball filled the sky as Ukrainian paratroopers blasted a Russian tank and detonated its onboard ammo, Ukraine military officials said, sharing video of the attack. The Ukrainian military ...

The Russian army recently lost no fewer than 18 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles in just a day or few days of hard fighting, mostly in southern Ukraine. The analysts at Oryx, an independent ...

While the BMP-1 remains the IFV of choice for Russian forces, Poland’s interest in looking inward for a replacement makes sense. The concept driving the infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) is nearly a ...

The first prototype vehicle, designated the BMP-1 UM IFV, is being tested in Ukraine. The BMP-1 was a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1, ...

Resembling a light tank with its sleek body and robust armament, the boyevaya mashina pekhoty (infantry combat vehicle) quickly imprinted itself on transport and firepower lexicon as the BMP. On ...