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The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta. It can be dropped
BMD-1 in Russian service, 2011.
BMD-1 three-view graphic.
BMD-1 of the Armed Forces of Ukraine being rigged up for parachute drop before being loaded onto an Il-76 transport aircraft, 2006.
Soldiers ride on top of a BMD-1 in Kabul, Afghanistan, 25 March 1986.
BMP-1
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The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle that has been in service from 1966 to the present. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pyekhoty 1, meaning "infantry fighting vehicle, 1s
BMD-1
…Машина Десанта, which literally translates to "Airborne Combat Vehicle"). It can be dropped by parachute and although it is of similar shape to the BMP-1 it is smaller, at just over half the weight. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Airborne Forces (VDV). An improved variant of the BMD-1 was…
A Polish BMP-1 (BWP-1) during a training exercise in 2016
An East German BMP-1 with eight passengers
A rear view of a plinthed BMP-1 in Lebyazhye, Lomonosovsky District, Leningrad Oblast
Two Bulgarian Army soldiers man the driver's and gunner's stations, while a US Army soldier occupies the commander's position of a Bulgarian BMP-1 IFV.