Kurganmashzavod
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JSC Kurganmashzavod is a manufacturing company based in Kurgan, Russia. It is known for its BMP series of infantry fighting vehicles.
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Vladimir Shamanov visiting the Kurganmashzavod plant in 2013
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
Kurganmashzavod
…export. The ATS-59 artillery tractor licence production was established in Poland. In October 1966, the production plan of the infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1 was prescribed by the government bylaw. In 1967, the mass production of vehicles began. In the 1970s, the plant was re-tooled for larger-scale military…
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.