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{{Infobox weapon
| is_vehicle = yes
| name = BMP-3
| image = [[File:Army2016demo-011.jpg|300px|BMP-3]]
| caption = BMP-3
| type = [[Infantry fighting vehicle]]
| origin = [[Soviet Union]]<br />[[Russia]]
| manufacturer = [[Kurganmashzavod]]
| number = 2,000+
| service = 1987–present
| design_date = 1975–1987
| used_by = See ''[[#Operators|Operators]]''
| wars = [[First Chechen War]]<br />[[Second Chechen War]]<br />[[Yemeni Civil War (2014–present)]]<br />[[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]]<br />[[2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]<br />[[Russo-Ukrainian War]]
*[[Russian invasion of Ukraine]]
| length = {{convert|7.14|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| width = {{convert|3.2|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| height = {{convert|2.4|m|ftin|abbr=on}}
| weight = {{convert|18.7|t|lk=on|abbr=out}}
| suspension = torsion bar
| speed = {{convert|72|km/h|abbr=on}} (road)<br />{{convert|45|km/h|abbr=on}} (off-road)<br />{{convert|10|km/h|abbr=on}} (water)
| vehicle_range = {{convert|600|km|abbr=on}}
| primary_armament = 
*2K23/Bakhcha-U/Berezhok turret with 100&nbsp;mm [[2A70]] cannon
*30&nbsp;mm [[Shipunov 2A72|2A72]] [[autocannon]]
*[[AGS-30]] grenade launcher and [[9M133M Kornet-M|Kornet-EM]] (Berezhok turret only)<ref name="urlBMD-3 with Berezhok weapon system – Russia | Thai Military and Asian Region">{{cite web |url=https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/berezhok-weapon-system-on-bmd3-russia/ |title=BMD-3 with Berezhok weapon system – Russia &#124; Thai Military and Asian Region |date=20 January 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012175458/https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/01/20/berezhok-weapon-system-on-bmd3-russia/ |archive-date=2018-10-12 |url-status=live }}</ref> 
*AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station turret with 57&nbsp;mm [[AZP S-60|BM-57]] autocannon
| secondary_armament = 3 × 7.62&nbsp;mm [[PKT machine gun|PKT]] machine guns
| armour = Aluminium alloy and steel, 35 mm frontally
| engine = UTD-29M diesel
| crew = 3 (commander, gunner, driver) <br /> 7 troopers (+ 2 additional seats)
| engine_power = 500 hp (375 kW)
| pw_ratio = 27 hp/tonne
}}
The '''BMP-3''' is a [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] and [[Russia]]n [[infantry fighting vehicle]], successor to the [[BMP-1]] and [[BMP-2]]. The abbreviation BMP stands for ''Boevaya Mashina Pekhoty'' ({{lang|ru|Боевая Машина Пехоты}}, literally "infantry combat vehicle").<ref name="urlBMP-3 IFV armored infantry fighting vehicle technical data | Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3_ifv_armored_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data.html |title=BMP-3 IFV armored infantry fighting vehicle technical data &#124; Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK &#124; Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010213614/https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3_ifv_armored_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data.html |archive-date=2018-10-10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="IncreaseFirepower">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_bakhcha-u_combat_turret_from_kbp_will_increase_firepower_of_ifv_infantry_fighting_vehicle_tass_10404171.html |title=Russian Bakhcha-U combat turret from KBP will increase firepower of IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle TASS 10404171 &#124; weapons defence industry military technology UK &#124; analysis focus army defence military industry army |date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011013810/https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_bakhcha-u_combat_turret_from_kbp_will_increase_firepower_of_ifv_infantry_fighting_vehicle_tass_10404171.html |archive-date=2018-10-11 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.milparade.com/Soderzhaniye.pdf |title=Soderzhaniye |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061103033619/http://www.milparade.com/Soderzhaniye.pdf |archive-date=2006-11-03}}</ref>

== Production history ==
{{main|BMP development}}
The design of the BMP-3 (''[[Main Agency of Automobiles and Tanks of the Ministry of Defense of the Soviet Union#Object numbers|Obyekt]]'' 688M) can be traced back to the ''Obyekt'' 685 light tank prototype with an 2A48-1 100&nbsp;mm gun from 1975.<ref name="Zaloga, Steven J. 1999">Zaloga, Steven J., Hull, Andrew W. and Markov, David R. (1999). ''Soviet/Russian Armor and Artillery Design Practices: 1945 to Present''. Darlington Productions. {{ISBN|1-892848-01-5}} {{page needed|date=November 2011}}</ref> The prototype did not enter series production, but the chassis, with a new engine, was used for the next-generation infantry combat vehicle ''Obyekt'' 688<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/armour-rus-obj/a_688.htm |title=Ob'yekt 688 |publisher=Otvaga2004.narod.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120217132751/http://www.otvaga2004.narod.ru/otvaga2004/armour-rus-obj/a_688.htm |archive-date=2012-02-17 }}</ref> from [[Aleksandr Aleksandrovich Blagonravov|A. Blagonravov's]] design bureau. The Ob. 688's original weapon configuration consisting of an externally mounted Shipunov 2A42 30&nbsp;mm [[autocannon]], a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun and twin ''[[9M113 Konkurs]]'' [[ATGM]] launcher was rejected; instead, the new 2K23 armament system was selected. The resulting BMP-3 was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Soviet Army officially in 1987. It was shown for the first time in public during the 1990 [[Victory Day (9 May)|Victory Day parade]] and was given the NATO code '''IFV M1990/1'''.{{citation needed|date=April 2020}}

The BMP-3 is designed and produced by the ''[[Kurganmashzavod]]'' ("Kurgan Machine Building Plant") some variants however are built by the [[Rubtsovsk]] Machine Building Plant (RMZ), for example the BRM-3K.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rmz.ru/prod/?Lang=en&n=0&pm=1&pl=1 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331110656/http://www.rmz.ru/prod/?Lang=en&n=0&pm=1&pl=1 |url-status=dead |archive-date=2012-03-31 |title=Products Of Our Plant |publisher=Rmz.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 }}</ref>

In May 2015, the Russian Defense Ministry signed a three-year contract to receive "hundreds" of BMP-3 vehicles to maintain its armored vehicle force until its replacement, the [[Kurganets-25]], completes research and development. In the process of the BMP's serial production, the vehicle's design underwent 1,500 amendments.<ref>[http://tass.ru/en/russia/794151 Russian Defense Ministry orders several hundred combat vehicles — manufacturer] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150515032656/http://tass.ru/en/russia/794151 |date=2015-05-15 }} – Tass.ru, 12 May 2015</ref> The contract was fully executed in 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/819772|title=Russian Defense Ministry to get more than 200 new BMP-3 armored infantry vehicles|website=TASS}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12153342@egNews|title=Three-year contract for BMP-3 supplies fulfilled completely : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation|website=eng.mil.ru}}</ref> 200 more received in 2018-2019 and 168 more in production to be delivered in 2020–2021[outdated information] with additional protection.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2019/0301/134551266/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / В мотострелковое соединение ЮВО в Волгоградской области поступило на вооружение более 20 новых БМП-3М|website=www.armstrade.org}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2020_global_security_army_industry/russian_mod_signs_a_contract_for_the_delivery_of_upgraded_bmp-3_tracked_armored_ifv.html|title = Russian MoD signs a contract for the delivery of upgraded BMP-3 tracked armored IFV &#124; Defense News August 2020 Global Security army industry &#124; Defense Security global news industry army 2020 &#124; Archive News year| date=19 August 2020 }}</ref>

In the Army-2017 show, the [[Russian Defence Ministry]] signed a contract covering the first deliveries of an unspecified number of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles (IFVs) fitted with the [[Bumerang-BM]] turret, also known as the B-19 variant.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/2017/08/29/rostec-signs-agreements-worth-40-billion-rubles-at-the-army-2017-forum/|title=Rostec Signs Agreements Worth 40 billion Rubles at the ARMY 2017 Forum – India Strategic|website=www.indiastrategic.in|access-date=2017-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170831221737/http://www.indiastrategic.in/2017/08/29/rostec-signs-agreements-worth-40-billion-rubles-at-the-army-2017-forum/|archive-date=2017-08-31|url-status=live}}</ref> The BMP-3 B-19 took part in the large-scale Russian-Belarusian exercise [[Zapad 2021|Zapad]] in September 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1337263|title = Newest B-19 armored vehicles with Epokha combat module used during Zapad-2021 drills}}</ref>

In 2022, Russia started to promote to the international market a BMP-3 with a remotely controlled combat module.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1565953 | title=Russia rolls out BMP-3 with remote-controlled combat module for global market }}</ref> The batches of vehicles delivered to the Russian troops since 2023 are equipped with the Sodema main sight and extra protection as well as the ability to install ERA.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1570965 | title=Defense firm delivers 1st batch of advanced combat vehicles to Russian troops this year }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://tass.com/defense/1604599 | title=Defense firm delivers batch of BMP-3 combat vehicles with extra armor to Russian troops }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0504/095072943/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / / «Курганмашзавод» разработал дополнительную динамическую защиту для оснащения БМП-3 в зоне СВО|website=armstrade.org|accessdate=8 May 2023}}</ref>

Kurganmashzavod reported in May 2023 that during the first quarter of the year it supplied the same amount of vehicles it did in the whole of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1613693|title=Defense firm ramps up armored vehicles deliveries to Russian troops|website=TASS|accessdate=8 May 2023}}</ref> In July 2023, Russian Defense Minister [[Sergey Shoigu]] stated that the supplies and repair of BMP-3 by Kurganmashzavod had surged 2.1 times since early 2022.<ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / Сергей Шойгу рассказал о ситуации на фронте и наращивании производства предприятиями ОПК | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=12 July 2023 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0712/093574030/detail.shtml | language=ru | access-date=6 August 2023}}</ref> Kurganmashzavod reported in early September 2023 that the supply of BMP-3 increased by 3 times at comparison with peacetime.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0904/094575075/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / «Курганмашзавод»: за время СВО выпуск БМП-3 увеличился в три раза }}</ref>

== Design ==

=== Weaponry and optics ===
The BMP-3 is one of the most heavily armed infantry combat vehicles in service. The original version has a turret fitted with a low-velocity 2A70 100&nbsp;mm rifled gun which can fire conventional shells or [[9M117 Bastion]] Anti Tank Guided Missiles (AT-10 Stabber). It carries 40 100&nbsp;mm rounds and 8 ATGMs. A 2A72 30&nbsp;mm dual feed autocannon with 500 (300 [[High-explosive incendiary|HEI]] and 200 [[Armour-piercing ammunition|AP-T]]) rounds and a rate of fire of 350 to 400 rounds per minute and a 7.62&nbsp;mm [[PKT machine gun|PKT]] [[machine gun]] with 2,000 rounds are mounted coaxially in the turret. The main gun elevates from −5° to +60°.<ref>{{cite web |author=John Pike |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/bmp-3-specs.htm |title=BMP-3 Fighting Vehicle |publisher=Globalsecurity.org |date=2010-05-13 |access-date=2010-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121104015925/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/bmp-3-specs.htm |archive-date=2012-11-04 |url-status=live }}</ref> There are also two 7.62&nbsp;mm PKT bow machine guns, again with 2,000 rounds each. The BMP-3 is capable of engaging targets out to 5,000–6,000 metres with its ATGM weapon system 9K116-3 "Basnya". With conventional ammunition, such as the [[High explosive|HE-Frag]] [[shell (projectile)|shell]] 3OF32, the 2A70 gun has a range of 4,000 metres.

[[File:US Navy 030223-N-1050K-001 UAE offloads a BMP3 Tank at a Kuwaiti port facility from its Elbahia L62 landing craft.jpg|thumb|A BMP-3 of the UAE with a "Namut" thermal sight]]

According to the manufacturer's website, all weapons can be fired while still, on the move, and afloat with the same effectiveness. The ability to hit targets on the move with missiles was successfully demonstrated during competitive evaluations in the UAE in 1991.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.enemyforces.com/apc/bmp3.htm |title=Infantry Combat Vehicle BMP-3 |publisher=Enemyforces.com |date=1991-07-27 |access-date=2010-02-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080723235819/http://www.enemyforces.com/apc/bmp3.htm |archive-date=2008-07-23 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The turret is fitted with the 2K23 system, which consists of an [[autoloader]] with 22 rounds (the remaining 18 rounds are stored in the hull), a 1V539 ballistic computer, a crosswind sensor, a 2E52-2 stabilising system, a 1D16-3 laser rangefinder, a 1K13-2 gunner's sight/guidance device, a PPB-1 gunner's sight and an OU-5-1 IR [[searchlight]]. Optional autoloader for ATGM missiles is also available. The commander has a combined optical sight 1PZ-10, a day/night vision device TKN-3MB and an IR searchlight OU-3GA2.<ref name="Zaloga, Steven J. 1999" />

[[File:BMP-3 (6).jpg|thumb|Rear view of a BMP-3, showing how troops are expected to exit the vehicle]]

Since 2005, the BMP-3 can be fitted with a new fire control system from the "Peleng" Joint Stock Company from Belarus. This consists of a SOZH-M gunner's main sight with an integrated laser rangefinder and missile guidance channel, a Vesna-K targeting system with thermal imaging camera and automatic target tracker AST-B, an armament stabilisation system, a ballistic computer with data input sensors and a PL-1 IR laser projector.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://peleng.by/en/products/special_optoelectronics/ |title=Peleng – Special optoelectronics |publisher=Peleng.by |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331110657/http://peleng.by/en/products/special_optoelectronics/ |archive-date=2012-03-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.be-and-co.com/oaf_pdf/oaf_010710.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-08-30 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331110651/http://www.be-and-co.com/oaf_pdf/oaf_010710.pdf |archive-date=2012-03-31 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/fire_power/vesna-k/ |title=Vesna-K Sighting system |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927045244/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/fire_power/vesna-k/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref> Since 2017, the BMP-3 is fitted with a new fire control system from the "Vologda Optical-Mechanical Plant" from Russia. This consists of a Sodema two-plane stabilized gunner's main sight with an integrated laser rangefinder and missile guidance channel plus a SOZH-M thermal imaging camera.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpk-news.ru/news/36974|title=ИК-прицел "Содема" установят на БМП-3 - Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер"|website=www.vpk-news.ru|access-date=2017-06-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180406042644/https://www.vpk-news.ru/news/36974|archive-date=2018-04-06|url-status=live}}</ref>

Standard equipment includes five firing ports with associated vision blocks, an R-173 transceiver, an R-173P receiver, a GO-27 radiation and chemical agent detector, an FVU filtration system, an automatic fire extinguisher and six 902V "Tucha-2" 81&nbsp;mm smoke grenade launchers.

BMP-3M is equipped with Bakhcha-U turret, which has similar weapons to the original BMP-3 turret but with a new dual-channel [[FLIR]] gunner's sight, commander's panoramic thermal imaging device, vertical-storage conveyor, new autoloader, and a new sighting system. It also has a stronger armor on the turret, and two-axis stabilisation.<ref name="IncreaseFirepower"/>

The turret of the BMP-3 has been fitted to the [[Patria AMV|Patria Armoured Modular Vehicle]] and on the Turkish-UAE RABDAN 8x8 IFV.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/idex2009/sections/daily/day5/more-firepower-on-land-an.shtml |title=IDEX 2009 – More firepower on land and water |publisher=Janes.com |date=2007-02-22 |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.janes.com/events/exhibitions/sofex2010/galleries.html |title=SOFEX 2010 – Galleries |publisher=Janes.com |access-date=2010-08-24}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://armyrecognition.com/idex_2019_news_official_online_show_daily_partner/idex_2019_rabdan_8x8_ifv_with_bmp-3_turret_in_service_with_uae_armed_forces.html |title=IDEX 2019: Rabdan 8x8 IFV with BMP-3 turret in service with UAE armed forces &#124; IDEX 2019 News Official Online Show Daily Partner &#124; Defence security military exhibition 2019 daily news category |access-date=2019-03-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190307001228/https://armyrecognition.com/idex_2019_news_official_online_show_daily_partner/idex_2019_rabdan_8x8_ifv_with_bmp-3_turret_in_service_with_uae_armed_forces.html |archive-date=2019-03-07 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In August 2017, a BMP-3M was presented with a new ATGM [[remote weapon station]] fitted on the standard turret carrying two [[9M120 Ataka]] (AT-9 Spiral-2) missiles.<ref name="armyreco25aug17">[https://armyrecognition.com/army-2017_show_daily_news_coverage_report/bmp-3m_with_ataka_9m120-1_anti-tank_guided_missile_army-2017_12508172.html Russian Company Tractors Plants presents BMP-3M armed with Ataka 9M120-1 anti-tank guided missiles] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826073526/https://armyrecognition.com/army-2017_show_daily_news_coverage_report/bmp-3m_with_ataka_9m120-1_anti-tank_guided_missile_army-2017_12508172.html |date=2017-08-26 }} – Armyrecognition.com, 25 August 2017</ref>

In June 2018, the Russian Defense Ministry announced that BMP-3s would be fitted with the AU-220M combat module equipped with a 57&nbsp;mm cannon. The module can carry 80 rounds and fire 80 rounds per minute including air burst, high-explosive, fragmentation, armor-piercing and guided munitions with a maximum range of {{cvt|14.5|km}}, and can even punch through side armor of [[main battle tank]]s.<ref>[http://www.armyrecognition.com/june_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/new_au-220m_combat_module_for_russian_bmp-3_ifv.html New AU-220M combat module for Russian BMP-3 IFV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180612140246/http://www.armyrecognition.com/june_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/new_au-220m_combat_module_for_russian_bmp-3_ifv.html |date=2018-06-12 }}. ''Army Recognition''. 6 June 2018.</ref><ref name="urlNew BMP-3 IFV fitted with a gun mount system AU-220m armed with a 57&nbsp;mm automatic cannon 10909152 | RAE 2015 News Official Online Show Daily Coverage | Defence security military exhibition 2015">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/rae_2015_news_official_online_show_daily_coverage/new_bmp-3_ifv_fitted_with_a_gun_mount_system_au-220m_armed_with_a_57mm_automatic_cannon_10909152.html |title=New BMP-3 IFV fitted with a gun mount system AU-220m armed with a 57&nbsp;mm automatic cannon 10909152 &#124; RAE 2015 News Official Online Show Daily Coverage &#124; Defence security military exhibition 2015 |date=9 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181027150155/https://www.armyrecognition.com/rae_2015_news_official_online_show_daily_coverage/new_bmp-3_ifv_fitted_with_a_gun_mount_system_au-220m_armed_with_a_57mm_automatic_cannon_10909152.html |archive-date=2018-10-27 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlRussian BTR-82 armoured personnel carrier could be upgraded with AU-220M turret 57&nbsp;mm cannon TASS 10810161 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_btr-82_armoured_personnel_carrier_could_be_upgraded_with_au-220m_turret_57mm_cannon_tass_10810161.html |title=Russian BTR-82 armoured personnel carrier could be upgraded with AU-220M turret 57mm cannon TASS 10810161 &#124; weapons defence industry military technology UK &#124; analysis focus army defence military industry army |date=8 October 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190330201139/https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_btr-82_armoured_personnel_carrier_could_be_upgraded_with_au-220m_turret_57mm_cannon_tass_10810161.html |archive-date=2019-03-30 |url-status=live }}</ref>

=== Mobility ===
The vehicle has an unconventional layout. The engine is in the back of the vehicle to the right (unlike most other IFVs, which have the engine located forward in the hull). As a result, the driver is seated forward in the hull (in the center) together with two infantrymen (one on each side of the driver). The vehicle has a double bottom, and the engine is located under the floor of the vehicle (troops enter/leave the vehicle over the engine).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pravda-team.ru/eng/image/photo/2/2/7/26227.jpeg |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-09-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929210001/http://pravda-team.ru/eng/image/photo/2/2/7/26227.jpeg |archive-date=2012-09-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> The remaining five infantrymen are seated aft of the two-man turret.<ref name="Zaloga, Steven J. 1999" />

Early models were powered by a 450&nbsp;hp engine UTD-29, but most BMP-3s are now equipped with the 500&nbsp;hp UTD-29M version. The engine was developed at the Transmash Diesel Engine Plant in Barnaul.<ref name="Zaloga, Steven J. 1999" /> The BMP-3 has a range of 600&nbsp;km, an altitude of operation of up to 3,000&nbsp;m and it is transportable by train, truck, sea, and air. The BMP-3 engine is a diesel four-stroke, liquid-cooled design. The transmission is a four-speed hydromechanical power unit, with power takeoff to its water jets. The suspension is independent, with a torsion bar and six hydraulic shock absorbers. Steering is by gear differential with hydrostatic drive. The track adjusting mechanism is remotely controlled from the driver's station, with tension force indication. The water-jet propulsion unit is single-stage, axial, [[auger conveyor|auger-type]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/serial_bmp3/ |title=BMP-3 Infantry fighting vehicle |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518090646/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/serial_bmp3/ |archive-date=18 May 2015 }}</ref>

=== Countermeasures ===
The hull and turret are made of a high-strength aluminum alloy, with the front of the hull being provided with an extra steel plate welded over it plus spaced armor from the trim vane. The turret is also provided with a thick steel spaced armour shield over its frontal arc. Over the frontal arc, the vehicle is protected against 30&nbsp;mm gun rounds at a range of 200&nbsp;m.<ref name="znamia.ru">{{cite web|url=http://www.znamia.ru/produkciya1/primenenie_agregatov_proizvodimyh_i_remontiruemyh_na_oao_mmz_znamya1/military/boevaya_mashina_pehoty_bmp_3/ |title=Боевая машина пехоты БМП-3. Описание. Технические характеристики. Применяемые агрегаты производства АО ММЗ Знамя|website=www.znamia.ru|access-date=2015-05-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150418160327/http://www.znamia.ru/produkciya1/primenenie_agregatov_proizvodimyh_i_remontiruemyh_na_oao_mmz_znamya1/military/boevaya_mashina_pehoty_bmp_3/|archive-date=2015-04-18|url-status=dead}}</ref> In addition to "hard" protection, the BMP-3's self-sealing fuel tank is located in front of the driver, directly behind the front armour plating. It is specially constructed to act as armour, effective against shaped charge warheads as well as any autocannon shells that managed to go through the front armour.

The BMP-3 can create a smoke screen by injecting fuel into the exhaust manifolds.<ref>{{cite web |author=ARG |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/bmp_3.htm |title=BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle |publisher=Military-Today.com |access-date=2010-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090819075336/http://www.military-today.com/apc/bmp_3.htm |archive-date=2009-08-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_bmp3.html |title=BMP-3 Infantry Fighting Vehicle (Russia) |publisher=Historyofwar.org |access-date=2010-08-24 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100621015745/http://historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_bmp3.html |archive-date=2010-06-21 |url-status=live }}</ref> A chemical agent detector, an FVU filtration system, an automatic fire extinguisher and six 902V "Tucha-2" 81&nbsp;mm smoke grenade launchers are standard.

At least two distinct sets of explosive [[reactive armour]] kit are currently available, giving the BMP-3 protection from less advanced rocket propelled grenades. One of them is the Kaktus ERA kit, which has a unique design that creates minimal acoustic and kinetic backlash to the armour behind it upon detonation, thus ensuring that the occupants will not be harmed by shockwaves from the ERA block. The ERA blocks will completely disintegrate after detonation. According to Kurganmashzavod, the BMP-3 may also be fitted with additional side armor tiles, which can resist .50 caliber armour-piercing ammunition perpendicularly at close ranges. They give the BMP-3 added side protection from autocannon fire as well. BMP-3s serial production with ERA started as of November 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2022/1111/161570334/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / В России начался серийный выпуск БМП-3 с динамической защитой }}</ref>

The BMP-3 also has the ability to carry a [[Shtora-1]] electro-optical jammer that disrupts semiautomatic command to line of sight (SACLOS) antitank guided missiles, laser rangefinders and target designators. Shtora is a soft-kill, or passive-countermeasure system. BMP-3s serial production with the [[Nakidka]] camouflage system started as of May 2024.<ref>{{cite web | last=Новости | first=РИА | title=Партию улучшенных по опыту СВО БМП-3 досрочно поставили Минобороны | website=РИА Новости | date=2024-05-07 | url=https://ria.ru/20240507/bmp-1944290604.html | language=ru | access-date=2024-05-08}}</ref> BMP-3 infantry combat vehicles started receiving serially outfitted drone suppression systems in June 2024.<ref>{{cite web | title=БМП-3 получили штатную защиту от дронов | website=Центральный Военно-Морской Портал | date=2024-06-24 | url=https://flot.com/2024/%D0%9C%D0%B2%D0%BC%D1%8120/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Центральный Военно-Морской Портал | 2024}} | access-date=2024-06-25}}</ref>

The standard weight of the vehicle is 18.7 tonnes. If additional armour overlay (metal sheet of armour and Kaktus ERA) is installed, the weight will reach to 22.2 tonnes. The body is covered from the sides and the top. In such kit, it is protected against 12.7&nbsp;mm machine gun rounds in the range of 100–200&nbsp;m.<ref name="znamia.ru" /> [[Rostec]] reported in September 2023 that the production of additional protection kits for the BMP-3 increased 30 times in comparison with 2022.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0908/091075152/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / «Ростех»: выпуск комплектов дополнительной защиты для БМП-3 вырос в 30 раз по сравнению с 2022 годом }}</ref>

== Operational history ==
=== First Chechen War ===
The BMP-3 saw action with the Russian forces during the [[First Chechen War]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bakshi |first1=G.D |title=The War in Chechnya: A Military Analysis |url=https://ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu/olj/sa/sa_aug00bag01.html |website=ciaotest.cc.columbia.edu |access-date=22 May 2022}}</ref>

=== Kosovo ===
In 2000, the [[United Arab Emirates]] deployed some BMP-3s in peacekeeping operations during the [[Kosovo War]].<ref>{{cite book|author-link=Yves Debay|first=Yves|last=Debay|title= VBL Panhard|publisher= Histoire et collections|year=2004|isbn=9782913903166|language=fr|page=92}}</ref>

=== Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen ===
The BMP-3 also saw military use with Emirati forces during the [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen]], where it is currently deployed.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kavanaugh|first1=Shane Dixon|title=Tiny UAE Tests Its Military Might In Yemen|url=http://www.vocativ.com/news/220105/uae-yemen-ground-war-houthi-aden|website=Vocativ|access-date=12 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150811234152/http://www.vocativ.com/news/220105/uae-yemen-ground-war-houthi-aden/|archive-date=11 August 2015|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Russo-Ukrainian War===
[[File:Destruction of Russian tanks by Ukrainian troops in Mariupol (4).jpg|thumb|An abandoned Russian BMP-3 during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]]]
The BMP-3 has been used during the post-2022 [[Russian invasion of Ukraine]] by Russian forces. An unknown number have been put into service by the Armed Forces of Ukraine after being captured.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Ukrainian armoured unit equipped with several captured Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles - an extremely well armed and capable vehicle the Ukrainians did not operate before the war |url=https://twitter.com/JimmySecUK/status/1603328110396596224 |website=Twitter}}</ref> Ukrainian anti-tank missiles and [[loitering munition|attack drones]] with HEAT warheads have been able to overcome protection systems on the BMP-3 such as reactive and slat armor, so by 2024 they were increasingly being used for indirect fire support.<ref>[https://www.armyrecognition.com/ukraine_-_russia_conflict_war_2022/russia_s_bmp-3_role_in_ukraine_is_shifting_to_indirect_fire_support_vehicle.html Russia's BMP-3 role in Ukraine is shifting to indirect fire support vehicle]. ''Army Recognition''. 26 January 2024.</ref>

== Variants ==

=== Russia===
* '''BMP-3''' – Basic version, as described.<ref name="urlBMP-3 Infantry Combat Vehicle – Army Technology">{{cite web |url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/bmp-3/ |title=BMP-3 Infantry Combat Vehicle – Army Technology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013211615/https://www.army-technology.com/projects/bmp-3/ |archive-date=2018-10-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''BMP-3M''' – KBP and Kurganmashzavod have upgraded the vehicle with a new engine and turret with a new ATGM system 9K116-3 Basnya. The upgraded vehicle is called the BMP-3M and the new Bakhcha-U turret includes a new automatic fire control system with ballistic computer, new Sodema gunner's sight with laser [[Rangefinding telemeter|rangefinder]] and an ATGM guidance channel, thermal imager, TKN-AI commander's vision device with laser illuminator and new ammunition loading system for ATGM.<ref name="urlBMP-3M Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) – Army Technology">{{cite web |url=https://www.army-technology.com/projects/bmp-3m-infantry-fighting-vehicle-ifv/ |title=BMP-3M Infantry Fighting Vehicle (IFV) – Army Technology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009172105/https://www.army-technology.com/projects/bmp-3m-infantry-fighting-vehicle-ifv/ |archive-date=2018-10-09 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/fire_power/|title=Kurganmashzavod. Fire power|website=www.kurganmash.ru|access-date=2011-08-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111016002514/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/fire_power/|archive-date=2011-10-16|url-status=live}}</ref> The BMP-3M is also able to fire various ammunition types, including new 100&nbsp;mm laser-guided projectiles, new 100&nbsp;mm HE-FRAG (high explosive fragmentation) rounds and new 30&nbsp;mm APDS (armour piercing discarding sabot) rounds. Its additional auxiliary armour shields are effective against 12.7&nbsp;mm armour-piercing rounds from a range of 50&nbsp;m. Since November 2022 all upgraded vehicles have Kaktus ERA. The new uprated engine is the UTD-32, which is rated at 660&nbsp;hp.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/ |title=BMP-3 Upgraded infantry fighting vehicle |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111114120027/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3u/ |archive-date=2011-11-14 }}</ref> There are actually several different M models, some fitted with additional armour, "Arena-E" or "[[Shtora]]-1" [[active protection system]]s, air conditioner etc.<ref name="urlBMP-3M IFV Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle technical data sheet specifications pictures video 12803164 | Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3m_ifv_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications_pictures_video_12803164.html |title=BMP-3M IFV Armoured Infantry Fighting Vehicle technical data sheet specifications pictures video 12803164 &#124; Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK &#124; Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181013211800/https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3m_ifv_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications_pictures_video_12803164.html |archive-date=2018-10-13 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''BMP-3M Ataka''' – BMP-3M version with a two men turret armed with the 30&nbsp;mm 2A72 autocannon, and the 9M120-1 Ataka ATGM.<ref name="armyreco25aug17"/>
[[File:BMP-3 with B05Ya01 Berezhok 05.jpg|thumb|A BMP-3 fitted with the BMP-2 [[:ru:Бережок (боевой модуль)|Berezhok]] turret]]
[[File:Army-2020-178.JPG|thumb|BMP-3 fitted with the [[Bumerang-BM]] turret]]
* '''BMMP''' (''bojevaya mashina morskoj pekhoti'') – Version for naval infantry, fitted with the turret of the [[BMP-2]].
* '''BMP-3K''' (''komandnyi'') – Tactical command variant, includes additional radio R-173, an [[intercom]] for seven users, an AB-R28 independent portable power unit, a navigation device TNA-4-6 and the "Ainet" air burst round detonation system. The BMP-3K lacks the bow machine guns and has its whip antennas mounted on the rear hull. Crew: 3+3.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/bmp3k/ |title=BMP-3K Command post vehicle |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331065558/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/bmp3k/ |archive-date=2012-03-31 }}</ref>
* '''BMP-3F''' – Armed with the standard 2K23 turret. Specially designed for operations at sea, with improved [[seaworthiness]] and buoyancy, capability to move afloat at [[sea state]] 3 and fire with the required accuracy at sea state 2. Compared to the basic model, the vehicle design features changes increasing flotation and vehicle stability: the self-entrenching equipment is omitted, a lightweight anti-surge vane and an air intake tube are introduced; the BMP-3F turret is also protected by anti-surge vanes. Water jet propellers develop a speed of 10&nbsp;km/h when afloat. The BMP-3F design allows the vehicle to come ashore under rough sea conditions and to tow the same-type vehicle. A new main sight, the SOZH, which has an integrated laser rangefinder and an ATGM guidance channel, is installed. This version can endure continuous amphibious operation for seven hours with the running engine.<ref name="urlBMP-3F IFV amphibious tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle | Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3f_amphibious_tracked_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html |title=BMP-3F IFV amphibious tracked armored infantry fighting vehicle &#124; Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK &#124; Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181012133244/http://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3f_amphibious_tracked_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html |archive-date=2018-10-12 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlBMP-3F Marines Fighting Vehicle (MFV) - Naval Technology">{{cite web |url=https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/bmp-3f-marines-fighting-vehicle-mfv/ |title=BMP-3F Marines Fighting Vehicle (MFV) - Naval Technology |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180622135539/https://www.naval-technology.com/projects/bmp-3f-marines-fighting-vehicle-mfv/ |archive-date=2018-06-22 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/bmp3f/ |title=BMP-3F Marines fighting vehicle |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111126145006/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/bmp3f/ |archive-date=2011-11-26 }}</ref>
* '''BT-3F''' – Amphibious version based on BMP-3F with the original turret replaced by a smaller remote weapon station with either 7.62, 12.7 or 14.5 mm machine gun. It can accommodate a crew commander, driver, gunner, and 14 troops, and can use optional ERA armor.<ref name="urlBT-3F Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier | Military-Today.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.military-today.com/apc/bt_3f.htm |title=BT-3F Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier &#124; Military-Today.com |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011504/http://www.military-today.com/apc/bt_3f.htm |archive-date=2018-10-10 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlArmor: BMP-3 Forced To Improve Or Die">{{cite web |url=https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/20161003.aspx |title=Armor: BMP-3 Forced To Improve Or Die |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181010011219/https://www.strategypage.com/htmw/htarm/20161003.aspx |archive-date=2018-10-10 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''BRM-3K "Rys" (Ob.501)''' (''boyevaya razvedivatel'naya mashina'') – Surveillance and reconnaissance variant with 1PN71 thermal sight (3.7x/11x, 3&nbsp;km range), 1PN61 active-pulse night vision device ( 3&nbsp;km range), 1RL-133-1 ("TALL MIKE") I-band surveillance radar (3&nbsp;km man, 12&nbsp;km vehicle), 1V520 computer and a TNA-4-6 navigation system. The armament consists of the stabilized 30&nbsp;mm autocannon 2A72 (600 rounds) and a coaxial 7.62&nbsp;mm machine gun (2,000 rounds) or AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station with 57&nbsp;mm BM-57 autocannon and 7.62 mm PKMT machine gun.<ref name="urlBRM-3K Reconnaissance Vehicle | MilitaryLeak">{{cite web |url=https://militaryleak.com/2017/08/21/brm-3k-reconnaissance-vehicle/ |title=BRM-3K Reconnaissance Vehicle &#124; MilitaryLeak |date=21 August 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014165118/https://militaryleak.com/2017/08/21/brm-3k-reconnaissance-vehicle/ |archive-date=2018-10-14 |url-status=live }}</ref> Combat weight: 19 t, crew: 6.<ref name="articles.janes.com">{{cite web|url=http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/Kurgan-Rubtsovsk-BRM-3K-Rys-Lynx-combat-reconnaissance-vehicle-Russian-Federation.html |title=Kurgan/Rubtsovsk BRM-3K Rys (Lynx) combat reconnaissance vehicle (Russian Federation) |publisher=Articles.janes.com |date=2007-07-23 |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120503102731/http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Armour-and-Artillery/Kurgan-Rubtsovsk-BRM-3K-Rys-Lynx-combat-reconnaissance-vehicle-Russian-Federation.html |archive-date=May 3, 2012}}</ref> In 1993, Russia started quantity production of BRM-3K vehicles.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rmz.ru/?Lang=en&nr=6&n=4|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151117063620/http://www.rmz.ru/?Lang=en&nr=6&n=4|url-status=dead|archive-date=17 November 2015|title=RUBTSOVSK MACHINE BUILDING PLANT|publisher=rmz.ru|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rmz.ru/prod/?Lang=en&pm=1&pl=1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120331111505/http://www.rmz.ru/prod/?Lang=en&pm=1&pl=1|url-status=dead|archive-date=31 March 2012|title=PRODUCTS OF OUR PLANT|publisher=rmz.ru|access-date=26 November 2014}}</ref>
* '''BMP-3 Dragoon''' – New IFV version with an unmanned turret which can be armed with a variety of combat modules, including standard BMP-3's Bakhcha-U turret with a 2A70 100&nbsp;mm cannon, a 2A72 30&nbsp;mm autocannon and a PKTM 7.62&nbsp;mm machine gun, the AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station module with a 57&nbsp;mm BM-57 gun and a module with a 125&nbsp;mm 2A82-1M  tank gun, the new 816 hp turbocharged UTD-32T engine and powerplant moved to the front, and a hydraulic ramp fitted to the rear. It is reported that its trials were finished in October 2017.<ref>[http://armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/defense_ministry_of_russia_could_invest_more_money_to_develop_the_new_bmp-3_dragoon_dragun_ifv_13009154.html Defense Ministry of Russia could invest more money to develop the new BMP-3 Dragoon Dragun IFV] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003005000/http://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/defense_ministry_of_russia_could_invest_more_money_to_develop_the_new_bmp-3_dragoon_dragun_ifv_13009154.html |date=2015-10-03 }} – Armyrecognition.com, 30 September 2015</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/187549/russia-completes-user-trials-of-bmp_3-dragun-ifv.html|title=MoD Finishes BMP-3 Dragun Trials|website=www.defense-aerospace.com|access-date=2017-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171014135807/http://www.defense-aerospace.com/articles-view/release/3/187549/russia-completes-user-trials-of-bmp_3-dragun-ifv.html|archive-date=2017-10-14|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:BREM-L - TankBiathlon14part2-15.jpg|thumb|BREM-L "Beglianka" of the Russian army]]
* '''BREM-L "Beglianka" (Ob.691)''' (''bronirovannaya remontno-evakuatsionnaya mashina'') – Armoured recovery vehicle with five-tonne crane and 20/40 [[tonne]] capacity winch.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/breml/ |title=BREM-L Armoured recovery vehicle |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111015085901/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/breml/ |archive-date=2011-10-15 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicules_legers/BREM-L/BREM-L_Russia_description.htm|title=BREM-L description Pictures picture photo image Russian light armored armoured recovery vehicle Russian véhicule léger blindé de dépannage Russe|first=Army Recognition Alain|last=Servaes|website=www.armyrecognition.com|access-date=2006-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061010061239/http://armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicules_legers/BREM-L/BREM-L_Russia_description.htm|archive-date=2006-10-10|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.primeportal.net/ce/makarov_aleksey/brem-l/|title=BREM-L Walk Around Page 1|first=Don Busack|last=Consulting|website=www.primeportal.net|access-date=2011-09-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110816182931/http://www.primeportal.net/ce/makarov_aleksey/brem-l/|archive-date=2011-08-16|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Khrizantema 1.jpg|thumb|9P157-2 "Khrizantema-S]]
* '''BMP-3 "Khrizantema-S"''' (9P157-2) – Self-propelled anti-tank version with [[9M123 Khrizantema|9M123 Khrizantema (AT-15)]] ATGM system with radar and laser guidance.<ref name="urlBMP-3 Khrizantema Khrizantema-S 9P157 technical data sheet specifications description pictures">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3_khrizantema_khrizantema-s_9p157_technical_data_sheet_specifications_description_pictures.html |title=BMP-3 Khrizantema Khrizantema-S 9P157 technical data sheet specifications description pictures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930035323/https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3_khrizantema_khrizantema-s_9p157_technical_data_sheet_specifications_description_pictures.html |archive-date=2018-09-30 |url-status=live }}</ref> The 9P157-2 carries two 9M123 missiles on launch rails, which are extended from a stowed position; the radar is also stowed during transit. The missiles are reloaded automatically from an internal magazine with 15 rounds (missiles are stored and transported in sealed canisters) and can also accept munitions manually loaded from outside the vehicle. The manufacturer claims that three 9P157-2 tank destroyers are able to engage 14 attacking tanks and destroy at least sixty percent of the attacking force. The dual guidance system ensures protection against [[electronic countermeasures]] and operation in all climatic conditions, day or night. [[CBRN defense|NBC]] protection is provided for the crew (gunner and driver) of each 9P157-2 in addition to full armour protection equivalent to the standard BMP-3 chassis and entrenching equipment.<ref name="KBM">{{cite web |url=http://www.kbm.ru/en/product/atgm/khrizantema-s |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20040821030421/http://www.kbm.ru/en/product/atgm/khrizantema-s |archive-date=August 21, 2004 |title=Khrizantema-S |access-date=2008-11-06 |work=Konstruktorskoye Byuro Mashynostroyenia |date=2002–2008}}</ref> The 9M123 missile itself is supersonic, flying at an average speed of {{convert|400|m/s|Mach|abbr=on}} and a range of between 400 and 6,000 meters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicules_legers/BMP-3_Krizantema/BMP-3_Krizantema_diaporama.htm|title=BMP-3 Krizantema BMP3 Krizantema Picture pictures Photo Image light infantry anti-tank armoured armored fighting vehicle Army of Russia véhicule blindé léger antichar de combat d'infanterie Armée Russe|first=Army Recognition Alain|last=Servaes|website=www.armyrecognition.com|access-date=2006-08-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317005602/http://www.armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicules_legers/BMP-3_Krizantema/BMP-3_Krizantema_diaporama.htm|archive-date=2006-03-17|url-status=live}}</ref> Entered service in 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kbm.ru/predpriyatie/history/ |title=История &#124; ОАО Научно-производственная корпорация "КБ Машиностроения" |access-date=2014-04-09 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140309101205/http://www.kbm.ru/predpriyatie/history/ |archive-date=2014-03-09 }}</ref> More than 10 sets of new anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) complexes "Khrizantema-S" on the crawler, which replaced the complexes "[[9K114 Shturm|Shturm]]", entered the artillery units of the Southern Military District, based in Ingushetia, in November 2012.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://vpk-news.ru/news/13290|title=Южный округ получил новые ПТРК – Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер"|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141219155027/http://vpk-news.ru/news/13290|archive-date=19 December 2014|url-status=live}}</ref> Khrizantema vehicles are fielded with artillery units.<ref>[http://www.military-today.com/missiles/khrizantema.htm Khrizantema (AT-15 Springer)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161224230511/http://www.military-today.com/missiles/khrizantema.htm |date=2016-12-24 }} – Military-Today.com</ref>
* '''9P163M-1 "Kornet-T"''' – Anti-tank version with [[9M133 Kornet|Kornet (AT-14)]] missile system. Some sources call it the '''9P162'''. The Kornet is similar in function to the Khrizantema missile system. The 9P163M-1 carries two 9M133 missiles on launch rails, which are extended from a stowed position during transit. Missiles are reloaded automatically by the tank destroyer from an internal magazine with 16 rounds (missiles are stored and transported in sealed canisters).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defense-update.com/products/k/kornet-e.htm |title=Kornet E Laser Guided Anti-Tank Missile |access-date=2008-11-17 |work=Defence Update |date=2006-07-26 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080705042917/http://www.defense-update.com/products/k/kornet-e.htm |archive-date=2008-07-05 }}</ref> [[Nuclear, Biological, Chemical|Nuclear, biological and chemical]] protection is provided for the two crew members (gunner and driver) in addition to full armour protection equivalent to the standard BMP-3 chassis. The guidance system of the 9P163M-1 allows two missiles to be fired at once, the missiles operating on different guidance (laser) channels. The first Kornet-T missile carriers were delivered in 2003 to replace the [[9K114 Shturm|Shturm-S]], and the first batch of 20 vehicles entered service in 2012. The Kornet-T is used by motorized units.<ref>[http://www.military-today.com/missiles/kornet_t.htm Kornet-T] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170509051917/http://www.military-today.com/missiles/kornet_t.htm |date=2017-05-09 }} – Military-Today.com</ref>
* '''2S18 "Pat-S" (Ob.697)''' – Self-propelled version of the 152&nbsp;mm howitzer 2A61 "Pat-B". This was only a prototype, further development led to the [[2S31 Vena]].<ref>Сергей Суворов, Боевая машина пехоты БМП-3, стр. 16</ref>
* '''DZM "Vostorg-2"''' (''dorozhno-zemlerojnaya mashina'') – Combat engineer vehicle with a dozerblade and excavating bucket. Prototype.
* '''UR-07''' (''ustanovka razminirovaniya'') – Mine clearing system. The UR-07 might replace the [[UR-77 Meteorit|UR-77 "Meteorit"]]. It has the same chassis as the BMP-3 but a bigger steel hull with two launch ramps in the rear. The ramps are used to fire rockets towing hose-type [[mine-clearing line charge]]s to clear mine fields.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oaoniii.ru/sredstva_razminirovaniya.html |title=Средства разминирования - ОАО "НИИИ" |access-date=2013-11-10 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131110141222/http://www.oaoniii.ru/sredstva_razminirovaniya.html |archive-date=2013-11-10 }}</ref>
* '''UNSh (Ob.699)''' (''unifitsirovannyj shassi'') – Basic chassis for specialised variants.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/chassis_bmp3/ |title=BMP-3 Based multipurpose chassis |publisher=Kurganmash.ru |access-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927050143/http://www.kurganmash.ru/en/machines/bmp3/chassis_bmp3/ |archive-date=2011-09-27 }}</ref>
* '''KhTM''' (''khodovoj trenazhor'') – Driver trainer.
* '''Hermes''' or '''TKB-841''' – Air-defence vehicle with high-velocity missiles and radar system. Prototype.<ref>А.В. Карпенко, Современные самоходные зенитные установки, стр. 41</ref>
* '''[[2S31 Vena]]''' – Self-propelled [[mortar carrier]] equipped with a 120&nbsp;mm mortar based on BMP-3 chassis. It entered production in 1996 and service in 2010.<ref name="url2S31 Vena Self-Propelled, Tracked Mortar Carrier Combat Vehicle – Russia">{{cite web |url=https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=878 |title=2S31 Vena Self-Propelled, Tracked Mortar Carrier Combat Vehicle – Russia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003302/https://www.militaryfactory.com/armor/detail.asp?armor_id=878 |archive-date=2018-12-05 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="url2S31 Vena self-propelled mortar carrier data sheet specifications information intelligence pictures | Russia Russian army vehicles system artillery UK | Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_vehicles_system_artillery_uk/2s31_vena_self-propelled_mortar_carrier_data_sheet_specifications_information_intelligence_pictures.html |title=2S31 Vena self-propelled mortar carrier data sheet specifications information intelligence pictures |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181204222511/https://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_vehicles_system_artillery_uk/2s31_vena_self-propelled_mortar_carrier_data_sheet_specifications_information_intelligence_pictures.html |archive-date=2018-12-04 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>М. Барятинский. Советская бронетанковая техника 1945–1995 // Бронеколлекция. — 2000. — № 4. — С. 30</ref>
[[File:2S38 BMP-3 PVO.jpg|thumb|2S38 BMP-3 Derivatsiya-PVO]]
* '''2S38 ZAK-57 Derivatsiya-PVO''' – Self-propelled air defense vehicle based on BMP-3 chassis fitted with a 57&nbsp;mm autocannon and passive reconnaissance and target tracking equipment.<ref name="urlNew Russian-made Derivatsiya-PVO 57&nbsp;mm anti-aircraft artillery system ready for tests in 2017 | Thai Military and Asian Region">{{cite web |url=https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/new-russian-made-derivatsiya-pvo-57mm-anti-aircraft-artillery-system-ready-for-tests-in-2017/ |title=New Russian-made Derivatsiya-PVO 57&nbsp;mm anti-aircraft artillery system ready for tests in 2017 &#124; Thai Military and Asian Region |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181104050437/https://thaimilitaryandasianregion.wordpress.com/2016/06/24/new-russian-made-derivatsiya-pvo-57mm-anti-aircraft-artillery-system-ready-for-tests-in-2017/ |archive-date=2018-11-04 |url-status=dead |access-date=2018-11-03 }}</ref> It is designed to shoot down [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]s (UAVs), [[cruise missile]]s, air-to-surface missiles, aircraft, helicopters, and MLRS rockets.<ref name="urlRussia Derivatsiya-PVO anti-aircraft artillery system to undergo state trials in 2019 | March 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry | Defense Security global news industry army 2019 | Archive News year">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/russia_derivatsiya-pvo_anti-aircraft_artillery_system_to_undergo_state_trials_in_2019.html |title=Russia Derivatsiya-PVO anti-aircraft artillery system to undergo state trials in 2019 &#124; March 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry &#124; Defense Security global news industry army 2019 &#124; Archive News year |date=12 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408063231/https://www.armyrecognition.com/march_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/russia_derivatsiya-pvo_anti-aircraft_artillery_system_to_undergo_state_trials_in_2019.html |archive-date=2019-04-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> 2S38 is equipped with a TV/thermal-imaging system with automatic target lock-on and tracking capabilities, a laser rangefinder and a laser guidance system. The optical and electronic target acquisition system can spot an aircraft at {{convert|6.4|km|mi|abbr=on}} and using sectoral observation can detect aircraft over {{convert|12|km|mi|abbr=on}} out. The cannon is fast enough to destroy targets traveling {{convert|500|m/s|mph km/h Mach|abbr=on}}. [[Laser-guided]], [[air burst]] and specialized anti-drone munitions for ZAK-57 are in development. Its guided projectiles have four wings folded in the casing and controlled by the actuator in the projectile's nose section, using the energy of the airflow to steer themselves to the target.<ref>[https://armyrecognition.com/january_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/russia_is_developing_new_anti-aircraft_system_on_bmp-3_chassis.html Russia is developing new 2S38 anti-aircraft system on BMP-3 chassis] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180203005708/https://armyrecognition.com/january_2018_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/russia_is_developing_new_anti-aircraft_system_on_bmp-3_chassis.html |date=2018-02-03 }} – Armyrecognition.com, 31 January 2018</ref><ref name="urlArmy 2018: tests began in Russia of guided ammunition for 2S38 Derivatsiya air defense system | Army-2018 News Russia Online Show Daily | defense security exhibition 2018 pictures gallery">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/army-2018_news_russia_online_show_daily/army_2018_tests_began_in_russia_of_guided_ammunition_for_2s38_derivatsiya_air_defense_system.html |title=Army 2018: tests began in Russia of guided ammunition for 2S38 Derivatsiya air defense system &#124; Army-2018 News Russia Online Show Daily &#124; defense security exhibition 2018 pictures gallery |date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018004557/https://www.armyrecognition.com/army-2018_news_russia_online_show_daily/army_2018_tests_began_in_russia_of_guided_ammunition_for_2s38_derivatsiya_air_defense_system.html |archive-date=2018-10-18 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlTASS: Military & Defense – Russia to develop anti-drone shrapnel ammunition">{{cite news |url=http://tass.com/defense/941885 |title=Russia to develop anti-drone shrapnel ammunition |agency=TASS |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181028151813/http://tass.com/defense/941885 |archive-date=2018-10-28 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlRussia has developed low cost programmable air explosive ammunition that can be detonated by laser remote control. | jqknews">{{cite web |url=https://www.jqknews.com/news/64090-Russia_has_developed_low_cost_programmable_air_explosive_ammunition_that_can_be_detonated_by_laser_remote_control.html |title=Russia has developed low cost programmable air explosive ammunition that can be detonated by laser remote control. &#124; jqknews |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181128075235/https://www.jqknews.com/news/64090-Russia_has_developed_low_cost_programmable_air_explosive_ammunition_that_can_be_detonated_by_laser_remote_control.html |archive-date=2018-11-28 |url-status=live }}</ref> Planned to complete state trials in 2022.<ref>[https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_august_2020_global_security_army_industry/russia_plans_to_complete_state_trials_of_derivatsiya-pvo_self-propelled_anti-aircraft_gun_in_2022.html Russia plans to complete state trials of Derivatsiya-PVO self-propelled anti-aircraft gun in 2022]. ''Army Recognition''. 25 August 2020.</ref>
* '''[[UDAR UGV]]''' – [[Unmanned ground vehicle]] based on the tracked chassis of the BMP-3 with the center hull raised to fit the [[Epoch Remote Control Turret|DUBM-30 Epoch]] armed with 2A42 autocannon, 7.62 mm PKMT machine gun, and Kornet-M ATGM.<ref name="urlRussian Udar UCGV Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle will be a fully autonomous robotic system TASS 12707161 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_udar_ucgv_unmanned_combat_ground_vehicle_will_be_a_fully_autonomous_robotic_system_tass_12707161.html |title=Russian Udar UCGV Unmanned Combat Ground Vehicle will be a fully autonomous robotic system TASS 12707161 &#124; weapons defence industry military technology UK &#124; analysis focus army defence military industry army |date=27 July 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106023203/https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_udar_ucgv_unmanned_combat_ground_vehicle_will_be_a_fully_autonomous_robotic_system_tass_12707161.html |archive-date=2018-11-06 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>[http://armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russia_defense_industry_unveils_the_udar_first_unmanned_bmp-3_infantry_fighting_vehicle_10510153.html Russia defense industry unveils the UDAR first unmanned BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151009002026/http://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russia_defense_industry_unveils_the_udar_first_unmanned_bmp-3_infantry_fighting_vehicle_10510153.html |date=2015-10-09 }} – Armyrecognition.com, 6 October 2015</ref>
* '''[[Vikhr UGV]]''' – [[Unmanned ground vehicle]] based on [[BMD-3]] equipped with a smaller turret armed with 2A72 autocannon, 7.62 mm PKMT coaxial machine gun and six anti-tank guided missiles [[9M133M Kornet-M]], three on each side of the turret.<ref name="urlRussian army will use Vikhr UGV unmanned ground vehicle BMP-3 IFV robotic military system 12603174 | weapons defence industry military technology UK | analysis focus army defence military industry army">{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_army_will_use_vikhr_ugv_unmanned_ground_vehicle_bmp-3_ifv_robotic_military_system_12603174.html |title=Russian army will use Vikhr UGV unmanned ground vehicle BMP-3 IFV robotic military system 12603174 &#124; weapons defence industry military technology UK &#124; analysis focus army defence military industry army |date=26 March 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181116053602/https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_army_will_use_vikhr_ugv_unmanned_ground_vehicle_bmp-3_ifv_robotic_military_system_12603174.html |archive-date=2018-11-16 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="urlRussia has serious ambitions for military robotics – Business Insider">{{cite web |url=https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-has-serious-ambitions-for-military-robotics-2017-11?IR=T |title=Russia has serious ambitions for military robotics – Business Insider |work=Business Insider |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215223028/https://www.businessinsider.com/russia-has-serious-ambitions-for-military-robotics-2017-11?IR=T |archive-date=2018-12-15 |url-status=live }}</ref> It can carry separate aerial and ground [[unmanned vehicle|drones]].<ref name="urlVikhr: Reborn as Robot. Russian UGV equipped with drones and a precision battle module – YouTube">Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/TNYmzT22524 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20190212162908/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNYmzT22524&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TNYmzT22524 |title=Vikhr: Reborn as Robot. Russian UGV equipped with drones and a precision battle module |via=YouTube }}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* '''Prokhod-1''' – Unmanned [[mine-clearing]] vehicle based on the BMP-3 chassis. It is equipped with the anti-mine TMT-C trawl, and a remote weapon station turret with a 12.7 mm machine gun.<ref name="urlProkhod Armour-plated Minesweeping Robot | MilitaryLeak">{{cite web |url=https://militaryleak.com/2018/10/19/prokhod-armour-plated-minesweeping-robot/ |title=Prokhod Armour-plated Minesweeping Robot &#124; MilitaryLeak |date=19 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181215224233/https://militaryleak.com/2018/10/19/prokhod-armour-plated-minesweeping-robot/ |archive-date=2018-12-15 |url-status=live }}</ref>
* '''BMP B-19''' – BMP-3 hull with the turret replaced with the [[Epoch Remote Control Turret]] armed with one 57&nbsp;mm cannon, four Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles and a Bulat guided missile system.<ref>[https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/russian_army_tests_its_new_bmp_b-19_armed_with_57mm_cannon_and_kornet-em_missiles.html Russian army tests its new BMP B-19 armed with 57mm cannon and Kornet-EM missiles]. ''Army Recognition''. 1 January 2022.</ref>

== Operators ==
[[File:BMP-3 Users.png|thumb|295x295px|Map with BMP-3 operators in blue]]

=== Current operators ===
* {{AZE}} – 88 BMP-3M.<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.183</ref>
* {{CYP}} – 43 delivered in 1995–1996. <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/defense_news_april_2022_global_security_army_industry/us_asks_cyprus_to_transfer_t-80u_tanks_bmp-3_ifvs_s-300_and_tor-m1_air_defense_missiles_to_ukraine.html#:~:text=BMP%2D3%20tracked%20armored%20IFV%20Infantry%20Fighting%20Vehicle%20of%20the,the%20Soviet%20army%20in%201990 |title=US asks Cyprus to transfer T-80U tanks BMP-3 IFVs S-300 and Tor-M1 air defense missiles to Ukraine &#124; Defense News April 2022 Global Security army industry &#124; Defense Security global news industry army year 2022 &#124; Archive News year |date=5 April 2022 |publisher=Armyrecognition.com |access-date=2022-08-11}}</ref>
* {{IDN}} – 54 BMP-3F & 1 BREM-L currently in service along with 21 BT-3Fs.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/indonesia_buys_bt-3f_and_bmp-3f_armored_vehicles_from_russia.html |title=Indonesia buys BT-3F and BMP-3F armored vehicles from Russia &#124; April 2019 Global Defense Security army news industry &#124; Defense Security global news industry army 2019 &#124; Archive News year |date=24 April 2019 |access-date=2019-04-25 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190425102006/https://www.armyrecognition.com/april_2019_global_defense_security_army_news_industry/indonesia_buys_bt-3f_and_bmp-3f_armored_vehicles_from_russia.html |archive-date=2019-04-25 |url-status=live}}</ref> (17 BMP-3F arrived in 2010<ref>{{cite web |author=Kementerian Pertahanan Ri |url=http://www.dephan.go.id/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9396 |title=Tank BMP-3F Resmi Perkuat TNI AL |publisher=Dephan.go.id |access-date=2011-11-12 |language=id |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110929150639/http://www.dephan.go.id/modules.php?name=News&file=article&sid=9396 |archive-date=2011-09-29 |url-status=live }}</ref> and another 37 BMP-3F & 1 BREM-L were received in 2014.)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpnn.com/read/2014/01/27/213357/37-Unit-Tank-Amfibi-BMP-3F-Lengkapi-Koleksi-Korps-Marinir-|title=37 Unit Tank Amfibi BMP-3F Lengkapi Koleksi Korps Marinir|author=JPNN|access-date=26 November 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141201214259/http://www.jpnn.com/read/2014/01/27/213357/37-Unit-Tank-Amfibi-BMP-3F-Lengkapi-Koleksi-Korps-Marinir-|archive-date=1 December 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kemhan.go.id/baranahan/2014/01/27/penyerahan-37-tank-bmp3f-dan-1-unit-breml.html|title=Penyerahan 37 Tank BMP-3F dan 1 Unit Brem-L|website=www.kemhan.go.id|language=id|access-date=2019-06-28}}</ref>
* {{IRQ}} – 300 BMP-3M IFVs ordered in 2015 delivered in 2018-2019.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Analysis: Iraqi army BMP-3 Russian-made IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle tracked armored {{!}} weapons defence industry military technology UK {{!}} analysis focus army defence military industry army |url=https://www.armyrecognition.com/weapons_defence_industry_military_technology_uk/analysis_iraqi_army_bmp-3_russian-made_ifv_infantry_fighting_vehicle_tracked_armored.html |access-date=2023-08-12 |website=www.armyrecognition.com|date=9 April 2020 }}</ref>
* {{KWT}} – Currently 122 BMP-3 and 103 BMP-3M in service.<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.352</ref> 118 delivered in 1995–1996.<ref name="ReferenceA">Jane's Armour and Artillery 2003-2004{{page needed|date=November 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/kuwait-army-equip.htm|title=Kuwait – Army Equipment|first=John|last=Pike|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=2014-12-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170703040850/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/gulf/kuwait-army-equip.htm|archive-date=2017-07-03|url-status=live}}</ref> A new contract was signed in 2013.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/0911/113031100/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Россия завершает выполнение последнего контракта на поставку Кувейту БМП-3|website=www.armstrade.org|access-date=2015-09-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927123453/http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2015/0911/113031100/detail.shtml|archive-date=2015-09-27|url-status=live}}</ref> Contract was executed on September 30, 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.ru/en/defense/824764|title=Russia completes BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles delivery to Kuwait — manufacturer|access-date=2015-09-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151001155112/http://tass.ru/en/defense/824764|archive-date=2015-10-01|url-status=live}}</ref> 
* {{RUS}} – 760.<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.194, 199</ref> Additional vehicles were reportedly delivered in 2022,<ref>{{cite news|url=https://tass.com/defense/1560059|title=Russian tech firm fulfils 2022 defense procurement plan for armor delivery to troops
|publisher=TASS|date=11 January 2023|location=Moscow|access-date=5 March 2023}}</ref> in 2023 and 2024.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0908/101075156/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / «Ростех»: Минобороны получило очередную партию новых БМП-3 с «Курганмашзавода» }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0929/131075560/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Минобороны передана очередная партия БМП-3 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / «Курганмашзавод» в конце октября поставил Минобороны новую партию БМП-3 | website=ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | date=2023-11-01 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/1101/091576151/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | ЦАМТО / Центр анализа мировой торговли оружием | 2023}} | access-date=2023-11-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=ЦАМТО / / Гвардейская часть ЦВО получила на вооружение современные боевые машины пехоты БМП-3 | website=armstrade.org | date=2024-01-09 | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2024/0109/071077322/detail.shtml | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | armstrade.org | 2024}} | access-date=2024-01-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Ростех поставил Минобороны РФ очередную партию БМП-3 | website=Ростех | url=https://rostec.ru/news/rostekh-postavil-minoborony-rf-ocherednuyu-partiyu-bmp-3/ | language=ru | ref={{sfnref | Ростех}} | access-date=2024-04-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=России | first=Официальный источник Минобороны | title=Батальонный комплект новых БМП-3 поступил на вооружение ЦВО | website=ФИА *ВОЕННЫЕ НОВОСТИ* | date=2024-04-15 | url=http://military-news.press/batalonnyi-komplekt-novyh-bmp-3-postypil-na-vooryjenie-cvo.html | language=ru | access-date=2024-04-16}}</ref>
* {{KOR}} – Currently 40 in service.<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.284</ref> 33 delivered in 1996–1997<ref name="ReferenceA" /> to pay off Russian debt, and another 37 in 2005.<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org">{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111003221350/http://armstrade.sipri.org/armstrade/ |archive-date=2011-10-03 |url-status=live}}</ref> Moscow was seeking the possibility of their return.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://echelon-defense.com/2016/09/06/russia-to-buy-back-t-80-tanks-and-bmp-3-ifvs-from-south-korea/ |title=Russia to buy back T-80 tanks and BMP-3 IFVs from South Korea &#124; Echelon-Defense |access-date=2016-10-16 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161018203854/http://echelon-defense.com/2016/09/06/russia-to-buy-back-t-80-tanks-and-bmp-3-ifvs-from-south-korea/ |archive-date=2016-10-18}}</ref>
* {{TKM}} – 4<ref>Jane's Sentinel: Turkmenistan (2011)</ref>
* {{UKR}} – 4 inherited from the USSR<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/groundforces-equipment.htm|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20170707104146/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/ukraine/groundforces-equipment.htm|url-status=dead|title=Ground Forces Equipment - Ukraine|archive-date=7 July 2017|website=www.globalsecurity.org|access-date=8 May 2023}}</ref> in service; plus at least 60 vehicles captured during the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine]]<ref name="oryx">{{cite web|title=Attack On Europe: Documenting Russian Equipment Losses During The 2022 Russian Invasion Of Ukraine|url=https://www.oryxspioenkop.com/2022/02/attack-on-europe-documenting-equipment.html|website=Oryx|access-date=8 August 2022|date=24 February 2022}}</ref>
* {{UAE}} – 390 BMP-3<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.374</ref> delivered in 1992–1997.<ref name="ReferenceA" />
* {{VEN}} – 123 BMP-3M<ref>{{Cite web |last=Alexándrova |first=María |date=2019-02-11 |title=El carro de combate ruso BMP-3, vehículo principal de la infantería de Venezuela |url=https://es.rbth.com/technologias/82566-carro-combate-ruso-bmp-3-venezuela |access-date=2024-03-29 |website=Russia Beyond ES |language=es-ES}}</ref> and BREM-L,<ref>The Military Balance, 2022, p.434</ref> first deliveries in 2011,<ref name="armstrade.sipri.org" /> completed in 2012.<ref>[http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2012/7/20/1111/ Completed vehicle deliveries] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130214054315/http://www.ruaviation.com/news/2012/7/20/1111 |date=2013-02-14}} – Ruaviation.com, July 20, 2012</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6121:venezuela-army-incepts-new-batch-of-bmp-3-&catid=35:latin-america&Itemid=58 |title=Venezuela; Army incepts new batch of BMP-3 |publisher=dmilt.com |access-date=26 November 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131202231208/http://dmilt.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6121%3Avenezuela-army-incepts-new-batch-of-bmp-3-&catid=35%3Alatin-america&Itemid=58 |archive-date=2 December 2013}}</ref>

=== Failed bids ===

* {{SAU}} – Application for 950.<ref name="armyreco30sept15">[http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/iraq_and_saudi_arabia_plan_to_acquire_bmp-3_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicles_from_russia_13009155.html Iraq and Saudi Arabia plan to acquire BMP-3 armoured infantry fighting vehicles from Russia] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151003003631/http://www.armyrecognition.com/september_2015_global_defense_security_news_uk/iraq_and_saudi_arabia_plan_to_acquire_bmp-3_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicles_from_russia_13009155.html|date=2015-10-03}} – Armyrecognition.com, 30 September 2015</ref>

* {{GRE}} – The [[Hellenic Army]] ordered 450 BMP-3 from Russia as part of a €1.7 billion deal but cancelled the order in 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceurus.ut.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/EU-Russia-watch_1-20121.pdf |publisher=[[University of Tartu Press]] |title=EU-Russia Watch 2012 |date=April 2012 |access-date=1 February 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150107210114/http://ceurus.ut.ee/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/EU-Russia-watch_1-20121.pdf |archive-date=January 7, 2015 }}</ref>
* {{IND}} – In 2012 Russia offered a transfer of the BMP-3 technology to the [[Indian Army]] if it would cancel its homegrown $10 billion Futuristic Infantry Combat Vehicle (FICV) program, but in November 2013 India rejected the offer.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.armyrecognition.com/december_2012_new_army_military_defence_industry/russia_offers_to_india_to_transfer_technology_bmp-3_aifv_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_2112123.html |title=Russia offers to India to transfer technology of BMP-3 AIFV armoured infantry fighting vehicle |date=21 December 2012 |access-date=1 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923180441/http://www.armyrecognition.com/december_2012_new_army_military_defence_industry/russia_offers_to_india_to_transfer_technology_bmp-3_aifv_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_2112123.html |archive-date=23 September 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131210/DEFREG03/312100021/India-Rejects-BMP-3-Offer-Will-Maintain-FICV-Program |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131211110956/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131210/DEFREG03/312100021/India-Rejects-BMP-3-Offer-Will-Maintain-FICV-Program |url-status=dead |archive-date=December 11, 2013 |title=India Rejects BMP-3 Offer, Will Maintain FICV Program |publisher=[[Defense News]] |location=[[Springfield, Virginia]] |date=10 December 2013 |access-date=1 February 2015}}</ref>

== In popular culture ==
A song titled "Song of the BMP Driver," was written sometime during the [[First Chechen War|First]] or [[Second Chechen War|Second Chechen Wars]]. The song is from the perspective of a driver of a BMP-3, singing to his girlfriend to wait for him to return home for their wedding.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Яндекс — поиск по видео |url=https://yandex.ru/video/preview/10498807906096232625 |access-date=2024-09-18 |website=yandex.ru}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of modern armoured fighting vehicles]]
* [[Mechanized infantry]]

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* {{lwc|BMD-4}}
* {{lwc|K21}}
* {{lwc|Combat Vehicle 90}}
* {{lwc|Makran IFV}}
* {{lwc|M2 Bradley}}
* {{lwc|Expeditionary Fighting Vehicle}}
* {{lwc|Puma (German IFV)|Puma}}
* {{lwc|Tulpar (IFV)|Tulpar}}
* {{lwc|T-15 Armata}}
* {{lwc|ZBD-04}}
* {{lwc|ZBD-05}}
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== References ==
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== External links ==
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* [http://www.armyrecognition.com/russia_russian_army_light_armoured_vehicle_uk/bmp-3f_amphibious_tracked_armoured_infantry_fighting_vehicle_technical_data_sheet_specifications.html BMP-3F Amphibious infantry fighting armoured vehicle]
* [http://www.armyrecognition.com/Russe/vehicules_legers/BMP-3/BMP-3_Russie_description.htm Technical Data Sheet and pictures BMP-3 from ArmyRecognition.com] (French)
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20060118123933/http://www.kurganmash.ru/ Kurganmashzavod] manufacturer's site.
* [http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/row/bmp-3.htm BMP-3] at fas.org
* [http://www.vbox7.com/play:698752df Video presentation of BMP-3]
* [http://armour.ws/bmp-3-ifv/ BMP on Armour.ws]
* [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/russia/bmp-3.htm BMP-3 at GlobalSecurity.org]

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