Designation:

BMD-4M Sadovnitsa

Info
Manufacturer: VMK Volgogradsky Tractor Plant - VgTZ  
Product type: Armoured Vehicles  
Name: Modernization of the vehicle  

The BMD-4M airborne combat vehicle is a modernized version of the BMD-4 and has a number of improvements over its predecessor in hull, power pack, suspension and other.

The first demonstration of BMD-4M was on 21 March 2008, during a presentation at Kurganmashzavod.

March 3, 2015 Airborne troops of Russia got 12 BMD-4M. These BMD-4M were transferred to the 106th Airborne Division for the tests and evolutions.

The state tests were completed in May 2015.

BMD-4M demonstrated on Red Square on the Victory Parade in 2015.

This vehicle is also proposed for export customers.

The new vehicle is unified with BMP-3 by 80%. This fact significantly simplifies the production, operation and maintenance of the vehicle.

It is powered by a more powerful UTD-29 diesel engine, developing 500 hp. The same engine is used on the BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle. It is a more modern and more powerful engine, comparing with the 2V-06 diesel of the BMD-3 and BMD-4. The BMD-4M has improved mobility over its predecessors. This ACV has a hydropneumatic suspension with variable height control. It also allows the vehicle to lean in any direction. Such suspension also allows the vehicle to be paradropped on platforms. The BMD-4M is amphibious. On water it is propelled by two waterjets. The Il-76 cargo aircraft can carry two of these ACVs.

Weapon

BMD-4M has a Bakhcha turret, developed by the Tula State Unitary Enterprise "Instrument Design Bureau". The same module is used in the previous version of the BMD-4. Bakhcha turret almost completely unified with the armament of the BMP-3, they use the same weapons, ammunition and sighting and computing systems.

Armament of the BMD-4M includes:


Specifications:
Property Value
Crew
2
Troops
6
Weight (kg)
13500
Length (mm)
6400
Width (mm)
3100
Height (mm)
2500
Main weapon caliber (mm)
100
Auxiliary gun calibre (mm)
30
Engine power output (h.p.)
500
Max. road speed (km/h)
70
Max. water speed (km/h)
10
Max. road range (km)
500
Gradient (%)
60
Side slope (%)
30
Vertical obstacle (mm)
800
Trench (mm)
1800
Ammunition of the main gun
34
Ammunition of the auxiliary gun
500


Has folowing part:
Total Amount
Sinitsa (Turret)
1
UTD-29 (Diesel engine)
1


Last Contracts:
Qnt Customer Value Add Date
(Close Date)
Unit cost
132
RUSSIA
 
Sep 2018
(Dec 2020)
 
Average Unit Cost:  

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