BMP-1 was able to hit most modern tanks at a distance of 5 km

Concern "Ukroboronprom" began tests of the upgraded BMP-1, according to defence-blog.com.

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Upgraded "one" characterized by the presence of uninhabited module Flurry, which includes a 30-mm gun (ammo 350 shells), able to fire at a distance of 4 km at the firing rate of 400 rounds per minute, 7.62-mm coaxial machine gun (2500 rounds), 30-mm automatic grenade launcher AGS-17 (29 ready to use grenades and 87 in reserve) and anti-tank complex "Barrier". The latter allows the BMP-1 to hit most modern tanks at a distance of 5 km.



However, how quickly this BMP will be in the army, it is difficult to say. The fact that the situation in the defense industry is not the most straightforward. According to the Deputy Dmitry Tymchuk, at the moment repairers returned to duty equipment damaged in the ATO, at the expense of own funds under a letter of guarantee from the Ministry of defence.

But if the Ministry of defence will give approval, then, according to Tymchuk, the production of modernized BMP-1 can put on stream. Another resource military-informant.com - reports that "Ukroboronprom" put in 2015 troops 50 BMP-1 combat module Flurry.

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