The motorized infantry brigade Second Field Army Central Military District came under the state defense order the first batch of upgraded BMP-2M, According to RIA Novosti.
BMP-2M armament “Berejok”.
The press service told CVO agency, that the first eight modernized armored vehicles arrived in the Motorized Infantry Brigade, stationed in the Orenburg region.
Until the end of the year in accordance with the state defense order connection must be adopted more 20 similar fighting vehicles, We added in the county.
reported, that BMP-2M greatly improved targeting and monitoring system. Increased opportunities for actions of the crew in the dark.
Machines equipped with the new radio-168-25U P-2. Secure communication channel increases protection against interception and decryption Radio. Besides, radio has a high noise immunity.
According to the District, on infantry combat vehicles installed an updated set of weapons, which is composed of 30-mm grenade launcher AG-17, antitank missile complex "Cornet" and automatic gun, coupled with PKT machine gun caliber 7,62 millimeters.