The Soviet BMP-1 was one of the first modern infantry fighting vehicles. It both reflected, and helped to drive, profound changes in Soviet ground-combat doctrine when it entered service in 1966.

The Ukrainian armed forces inherited more than 2,500 BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicles from the Soviet army as the Soviet Union collapsed in 1991. The 13-ton, 11-person BMP-1 still is Ukraine’s ...

Short-range engagements between armored vehicles tend to be highly lethal. At proverbial knife-fighting range, armor piercing shells strike with maximum kinetic energy, and enemies are more likely ...

Infantry fighting vehicles have proven a vital asset in Ukraine's arsenal, serving as the backbone of its mechanized forces in the war against Russia. Ukraine's IFVs offer troops the protection, ...