![]() 200 more received in 2018-2019 and 168 more in production to be delivered in 2020–2021 with additional protection. ![]() In the process of the BMP's serial production, the vehicle's design underwent 1,500 amendments. 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. The BMP-3 is designed and produced by the Kurganmashzavod ("Kurgan Car Building Plant") some variants however are built by the Rubtsovsk Machine Building Plant (RMZ), for example the BRM-3K. It was shown for the first time in public during the 1990 Victory Day parade and was given the NATO code IFV M1990/1. The resulting BMP-3 was developed in the early 1980s and entered service with the Soviet Army officially in 1987. 688's original weapon configuration consisting of an externally mounted Shipunov 2A42 30 mm autocannon, a 7.62mm PKT machine gun and twin 9M113 Konkurs ATGM launcher was rejected instead the new 2K23 armament system was selected. ![]() 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 from A. ![]() The design of the BMP-3 ( Obyekt 688M) can be traced back to the Obyekt 685 light tank prototype with an 2A48-1 100 mm gun from 1975. ![]()
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