BTR-90

The BTR-90, which carries the GAZ factory index GAZ-5923, is a Russian eight-wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier, a larger development of the BTR-80 fitted with the turret of the BMP-2. It was designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994, and was developed at the Arzamas Machine Building Plant, a subsidiary of the Military Industrial Company. Its protection is better than the BTR-80, covering the frontal arc against 14.5 mm projectiles. Armament comprises a 2A42 30 mm autocannon, a coaxial 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, a 9M113 Konkurs anti-tank missile and an AGS-17D grenade launcher. A turbocharged, liquid-cooled, multi-fuel diesel engine drives eight wheels through a hydro-mechanical transmission, giving a maximum road speed of 100 km/h, and two water jets let it swim. It has an inner capacity of 12 cubic metres and can carry 7,000 kg. Only limited numbers were produced, and they serve with the National Guard of Russia.