MOSCOW, Russia - A subsidiary of Rostec has delivered a new batch of BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles to the Russian Army, the state arms conglomerate said in a statement published on Wednesday.
High Precision Systems, a holding company under Rostec, "supplies the troops with third-generation infantry fighting vehicles in full every month under existing contracts. All vehicles are equipped with additional protection equipment that ensures safety and reliability," Rostec stated. The statement added that the vehicles have undergone upgrades to account for the military's experience in Ukraine, adding new protective grills while improving mobility.
The statement did not indicate how many vehicles were delivered under this latest batch.
Russia has heavily utilized the BMP-3 as part of its ongoing war against Ukraine. Relying on open-source information, the Oryx blog has tallied over 700 Russian BMP-3s as having been destroyed, damaged, or captured since February 2022.
To replace battlefield losses, the Russian government has invested heavily in its defense industry, focusing in particular on armored vehicle, missile, and drone manufacturers. "We exponentially scaled up volumes in total across all types of weapons," Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov told the Federation Council this week.