Lightly armored vehicles (LAVs) are intended for a wide range of combat missions and engagement of a variety of targets. Along with a necessity to transport the assault landing groups and weight limitations, this determines specific requirements to the armament. However, a wide variety of missions can not be accomplished by a single weapon type. This accounts for equipping the LAVs with complex armament: 20-30 mm cannons and guided weapon systems (Russian BMP-2 and Bradley, USA).

Being a developer of weapon systems for BMP-1, BMP-2 and BMP-3, KBP is a world leading company in the sphere of LAVs armament, offering various in terms of weight and weapon composition combat modules based on a uniform day-night fire control system. The automatic fire control system ensures high-precision day and night firing with all types of ammunition, including the newly developed ones, both from stationary position, and on the move.

Further development of BMP-3 product line resulted in the “Bakcha” combat module created by KBP and weighing 3.2-4.0 tons, designed for installation on the 13 tons or heavier vehicles (BMP-3, BMD-3). The combat module is equipped with satellite navigation system, allowing for firing from indirect firing positions.

The guided missile of increased lethality with tandem warhead and firing range up to 5.5 km effectively engages armored and soft-skinned ground and low-altitude targets.

100 mm HEF projectiles of increased lethality with precise ballistics successively engage personnel armed with anti-tank weapons, as well as materiel and fortifications by direct and indirect firing from the range up to 7.0 km. The 30-mm automatic gun ammunition can effectively engage lightly armored and soft-skinned vehicles, air targets.

Due to such composition of the weapon system the motorised infantry and landing troops can act in combat missions without employing artillery and tanks.

The combat module weighing up to 3 tons is designed for installation on the combat vehicles of BMP-1, BMP-2 type and comprises modern Kornet-E ATGW, 30mm automatic gun and grenade launcher, 7.62 PKT machine-gun. The combination of gun projectiles’ flat trajectory and lofted trajectory of grenade launcher serves for successful engagement of personnel armed with anti-tank weapons, soft-skinned vehicles. Armored targets are engaged with a single launch of Kornet-E ATGM within the range up to 5.5 km.

The combat module weighing up to 2 tons is designed for installation on light vehicles, including the wheeled ones, e.g. BRDM. The module comprises Kornet-E ATGW, 30mm grenade launcher, 7.62 PKT machine-gun. Such combination of armament ensures effective engagement of tanks, manpower and soft-skinned vehicles.

Thus, KBP developments allows for modernization of all range of lightly-armored vehicles.