“At present, state tests of the newest machine are underway, they should be completed by December 1,” a source in the military-industrial complex quoted TASS as saying.
It is noted that the BMP-2M, equipped with the Berezhok combat module, is a deep modernization of the BMP-2 armed with weapons.
It is also reported that the new machine received an updated module with a fire control system, improved crew awareness, new commander and gunner sights, automatic grenade launcher and anti-tank system.
On June 27, military observer Mikhail Khodarenok in an interview with the FAN named the main novelties of Russian technology at the Army-2019 international military-technical forum.