BTR-90
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| Type | Infantry Fighting Vehicle |
| Place of origin |  Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designed | 1993 |
| Produced | 1994 - Present |
| Specifications | |
| Weight | 20.9 tonnes |
| Length | 7.64 m |
| Width | 3.20 m |
| Height | 2.98 m |
| Crew | 3 (+7 passengers) |
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| Armor | [secret] |
| Primary armament |
30mm Shipunov 2A42 cannon (500 rounds) |
| Secondary armament |
7.62mm PKT machine gun (2000 rounds), AT-5 Spandrel ATGM, one 30 mm automatic grenade launcher (400 rounds). |
| Engine | turbocharged diesel 510 hp (380 kW) |
| Power/weight | 24 hp/tonne |
| Suspension | wheeled 8×8 |
| Operational range |
800 km |
| Speed | 100 km/h, swim 9 km/h |
BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) is an 8×8 wheeled Infantry Fighting Vehicle developed in Russia. Designed in 1993, and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret. Armour protection is improved compared with the BTR-80, giving protection from 14.5 mm projectiles over the frontal arc.
It is armed with a 30 mm autocanon, coaxial 7.62mm machinegun, as well as AGS-17 a 30mm automatic grenade launcher. Limited numbers have been produced and are in service with Russian Internal Troops.
[edit] Versions
- BTR-90M with 100 mm gun turret - a version of the vehicle with the same armament as fitted to the BMP-3. First seen publicly in 2001. Not currently in service.
[edit] Operators
- Russia- 550+ to enter service by 2009[citation needed]
Serbia- 200 to enter service by 2010[citation needed]
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