page_title: BMD-1
section_title: Operators
hierarchical_section_title: BMD-1 / Operators
caption_attribution_description: English: BMD-1 of 103rd Mobile Brigade, Belarus Беларуская: БМД-1 103-й мабільнай брыгады, Беларусь Русский: БМД-1 103-й мобильнай бригады, Беларусь
context_page_description: The BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle, which was introduced in 1969 and first seen by the West in 1970. BMD stands for Boyevaya Mashina Desanta. It can be dropped by parachute and although it resembles the BMP-1 it is in fact much smaller. The BMD-1 was used as an IFV by the Soviet Army's airborne divisions. An improved variant of the BMD-1 was developed, the BMD-2. The BMD-1 also provided a basis for the BTR-D airborne multi-purpose tracked APC.
caption: BMD-1 of 103rd Mobile Brigade, Belarus
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