Armored troop carriers designed to fight alongside dismounted infantry with substantial integral armament.
The BMP-1 helped establish the modern infantry fighting vehicle by combining squad transport, amphibious mobility, a low-pressure 73 mm gun, and antitank missiles in one tracked vehicle.
Read the profileThe BMD-1 and BMD-2 gave Soviet airborne forces a parachute-deliverable tracked fighting vehicle with amphibious mobility and organic direct-fire capability.
Read the profileWest Germany’s Marder 1 paired a fast tracked chassis and 20 mm cannon with the protected mobility needed for Panzergrenadiers operating alongside Leopard tanks.
Read the profileThe AMX-10P gave French mechanized infantry a tracked amphibious fighting vehicle with a 20 mm cannon and a broad family of command and support derivatives.
Read the profileThe BMP-2 revised the Soviet IFV concept around a two-man turret and high-elevation 30 mm autocannon, improving engagement of infantry, helicopters, and targets in broken terrain.
Read the profileBulgaria’s BMP-23 was a national infantry fighting vehicle built around a chassis derived from the 2S1 self-propelled howitzer and armed with a 23 mm automatic cannon.
Read the profileThe Bradley family paired mechanized infantry and cavalry variants with a 25 mm cannon, TOW missiles, tracked mobility, and decades of incremental modernization.
Read the profileRomania’s MLI-84 developed the BMP-1 concept into a locally produced infantry fighting vehicle and later modernized it with new automotive and weapons systems.
Read the profileThe BMP-3 introduced an unusually heavy 100 mm/30 mm weapon combination, rear-mounted engine layout, and amphibious mobility in a new Soviet IFV generation.
Read the profileThe British Warrior family carried armored infantry with a 30 mm RARDEN cannon and the mobility to operate with Challenger tanks through decades of expeditionary combat.
Read the profileJapan’s Type 89 is a tracked infantry fighting vehicle that combines a 35 mm cannon, guided missiles, and protected troop carriage for operations with armored formations.
Read the profileThe BMD-3 and BMD-4 generations enlarged and modernized Russia’s airborne fighting vehicle concept, culminating in the heavily armed BMD-4M.
Read the profileSweden’s CV90 evolved from a Cold War national requirement into a multinational tracked IFV family with multiple cannon fits, strong mobility, and an extensive growth path.
Read the profileThe Austrian-Spanish ASCOD family entered series production in the 1990s as Ulan and Pizarro and later became the basis for a wider modular tracked-vehicle family.
Read the profileSingapore’s Bionix family was an indigenous tracked fighting-vehicle program built to replace older M113-based vehicles and give mechanized infantry a modern, compact IFV.
Read the profileItaly’s Dardo is a tracked infantry fighting vehicle built to carry heavy infantry with the firepower, mobility, and protection needed to operate alongside tank formations.
Read the profileChina’s ZBD-04 family combines amphibious tracked mobility with a 100 mm gun, 30 mm cannon, and troop compartment, while the ZBD-04A trades some amphibious performance for improved protection.
Read the profileThe ZBD-05 is a Chinese high-speed amphibious IFV optimized for ship-to-shore operations, combining waterjet propulsion, a planing hull concept, and turreted cannon armament.
Read the profileFrance’s VBCI is an 8x8 armored infantry combat vehicle designed to transport and protect a combat group while providing 25 mm cannon fire in armored formations.
Read the profileFreccia is Italy’s digital 8x8 infantry fighting vehicle, derived from the Centauro automotive family and optimized for medium-force mobility and protected infantry transport.
Read the profileSouth Korea’s K21 combines amphibious mobility, a 40 mm cannon, modern fire control, and a light composite hull as the successor to K200-series infantry carriers.
Read the profileThe ZBL-08 is the infantry fighting variant of China’s modular Type 08 8x8 armored-vehicle family, pairing wheeled mobility with a 30 mm turret and amphibious capability.
Read the profileOtokar’s TULPAR is a modular tracked armored platform designed to support infantry fighting, direct-fire, recovery, mortar, air-defense, and other mission configurations.
Read the profileFNSS’s KAPLAN-20 and KAPLAN-30 are related next-generation tracked armored fighting vehicles designed around modular protection, modern electronics, and configurable weapon systems.
Read the profileKurganets-25 is Russia’s modular medium tracked combat-vehicle program intended to provide a more protected and spacious successor path for older BMP-family vehicles.
Read the profileGermany’s Puma uses a compact crewed hull, remote 30 mm turret, modular protection, and digital networking to replace the long-serving Marder in Panzergrenadier units.
Read the profileThe Hunter is Singapore’s fully digitalized next-generation tracked fighting vehicle, combining a 30 mm cannon, networked sensors, protected troop carriage, and modern vehicle-management systems.
Read the profileRheinmetall’s Lynx is a modular next-generation tracked combat-vehicle family centered on IFV configurations and designed for substantial growth, protection, and mission reconfiguration.
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