Manufacturer catalog

Kurganmashzavod

Kurganmashzavod is a Kurgan-based Russian armored-vehicle builder and industrial plant known for BMP and BMD family vehicles, tracked mobility platforms, and related military production.

13 weapons

Kurganmashzavod is the Kurgan plant most closely associated with Russia's BMP and BMD armored-vehicle lineage. Official company pages present it as a major engineering complex that still produces tracked mobility vehicles and a broad civil product line, while external registry sources place it inside Rostec's High Precision Systems holding.

For this catalog, the builder matters because it anchors the catalog's Kurgan-built infantry fighting vehicles and airborne fighting vehicles. The same industrial base also produces civilian tracked transport such as the TM-140, which helps explain why the builder page links both military and dual-use production history.

Armored vehiclesInfantry fighting vehiclesAirborne fighting vehiclesTracked mobility platformsCivilian tracked transport

Notable Systems

BMP-1, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

BMP-1

Infantry fighting vehicle

War & Sanctions identifies Kurganmashzavod as the developer of the BMP-1 infantry fighting vehicle family.

Sources: War & Sanctions profile
BMP-2, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

BMP-2

Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle

War & Sanctions identifies BMP-2 as one of the armored-vehicle systems associated with Kurganmashzavod.

Sources: War & Sanctions profile
BMP-3, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

BMP-3

Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle

War & Sanctions identifies BMP-3 as one of the armored-vehicle systems associated with Kurganmashzavod.

Sources: War & Sanctions profile
BMD-4/BMD-4M, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles

BMD-4M

Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle

War & Sanctions identifies BMD-4M as one of the airborne fighting vehicles associated with Kurganmashzavod.

Sources: War & Sanctions profile

TM-140

Kurganmashzavod's official site presents the TM-140 as a tracked amphibious all-terrain vehicle used in civilian Arctic-rescue work.

Sources: KMZ official about page, TM-140 news

Manufacturer History

  1. Plant inception

    Commons structured data for Kurganmashzavod lists an inception year of 1950 for the plant in Kurgan.

    Sources: Commons Kurganmashzavod category

  2. Defense production begins

    Company history coverage says the former crane plant moved into military vehicle production in the 1950s, beginning with ATS artillery tractors.

    Sources: KMZ history article

  3. Moves under High Precision Systems

    War & Sanctions places Kurganmashzavod within High Precision Systems, part of Rostec State Corporation.

    Sources: War & Sanctions profile

  4. TM-140 production resumes

    KMZ's official news page says serial production of the tracked TM-140 resumed and that deliveries continued to Arctic rescue centers.

    Sources: TM-140 news

Website links
Official websiteAbout companyRequisitesWar & Sanctions profileTM-140 news

Kurganmashzavod appears in public sources under both the short trade name and the legal English form KURGAN MACHINE-BUILDING PLANT. The profile keeps the short trade name canonical and uses registry-style and reference sources for corporate context because the company's public footprint is split across official pages and sanctions databases.

Manufacturer Sources

  • KMZ official about pagePublisher: AO Kurganmashzavod | Note: Supports the current company identity, the tracked-vehicle and civil-product focus, and the High Precision Systems / Rostec affiliation presented on the site. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • KMZ requisites pagePublisher: AO Kurganmashzavod | Note: Supports the legal full name, short name, and Kurgan address shown in the company's official requisites. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • KMZ history articlePublisher: AO Kurganmashzavod | Note: Supports the company-history claim that the former crane plant moved into military vehicle production in the 1950s with ATS artillery tractors. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • War & Sanctions profilePublisher: War & Sanctions | Note: Supports the current corporate structure under High Precision Systems / Rostec and the plant's role in developing BMP-1, BMP-2, BMP-3, and BMD-4M family vehicles. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • TM-140 newsPublisher: AO Kurganmashzavod | Note: Supports the TM-140 production-restart announcement and the civilian Arctic-rescue use context described by the company. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Commons Kurganmashzavod categoryPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the structured-data inception year and Kurgan headquarters location used for the builder's reference context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Commons plant photoPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC BY-SA 3.0 reuse for a photograph of the Kurganmashzavod plant building in Kurgan. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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BMD-4/BMD-4M, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMD-4/BMD-4MAirborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: RussiaThe BMD-4/BMD-4M is a Russian airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built for VDV units, combining a light parachutable tracked chassis with the Bakhcha-U turret's 100 mm 2A70 gun-launcher, 30 mm 2A72 autocannon, and coaxial machine gun. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it appears as a Russian airborne assault vehicle, with visually documented losses at Hostomel and later BMD-4M deliveries showing factory add-on armor, slat armor, and Nakidka signature-reduction kits shaped by the Ukraine battlefield.
BTR-MDM Rakushka, Airborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-MDM RakushkaAirborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrierBuilt in: RussiaThe BTR-MDM Rakushka is the Russian Rakushka-M airborne amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier, with this entry also covering the earlier BTR-MD Rakushka designation because public sources treat it as the direct predecessor in the same family. It carries a small crew plus an airborne assault party, ammunition, fuel, spares, or casualties, and has been visually documented among Russian equipment destroyed, damaged, abandoned, and captured during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BMP-1, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1973 Yom Kippur War, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreBMP-1Infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: Soviet Union / Czechoslovakia / India / Poland / ChinaThe BMP-1 was the Soviet Union's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle: a tracked, amphibious troop carrier built around a 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun, a coaxial PKT, and the original 9M14 Malyutka missile rail. Its export scale and simple upgrade path have kept BMP-1 hulls in service from the 1973 Yom Kippur War to Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus.
BMP-2, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +3 moreBMP-2Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe BMP-2 is a Soviet tracked infantry fighting vehicle that replaced the BMP-1's low-velocity gun with a stabilized 30 mm 2A42 autocannon while retaining an anti-tank missile launcher and amphibious mobility. Its troop carriage, direct-fire, and ATGM roles were documented in Afghanistan and remain visible in post-Soviet and export armored units, with later documented use in Ukraine, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Yemen.
BMP-3, Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreBMP-3Tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: RussiaThe BMP-3 is a Soviet-designed, Russian-built tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle that combines a 100 mm gun-launcher, 30 mm autocannon, and machine guns in a light armored troop carrier. It has appeared in Russian mechanized formations, Ukrainian captured-vehicle use, Azerbaijani service in Nagorno-Karabakh, and UAE coalition operations in Yemen, while Russia's Ukraine-war production batches have added extra mine and drone protection to address battlefield losses.
BRM-1K, Tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreBRM-1KTracked armored reconnaissance vehicleBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe BRM-1K is a Soviet tracked armored reconnaissance vehicle derived from the BMP-1 chassis, combining amphibious mobility with battlefield surveillance equipment and a 73 mm 2A28 cannon. Russia later modernized the type as the BRM-1KM/BRM-1K Model 2021 with a BTR-82A-style combat compartment, 30 mm 2A72 armament, updated communications, and newer reconnaissance equipment; both legacy and modernized vehicles are visually documented in post-Soviet conflicts.
BMP-1 675-sb3KDZ, Up-armored infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-1 675-sb3KDZUp-armored infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: Russia / Soviet UnionThe BMP-1 675-sb3KDZ is a Russian BMP-1/BMP-1AM infantry fighting vehicle fitted with the 675-sb3KDZ additional-protection package. Open-source loss records separately identify BMP-1 and BMP-1AM 675-sb3KDZ vehicles among Russian equipment destroyed, damaged-and-abandoned, or captured in Ukraine, while defense reporting describes the kit as an added armor and anti-cumulative screen package applied across BMP-family vehicles.
BMP-3 675-sb3KDZ, Up-armored tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMP-3 675-sb3KDZUp-armored tracked infantry fighting vehicleBuilt in: Russia / Soviet UnionThe BMP-3 675-sb3KDZ is a Russian BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicle fitted with additional screen and protection elements associated with the 675-sb3KDZ/688M-SB3KDZ naming used in open-source Ukraine-war loss tracking. Defense reporting documented a Russian BMP-3 with the rare kit destroyed near Vuhledar in 2023 and later used that image while discussing Russian BMP-3s employed for direct and indirect fire support in Ukraine. Baseline sources identify the Kurganmashzavod-built vehicle's 100 mm gun-launcher, 30 mm cannon, amphibious mobility, and troop-carrying role.
BRM-1 / BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ, Up-armored tracked reconnaissance vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBRM-1 / BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZUp-armored tracked reconnaissance vehicleBuilt in: Russia / Soviet UnionThe BRM-1 / BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ is a Russian battlefield configuration of the BRM-1K/BRM-1KM reconnaissance-vehicle family fitted with the 675-sb3KDZ additional-protection package. Open-source loss records separately list BRM-1 and BRM-1KM 675-sb3KDZ vehicles among Russian reconnaissance-vehicle losses in Ukraine, while Russian modernization reporting and reference sources describe the BRM-1KM pattern as a BMP-1-derived armored reconnaissance platform with updated sensors, radios, navigation equipment, and 30 mm 2A72 armament.

Category

Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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BREM-2, Tracked armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarBREM-2Tracked armored repair and recovery vehicleBuilt in: Soviet Union / RussiaThe BREM-2 is a Soviet BMP-1-based tracked armored repair and recovery vehicle built to recover, tow, lift, and field-repair damaged infantry combat vehicles. Its recovery fit replaces the standard BMP turret role with a winch, pulley blocks, rotary jib crane, tow bars, spade anchor, cargo platform, welding equipment, and a 7.62 mm defensive machine gun. Documented conflict evidence spans Russian and Ukrainian BREM-2 losses in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War and Islamic State capture and VBIED conversion of BREM-2 vehicles in Syria.
BREM-L, Tracked armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBREM-LTracked armored repair and recovery vehicleBuilt in: RussiaThe BREM-L is a Russian BMP-3-based armored repair and recovery vehicle for recovering, towing, lifting, and field-repairing damaged infantry fighting vehicles and other light armored vehicles. Rosoboronexport describes it as a BMP-3-chassis support vehicle with towing, rigging, welding, crane, bulldozer-blade, cargo-platform, and electro-hydraulic equipment, while Oryx visually documents Russian BREM-L losses during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.