The APE-3 is a Russian automated mobile unit produced by RusBITech as the smaller fixed-volume module in the APE field command-post family. Official RusBITech material describes it as a field work-and-rest unit for a 4-5-person group, while Russian delivery reporting and CNews describe APE sets as combining an APE-5 KamAZ-63501-based module with a towed APE-3 module for deployable command-post support.
Public sources describe APE-3 and APE-5 as related APE automated mobile units with different capacities and roles inside deployable command-post sets.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Larger APE family command-post module | RusBITech lists APE-5 for a 9-11-person group and APE-3 for a 4-5-person group; CNews describes the APE set as an APE-5 module on a KamAZ-63501 chassis plus a towed APE-3 module. Sources: RusBITech products page, RusBITech APE-3 product page, CNews RusBITech APE contract dispute |
Open Russian reporting describes the APE-3 as the towed companion module in APE sets built around the larger APE-5 command-post module.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Mobile automated command-post module | CNews describes a complete APE set as an APE-5 module on a KamAZ-63501 chassis with a towed APE-3 module; DFNC separately reported APE-5 and APE-3 sets delivered to Western and Southern Military District formations. Sources: CNews RusBITech APE contract dispute, DFNC RusBITech state-defense-order report |
The APE-3 is best documented as support equipment inside a deployable command-post set rather than as an independently tracked combat vehicle. RusBITech's public product page identifies the smaller fixed-volume module, while delivery reporting places it alongside APE-5 command-post modules supplied to Russian formations.
RusBITech states that APE-3 supports field work and rest for a 4-5-person group.
CNews and DFNC describe an APE set as an APE-5 module on a KamAZ-63501 chassis plus a towed APE-3 module.
CNews reports four workplaces, six rest places, a toilet, and a shower in the APE-3 module.
DFNC reported delivered and planned APE-3/APE-5 sets for Russian Western and Southern Military District formations.
Sources: RusBITech APE-3 product page; CNews RusBITech APE contract dispute; DFNC RusBITech state-defense-order report.
CNews reported that the APE-3/APE-5 delivery program was tied to a 2018 Russian state-defense-order contract.
Sources: CNews RusBITech APE contract dispute
DFNC reported that Russian officials inspected the RusBITech contract after 76 APE-5 and APE-3 sets had already been delivered, with another 18 sets in production.
Sources: DFNC RusBITech state-defense-order report
DFNC reported that eight formations in Russia's Western and Southern Military Districts received 64 APE-5 and APE-3 sets in 2019, with 46 additional sets due for seven formations.
Sources: DFNC RusBITech state-defense-order report
CNews described the APE set as an APE-5 module on a KamAZ-63501 chassis and a towed APE-3 module, with APE-3 fitted for four workplaces, six rest places, a toilet, and a shower.
Sources: CNews RusBITech APE contract dispute
