Profile
- Type
- Tracked infantry fighting vehicle
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Yugoslavia
- Service note
- Entered service in 1979; Russia-Ukraine War aid context from 2022
Armored Vehicles
BVP M-80
The BVP M-80 is a Yugoslav tracked amphibious infantry fighting vehicle built to move infantry with armor protection while adding a 20 mm cannon, coaxial machine gun, and Malyutka anti-tank missile capability. In the Russia-Ukraine War record, the relevant variant is the Slovenian-held M80A, a more powerful production model that Slovenia transferred to Ukraine as armored mobility aid in 2022.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- FAMOS factory
- Built in
- Yugoslavia
Service History
- In service
- 1979-present
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Slovenian Armed Forces, Serbian Armed Forces, Croatian Army
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War, Yugoslav Wars
Production History
- Designer
- Military Technical Institute
- Designed
- Early 1970s
- Built by
- FAMOS factory
- Built in
- Yugoslavia
- Unit cost
- Not publicly established
- Produced
- 1979-early 1990s
- Number built
- About 800 M-80 and M-80A vehicles
- Variants
- M-80, M-80A, M-80A command and ambulance variants, M-80AB1 modernization
Specifications
- Crew
- 3 crew plus 6 troops
- Armament
- 20 mm HS 803 cannon, coaxial 7.62 mm machine gun, and Maljutka (AT-3 Sagger) wire-guided anti-tank missiles
- Weight
- 13,850 kg combat weight
- Mobility
- 65 km/h road speed, 8 km/h water speed, and 500 km road range
- Protection
- 10-30 mm armor; NBC protection and fire suppression equipment reported for the family
- Dimensions
- 6.42 m length, 2.90 m width, 2.20 m height
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Ukrainian forces received Slovenian-donated BVP M80A infantry fighting vehicles in 2022; Slovenian government material identifies 35 BVP M80A vehicles as part of Slovenia's military aid to Ukraine.
Related Weapon Systems
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BVP M-80 & M-80A Infantry Fighting VehiclePublisher: Yugoimport-SDPR | Note: Supports manufacturer, production background, role, armament, armor, dimensions, crew, troop capacity, speed, range, and combat weight. | Accessed: 2026-06-20M-80 Infantry Combat VehiclePublisher: GlobalSecurity.org | Note: Supports background on design lineage, service entry, layout, variants, armament, protection, and mobility. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Pomoc Ukrajini - zbrano gradivoPublisher: Government of Slovenia | Note: Official Slovenian government material identifying 35 BVP M80A infantry fighting vehicles as military aid to Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Slovenia donates to Ukraine BVP M-80A tracked armored IFVsPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Directly documents Slovenian BVP M-80A infantry fighting vehicles donated to Ukraine during the Russia-Ukraine War in June 2022. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:BVP M-80 SV.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Primary image source; Commons file page describes a BVP M-80 in Slovenian service and marks the image as released into the public domain by the copyright holder. | Accessed: 2026-06-20