Editing Russian Airborne Forces (section)

=== Armoured vehicles ===
There are over 1,800 armored fighting vehicles, mostly [[BMD-1]] (since 1969), of which all but around 100 are in storage,<ref>{{cite web |title=BMD-1 |url=http://warfare.be/db/catid/245/linkid/2313/title/bmd-1/ |website=Warfare.be:Russian Military Analysis |publisher=Warfare.ru |access-date=September 5, 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130219183247/http://warfare.be/db/catid/245/linkid/2313/title/bmd-1/ |archive-date=19 February 2013 |url-status=dead}}</ref>{{failed verification|date=February 2022}} and at least several hundred BMD-2 (since 1985). There are over 100 [[BMD-3]] (1990) that were partially upgraded to [[BMD-4]] level. All of them are amphibious, moving at around 10&nbsp;km/h in water. The BMD-4 is capable of full, continuous fire while in deep water, unlike any other vehicle with such heavy weaponry (100&nbsp;mm gun and 30&nbsp;mm auto cannon). However, some units (such as those who served on peacekeeping duties in the Balkans) are known to have used BTR armored personnel carriers rather than BMD's. T-72B3 tanks supplied to the Russian Airborne Forces in 2018 have been upgraded and are equipped with Andromeda automatic control system and some of them with top-attack defence screens.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/russian-air-assault-division-fields-tanks-with-top-attack-defence-screens|title=Russian air assault division fields tanks with top-attack defence screens|newspaper=Janes.com }}</ref> As of 2021, the Russian Airborne Forces have 150 T-72B3 and 10 T-72B3 mod. 2016. [[T-90]]M tanks are also attached to VDV units as of August 2023.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2023/0823/091074871/detail.shtml | title=ЦАМТО / / Танкисты на Т-90М «Прорыв» поддерживают тульских десантников плотным огнем на Северском направлении }}</ref>

There is a turret-less variant of the [[BMD-1]], the [[BTR-D]], which is used as troop carrier and serves as the basis for specialised versions such as anti-tank, command and signals. The BTR-D will be partially replaced by the new multi-purpose APC BTR-MD "Rakushka" that will also come in several different versions. Approximately 280 vehicles in all BTR-D configurations are in service.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://warfare.be/db/catid/245/linkid/2312/title/btr-d-/rd/-zd/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20131024125732/http://warfare.be/db/catid/245/linkid/2312/title/btr-d-/rd/-zd/|title=BTR-D /RD/ ZD|archive-date=24 October 2013|access-date=24 December 2014}}</ref> As part of the 2011 state defence order (GOZ), 10 BMD-4M and 10 "Rakushka's" have been ordered, but according to the VDV's CinC General Colonel Shamanov, Kurganmashzavod did not give a guarantee it would produce them.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/shamanov-on-the-vdvs-goz/|title=Shamanov on the VDV's GOZ – Russian Defense Policy|work=Russian Defense Policy|date=31 May 2011|access-date=24 December 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019083204/http://russiandefpolicy.wordpress.com/2011/05/31/shamanov-on-the-vdvs-goz/|archive-date=19 October 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

The Russian Defense Ministry adopted the BMD-4M in April 2016.<ref>[http://armyrecognition.com/april_2016_global_defense_security_news_industry/bmd-4m_and_btr-mdm_airborne_armoured_vehicles_enter_officially_in_service_with_russian_army_tass_13004163.html BMD-4M and BTR-MDM airborne armoured vehicles enter officially in service with Russian army] – Armyrecognition.com, 30 April 2016</ref> The first production batch of the new armored vehicles BMD-4M and BTR-MDM "Shell" in the amount of 24 units (12 each) transferred to the Russian Airborne Forces in 2015.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1803670|title=ТАСС: Армия и ОПК – В ВДВ поступила первая серийная партия из 12 БМД-4М и 12 БТР "Ракушка"|work=ТАСС|access-date=2015-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150304075658/http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/1803670|archive-date=2015-03-04|url-status=live}}</ref> The VDV equipped the first regiment with BMD-4Ms and BTR-MDMs in 2016.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}} In 2017, they received two battalion sets of BMD-4M combat airborne vehicles and BTR-MDM APCs, over 80 Rys’ and UAZ Pickup armored automobiles.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12152767@egNews |title=Leadership of Airborne troops sums up results in 2017 : Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation |access-date=2017-12-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171209204313/http://eng.mil.ru/en/news_page/country/more.htm?id=12152767@egNews |archive-date=2017-12-09 |url-status=live }}</ref>

[[File:Army2016demo-016.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[BMD-4]]M]]
[[File:Army2016demo-019.jpg|alt=|thumb|The [[BTR-MDM]] "Shell"]]
Russian airborne brigade-level units have received [[Tigr (Russian military vehicle)|SPM-2 GAZ-233036 Tigr]] armored cars. They have ordered [[Kamaz Typhoon]] armored infantry transports, following modifications to meet the demands of the airborne troops and accepted them for supply in August 2021. The Russian Airborne Forces have received about 100 Tigr and Rys special armored vehicles, 200 Snegohod A-1 snow-going and AM-1 all-terrain vehicles, UAZ Patriot light motor vehicles, Toros 4x4 armored vehicles and Kamaz trucks that can be air-dropped.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2021/0804/102063872/detail.shtml|title=ЦАМТО / / ВДВ получили на снабжение новейшие бронеавтомобили «Тайфун-ВДВ»|website=armstrade.org}}</ref>

The VDV currently receives Berkyt protected snowmobiles for personnel transportation and fire support in arctic conditions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20758/russias-tiny-machine-gun-toting-snowmobile-keeps-occupants-warm-even-when-its-50-below |title=Russia's Tiny Machine Gun-Toting Snowmobile Keeps Occupants Warm Even when It's 50 Below |date=9 May 2018 |access-date=2018-10-18 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181019001513/http://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/20758/russias-tiny-machine-gun-toting-snowmobile-keeps-occupants-warm-even-when-its-50-below |archive-date=2018-10-19 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://vpk-news.ru/news/34007 |title=Минобороны РФ получило 40 снегоходов "Беркут" для работы в Арктических условиях &#124; Еженедельник "Военно-промышленный курьер" |access-date=2016-12-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161208003922/http://www.vpk-news.ru/news/34007 |archive-date=2016-12-08 |url-status=live }}</ref> Infauna and Leer-2 EW systems alongside Aileron-3SV UAVs and P-230T command vehicles are also received.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/0503/100040825/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Военнослужащие Ульяновского соединения ВДВ в летнем периоде обучения будут осваивать новое вооружение |access-date=2017-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180526190726/http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/0503/100040825/detail.shtml |archive-date=2018-05-26 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/0503/161540845/detail.shtml |title=ЦАМТО / Новости / Ульяновское соединение ВДВ получило новейшие средства РЭБ и беспилотные летательные аппараты |access-date=2017-05-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170511151626/http://www.armstrade.org/includes/periodics/news/2017/0503/161540845/detail.shtml |archive-date=2017-05-11 |url-status=live }}</ref> The RKhM-6 chemical reconnaissance vehicle based on the BTR-80 armored personnel carrier, the BTR-D airborne assault armored personnel carrier with a ZU-23 anti-aircraft gun and the R-149MA1 and the R-142DA command and staff vehicles were demonstrated in August 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tass.com/defense/1331041|title = Paratroopers demonstrate latest weapons at Army arms show in Russian Far East}}</ref> The Sarmat-2 light tactical buggy participated in the Zapad-2021 drill.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.janes.com/defence-news/news-detail/russia-debuts-new-tactics-and-equipment-during-exercise-zapad-2021|title = Russia debuts new tactics and equipment during exercise 'Zapad 2021'| newspaper=Janes.com }}</ref>

On 1 August 2013, it was reported that the Russian Airborne Forces will develop a hybrid combat vehicle that combines features of an airborne infantry fighting vehicle and a helicopter. To meet the demands of future armed conflicts, a combat module that combines a light combat vehicle and an attack helicopter is being considered, with a crew of three-four people. The vehicle will be developed for the VDV by 2030.{{citation needed|date=March 2022}}