BTR-80

BTR-80
BTR-80
	Russian BTR-80 during Den Pobedi (Victory Day) celebrations in Moscow
Type	Amphibious armored personnel carrier; Variants: Infantry fighting vehicle; Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1986–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War ; First Nagorno-Karabakh War ; Georgian Civil War ; Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025) ; Transnistria War ; Tajikistan Civil War ; War in Afghanistan ; Iraq War ; First Chechen War ; War of Dagestan ; Second Chechen War ; Russo-Georgian War ; Insurgency in the North Caucasus ; Iraqi insurgency (2011–13) ; Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile; Sri Lankan Civil War ; War in Donbas; 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict; Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Manufacturer	Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod
Produced	1984–present
No. built	5,000
Specifications
Mass	13.6 tonnes (15.0 tons)
Length	7.7 m (25.3 ft)
Width	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Height	2.41 m (7.9 ft)
Crew	3 (+7 passengers)
Armor	10 mm (hull); 7 mm (turret)
Main; armament	14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or; 30 mm 2A72
Secondary; armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun
Engine	diesel KamAZ-7403; 260 hp (190 kW)
Power/weight	19 hp/tonne
Suspension	wheeled 8×8
Operational; range	600 km (372.8 mi)
Maximum speed	80–90 km/h (49.7–55.9 m/h); swim 10 km/h (6.2 m/h)

The BTR-80 (Russian: бронетранспортёр, romanized: bronetransportyor, lit. 'armoured carrier') is an 8×8 wheeled amphibious armoured personnel carrier (APC) designed in the Soviet Union. It was adopted in 1985 and replaced the previous vehicles, the BTR-60 and BTR-70, in the Soviet Army. It was first deployed during the Soviet–Afghan War.

The BTR-80 was developed into the larger BTR-90 in the early 1990s.

BTR-80
Russian BTR-80 during Den Pobedi (Victory Day) celebrations in Moscow
Type	Amphibious armored personnel carrier Variants: Infantry fighting vehicle Self-propelled artillery
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1986–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Soviet–Afghan War First Nagorno-Karabakh War Georgian Civil War Kurdish–Turkish conflict (1978–2025) Transnistria War Tajikistan Civil War War in Afghanistan Iraq War First Chechen War War of Dagestan Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War Insurgency in the North Caucasus Iraqi insurgency (2011–13) Sudanese conflict in South Kordofan and Blue Nile Sri Lankan Civil War War in Donbas 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh conflict Russian Invasion of Ukraine
Production history
Manufacturer	Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, Nizhniy Novgorod
Produced	1984–present
No. built	5,000
Specifications
Mass	13.6 tonnes (15.0 tons)
Length	7.7 m (25.3 ft)
Width	2.9 m (9.5 ft)
Height	2.41 m (7.9 ft)
Crew	3 (+7 passengers)

Armor	10 mm (hull) 7 mm (turret)
Main armament	14.5 mm KPVT machine gun or 30 mm 2A72
Secondary armament	7.62 mm PKT machine gun
Engine	diesel KamAZ-7403 260 hp (190 kW)
Power/weight	19 hp/tonne
Suspension	wheeled 8×8
Operational range	600 km (372.8 mi)
Maximum speed	80–90 km/h (49.7–55.9 m/h) swim 10 km/h (6.2 m/h)