Images published in Myanmar's online social media revealed the newly improved Russian version of the BRDM-2MS 4x4 wheel patrol vehicle. A certain amount was found on the roads Yangon-Mandalay In the beginning of February 2020. These BRDM-2MS 4x4 tire vehicles were identified as the Myanmar Army, Tatmadaw, having entered into a procurement contract from Russia and received their first set of vehicles at the end of 2019.
Users in online social media in Myanmar stated that the Myanmar Army has already received 33 BRDM-2M wheel rubber armored vehicles, including 3 commanded rubber armored vehicles. It is expected that the Myanmar Army will bring rubber armored vehicles BRDM-2MS Russia an active troop of four armored reconnaissance vehicles. Each company has 14 vehicles, resulting in the total number of procurement being around 56 vehicles.
It is understood that the Myanmar Army should officially launch its own BRDM-2MS 4x4 tire patrol during the Tatmadaw Day parade, the 75th anniversary of its founding. To be held on 27 March 2020, Myanmar is the second ASEAN country to procure BRDM-2MS from Russia following the Lao People's Army (LPA: Lao People's Army) that was launched at a military parade in Vientiane Capital (Vientiane) on January 20, 2019, in addition to Laos and Myanmar during the year 2019, Russia also donated BRDM-2MS 4x4 rubber patrol vehicles. In the form of military assistance to Serbia, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. On the BRDM-2MS improve the era of armored wheeled reconnaissance BRDM-2 was taken from the Russian Defense Ministry reserves the war that started operation since 2017.
The improved version of the BRDM-2MS rubber wheeled vehicle is carried out by JSC 103 Armored Repair Factory in the Atamanovka (Trans-Baikal region) is different from the basic BRDM-2, which has been in service since the 1960s, with new diesel engines installed instead of the 140hp GAZ-41 gasoline engine, camera Eletro-Optical, at the back of the 14.5mm KPVT heavy machine gun, and with applique armor plates added to various risk areas on the vehicle for added protection.
(AAG)