B-Arms presents BRDM-2MB Bekas reconnaissance vehicle

Russian company B-Arms presented the upgraded BRDM-2MB Bekas 4×4 armoured reconnaissance vehicle during a demonstration at a range in Ruza near Moscow on 9 June.

Chief designer Alexey Butrimov said the deeply modernised Bekas features 6 mm applique armour plates over the most vulnerable points, anti-blast seats, a mine-protected floor, air conditioning, a modernised braking system, a situational awareness system, a new 136 hp diesel engine, and a more ergonomic dashboard.

BRDM-2MB during a demonstration at a range in Ruza near Moscow. (Anton Novoderezhkin/TASS via Getty Images)

The BRDM-2MB retains the KPVT 14.5 mm heavy machine gun and Kalashnikov PKT medium machine gun in a protected turret. It has a crew of three and can carry two passengers.

Its hull’s sloped armour protects against 7.62 mm and 12.7 mm bullets, while the frontal arc is designed to withstand KPVT 14.5 mm heavy rounds fired at a range of 300 m.