{
  "id": "btr-90",
  "name": "BTR-90 (GAZ-5923)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2004,
  "operators": [
    "RUS"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 1,
  "summary": "BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) is an 8×8 wheeled armored personnel carrier developed in Russia, designed in 1993 and first shown publicly in 1994. It is a larger version of the BTR-80 vehicle, fitted with a BMP-2 turret.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Arzamas Machine Building Plant (AMZ), a subsidiary of the Military Industrial Company.",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8x8",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 8.05,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.06,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 3.05,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 22,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_hp",
      "v": 510,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Suspension",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "torsion bar suspended from A-frame mounts, dual hydraulic shock-absorbers on first and last road wheel stations and single hydraulic shock-absorbers on second and third wheel stations",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "road_range_km",
      "v": 850,
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Gun Stabilizer, Vertical",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Gun Stabilizer, Horizontal",
      "section": "firecontrol",
      "v": "Yes",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "The armor of the BTR-90 comprises welded steel armour plates. The armour can withstand hits from 14.5 mm rounds over the frontal arc. The side armour can provide protection against large caliber machine gun fire and shrapnel.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Welded steel armor plates.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available, Additional armoured plates can be installed on the vehicle to increase protection.",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-90"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Explosive reactive armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available, Special Tifon explosive reactive armor was developed for this APC",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Active Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available, Active protection methods can also be used, such as explosive reactive armor.",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection System",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Collective",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "6 x 81-mm smoke grenade launchers",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 × coaxial mounted 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun; 1 × turret mounted 30 mm AG-17 automatic grenade launcher (externally mounted)",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "Rifle",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "qty": "500"
    },
    {
      "name": "Projectile",
      "role": "30 mm ammunition",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {},
      "qty": "400 Rounds"
    },
    {
      "name": "SACLOS Wire-Guided Anti-Tank Guided Missile",
      "role": "ammunition",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-90"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Warhead": "2.7 kg",
        "Guidance": "Wire-guided SACLOS"
      },
      "qty": "4 ea"
    }
  ],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "BTR-90 with 100 mm turret",
      "text": "This turret retains the same armament as the turret fitted to the BMP-3 infantry combat vehicle (ICV) This consists of a stabilized 100 mm 2A70 gun, 30 mm 2A72 cannon and 7.62 mm PKTM MG.",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-90"
      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "BTR-90 with Berezhok weapon system",
      "text": "Berezhok is fitted with a new turret developed by the KBP Instrument Design Bureau which retains the 30 mm 2A42 cannon and 7.62 mm PKT coaxial machine gun but has the more recent 30 mm AG-30 AGL.",
      "src": [
        "weg-btr-90"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "btr-90.jpg",
    "thumb": "btr-90-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Msgevans00",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BTR-90,_Kubinka_tank_museum.jpg",
    "title": "File:BTR-90, Kubinka tank museum.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/btr-90.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-btr-90": {
      "title": "BTR-90 (GAZ-5923) Russian 8x8 Amphibious Armored Personnel Carrier (APC)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/BTR-90_GAZ-5923_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_Armored_Personnel_Carrier",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}