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In the early- to mid-2010s, KBP Instrument Design Bureau based in Tula, Russia had unveiled the upgraded BMD-2M airborne infantry fighting equipped with the Bereg one-man turret (or "combat module" in Russia). Besides the existing 30-mm Shipunov 2A42 autocannon and 7.62-mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun, the Bereg turret is also equipped with new day/night sights, smoke grenade launchers, and two launchers for the 9M133 Kornet / AT-14 Spriggan ATGMs. The Russian Ministry of Defense ordered the modernization of 34 BMD-2s for 170 million rubles in 2013 and signed a contract to upgrade 200 BMD-2s to the BMD-2M standard by 2017.
KBP also offered the Bereg turret as a firepower upgrade for the BMD-1, BMP-1, and BTR-80 as shown in the below booklets and brochures which I found floating around eBay:
During the mid-1990s, KBP had also offered the BMD-2's original turret armed with the 30-mm Shipunov 2A42 autocannon, 7.62-mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun, and a single launcher for the 9K111 Fagot / AT-4 Spigot or 9K113 Konkurs / AT-5 Spandrel ATGM as a firepower upgrade for the BMP-1 which it marketed as the BMP-1-30.
It should be noted that KBP Instrument Design Bureau's Bereg one-man turret or combat module should not be confused with the A-222E Bereg-E 130-mm self-propelled coastal artillery gun.
![BMD-2M.jpg BMD-2M.jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215959-3db1c8d1d42b20a4cc6d5016692c9d18.jpg)
KBP also offered the Bereg turret as a firepower upgrade for the BMD-1, BMP-1, and BTR-80 as shown in the below booklets and brochures which I found floating around eBay:
![KBP Bereg (B1).jpg KBP Bereg (B1).jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215960-fe82edef2cc12d13ffbbe61cb9403cfc.jpg)
![KBP Bereg (B2).jpg KBP Bereg (B2).jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215961-7617db3fd4f07b975c53a45ca85b7230.jpg)
![KBP Bereg (A1).jpg KBP Bereg (A1).jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215962-246e73d5df0c5223e25f91167065775f.jpg)
![KBP Bereg (A2).jpg KBP Bereg (A2).jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215963-adcf36d898aa251d869ea7a8b3836349.jpg)
![KBP Bereg (A3).jpg KBP Bereg (A3).jpg](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215964-cd90b7066768949aa81c31c632f0efca.jpg)
During the mid-1990s, KBP had also offered the BMD-2's original turret armed with the 30-mm Shipunov 2A42 autocannon, 7.62-mm PKT coaxial tank machine gun, and a single launcher for the 9K111 Fagot / AT-4 Spigot or 9K113 Konkurs / AT-5 Spandrel ATGM as a firepower upgrade for the BMP-1 which it marketed as the BMP-1-30.
![BMP-1-30.png BMP-1-30.png](https://www.secretprojects.co.uk/data/attachments/215/215965-7c5e48f021d6af13eb5abf493f14e190.jpg)
It should be noted that KBP Instrument Design Bureau's Bereg one-man turret or combat module should not be confused with the A-222E Bereg-E 130-mm self-propelled coastal artillery gun.
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