"Russian airborne forces will receive 50 new BMD-4M..." Topic

… airborne infantry vehicles and 30 BTR-MD.

"Russia's Airborne Forces are to receive 50 newest BMD-4M airborne infantry fighting vehicles and 30 BTR-MD Rakushka tracked armoured personnel carrier vehicles before the end of the current year, the forces' commander Vladimir Shamanov told reporters on Wednesday, July 29, 2015

It became known in mid-June that new fighting vehicles for the Airborne Forces successfully completed the state test program and were recommended for service.

"By the end of the year we plan to receive 50 BMD-4M assault vehicles and 30 BTR-MD Rakushka vehicles," he said.

The BMD-4M is the latest generation of Russian-made airborne armoured infantry fighting vehicle that can be para-dropped to provide firepower and support for airborne troops. It is an upgraded variant of the BMD-4 (BMD-3M). The BMD-4M is fitted with a two-man turret armed with a 2A70 100mm caliber gun, coupled to a 30mm 2A72 cannon and a 7.62mm PKT coaxial machine gun mounted to the right of the main armament…"
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..would love to know where they are going to get the money from for these almost daily announcements of new hardware…

Maybe some of it comes from the ~$50 billion in US Treasuries they've sold in the past year? ( link )

@Chokidar: Diamonds, maybe? They have warehouses full of the things, just like De Beers does.

That BMP3/BMD4 turret seems like it is just waiting for an ammunition explosion…