The BMD-2 is a variant of the BMD-1 with a new one-man turret with the gunner seated on the left and a single piece circular front-opening hatch cover. Armament consists of a 30 mm 2A42 stabilized cannon, used for ground engagements and in the anti-aircraft/anti-helicopter role, and a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun mounted coaxial to the right. A launcher for an AT-4 Spigot or the longer-range AT-5 Spandrel ATGM mounted on the right side of the turret roof. The BMD-2 has a single 7.62 mm bow-mounted machine gun on the right side, with the machine gun port in the left side of the BMD-1 being eliminated.
Specifications | |
| Main Armament (caliber, model) | 14.5-mm KPVT MG |
| range, effective (m) | 2000 ground, 1400 air |
| rate of fire (rpm) sustained/maximum | 80/600 |
| elevation/traverse (degrees) | -5 to 30/360 |
| basic load | 500 |
| Secondary Armament | 7.62-mm PKT MG |
| range, effective (m) | 1000 |
| rate of fire, cyclic/practical (rpm) | 650/250 |
| penetration (mm @ m range) | 8 @ 500 m |
| basic load | 2000 |
| vehicle characteristics | |
| night sights | |
| commander | IR |
| gunner | |
| driver | IR |
| speed, road/off-road (kph) | 80/45/10 |
| range, road/off-road (km) | 450 |
| trench crossing (width x height m) | 2x0.8 |
| grade x side slope (degrees) | 31x17 |
| ground clearance (mm) | 475 |
| fording (m) | swim |
| armor, hull/turret (mm) | 10/7 |
| weight (mt) | 11.5 |
| dimensions (LxWxH m) | 7.85x2.8x2.45 |
| crew | 2 + 8 |
