bov-3

The BOV-3 is a Yugoslavian self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system, mounting a triple 20mm M55 cannon on a BOV armored personnel carrier chassis. It was designed to provide short-range air defense for ground units.

Developed by the Tovarna Avtomobilov Maribor in the late 1970s, this vehicle was created to address the Yugoslav People's Army's need for a highly mobile air defense platform to protect mechanized columns from low-altitude airstrikes. It officially entered service in the mid-1980s, quickly becoming a standard component of Yugoslav air defense regiments. During the Yugoslav Wars of the 1990s, the system saw extensive combat, where it was frequently repurposed as a highly effective direct-fire support weapon against ground targets in urban environments. Today, the platform remains in the active inventories or reserve forces of several successor states, including Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina, though it is gradually being phased out in favor of modern systems.