btr-3m2

The BTR-3M2 is a Ukrainian 8x8 wheeled armored mortar carrier, a variant of the BTR-3 armored personnel carrier. It is equipped with a 120mm mortar system, providing mobile indirect fire support and protection for its crew.

Developed by the Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau in the early 2010s, the vehicle was designed to provide mechanized infantry units with highly mobile, rapid-response indirect fire support capable of quick emplacement and displacement. It entered active service around 2013, with the Royal Thai Army becoming its primary export customer alongside domestic Ukrainian security forces. The platform saw its first combat deployment with the National Guard of Ukraine during the war in Donbas in 2014, and it has since been utilized in defensive operations during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Today, the BTR-3M2 remains in active service, valued for its ability to deliver heavy mortar fire while maintaining the high mobility and amphibious capabilities of the baseline chassis.