Vietnam is gradually upgrading its BTR-60PB armored personnel carriers, especially their firepower systems.
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| According to the People's Army Newspaper, the Military Mechanical Engineering Institute is currently conducting research on installing electrically driven gun turret systems and night vision/targeting systems on the BTR-60PB armored personnel carrier. |
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| Improvements to the electrical system, allowing for automatic turret rotation without manual intervention, also significantly enhanced the ability to attack the enemy from all directions. |
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| According to Russian media, several modification options are currently being considered, such as equipping it with a 100 mm cannon to transform it into a wheeled tank, similar to what Cuba has done; however, this configuration would eliminate its troop-carrying function. |
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| Faced with new demands, the Russian company Muromteplovoz has offered a very noteworthy upgrade package. |
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| According to this upgrade package, the old gun turret was removed and replaced with a new MB-2 turret, which mounts a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon, a 7.62 mm PKTM machine gun, a 30 mm AGS-17 grenade launcher, and 9K35M3-K Strela-10M3-K anti-aircraft missiles. |
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| Additionally, the vehicle's 90-horsepower GAZ-49B gasoline engine was replaced with a 195-horsepower YaMZ-236A diesel engine, along with a new gearbox and braking system. |
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| Although the top speed remains at 80 km/h, the operating range has increased from 500 to 800 km, a figure even more significant considering the vehicle's weight has risen to 13 tons from the original 10 tons. After modernization, the BTR-60PB has firepower that is no less than, if not superior to, the BTR-82A. |
According to Baodatviet
