Russia Admits Western Tech Edge After Capturing Ukrainian Bradley

In a rare admission, Russia concedes the Bradley is better than their own BMP armored vehicles

US-made Bradley in Ukrainian service. Courtesy AFU

Did I ever tell you the story of how a Bradley Fighting Vehicle ran me over in the Army? If you’re a long-time reader, you’re probably sick of this story.

It was part of a training exercise in the infantry to teach us to keep calm and still perform our jobs in extreme conditions.

We were to let the Bradley, a stand-in for an enemy tank, roll over us and then pop up and shoot it in the rear armor with an AT-4 anti-tank rocket. Trust me, 28 tons moving by inches from your head will trigger some pucker factor.

Since then, I’ve had a healthy respect for the Bradley.

Now, Russia has finally admitted what Ukrainian infantry and American armor crews have known for years: the M2 Bradley isn’t just better than the Russian BMP-3, it’s in another league entirely.

Thanks to a captured Ukrainian M2A2 ODS SA variant currently sitting in a Russian test facility, the Kremlin’s own armored warfare experts have quietly dropped the bravado and published a rare moment of candor.

The 38th Research and Testing Institute of Armored Vehicles under the Russian Ministry of Defense ran a full comparative study…