Uralvagonzavod confirms deliveries of IMR-3M engineer vehicles to Russian Ground Forces

While attention often falls on the successive equipment deliveries received by the Ground Forces-especially tanks, armoured personnel carriers and infantry support vehicles-specialist platforms dedicated to support roles are also crucial. In that context, Uralvagonzavod has confirmed one of its latest shipments: the supply of new IMR-3M engineer vehicles.

IMR-3M engineer vehicles based on the T-90 chassis

As with the earlier IMR-2, which used the T-72 chassis, the newer IMR-3 is built on the platform of the T-90 main battle tank. Rostec set out the vehicle’s core purpose in a recent statement, describing it as able to ““… clear a path through dense woodland, rocky formations and terrain covered in untouched snow. They are also capable of creating corridors through minefields, filling in ditches, trenches and craters, felling trees and pulling out stumps, excavating blocked exits from air-defence shelters and performing many other tasks””.

Engineering and combat engineer equipment fitted to the IMR-3M

To carry out these missions, the T-90 chassis has been specially modified and adapted to mount a range of dedicated engineering and combat engineer tools. These include a universal bulldozer blade with hydraulic drive, along with a telescopic arm equipped with a manipulator, a grab, a bucket with a front shovel, and a backhoe.

Adaptations for high-intensity operations and delivery outlook

As has increasingly been the case, Russian engineer vehicles have also had to adjust to the high-intensity conflict in which they are deployed in support of the Ground Forces. For that reason, the previously listed kit has been supplemented with electronic warfare equipment and additional protection against drones. Unfortunately, Rostec did not specify which systems were added.

Although the number of vehicles delivered in this early-year batch was not disclosed, it was stated that throughout 2025 the Russian Ground Forces received IMR-3M vehicles. The Russian Ministry of Defence also confirmed that orders are in place for the current year.

These deliveries also carry notable symbolic weight: this year, Russia’s engineer troops mark their 325th anniversary, tracing their origins back to the era of Peter I the Great.

““Russia’s engineer troops are celebrating their 325th anniversary this year. Even Peter I understood the importance of these units for achieving strategic success. Later, in the 19th century, they became established as an independent branch of the armed forces. During the Great Patriotic War, their role grew as part of major offensives. Today, the UVZ consortium, maintaining continuity, multiplies the glorious traditions of the engineering and design school, and supplies the Russian army not only with tanks and BMPT, but also with special armoured and engineering vehicles. We are seeing strong demand for our IMR-3M clearance machines in the troops””, said Uralvagonzavod’s press service.

Other recent deliveries

Deliveries of BMP-3M armoured vehicles in late 2025

Ahead of the IMR-3M engineer vehicle handover, it is also worth noting that at the beginning of December last year, the Rostec conglomerate confirmed the supply of BMP-3M infantry fighting vehicles. These were fitted with ““… complete multi-component additional protection kits, as well as electronic warfare systems””.

““The infantry fighting vehicles from ‘High-Precision Systems’ are the most numerous and in-demand equipment on the combat contact line. Russian service personnel value this technology for its mobility, high firepower and ease of operation even in the most difficult conditions. A co-ordinated equipment modernisation system has been developed, as a result of which BMPs receive options that are highly sought after by the troops””, said Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the state corporation Rostec’s armaments cluster and a member of the Bureau of the Union of Machine Builders of Russia.

Photographs: Rostec.