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  "id": "rkhm-6",
  "name": "RKhM-6",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "land",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "8x8 amphibious CBRN reconnaissance vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "RUS",
    "SYR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "RKhM-6 \"Povozka\" – the latest version with state-of-the-art detection systems, including the PRKhDD-2B with a detection range of about 3 km. Furthermore, the RKhM-6 is equipped with an SN-RKhM inertial navigation system and a 14Ts834 satellite navigation system.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Arzamas Machinery Plant of Military Industrial Company (VPK)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Configuration",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "8x8",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 3,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 7.7,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 2.9,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 2.41,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "combat_weight_t",
      "v": 13.6,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "KamAZ Series",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_road_kmh",
      "v": 80,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_swim_kmh",
      "v": 9,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fording depth",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "Amphibious m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Hull Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Front armor of the RKhm-6 protects against 12.7 mm rounds. All-round protection is against 7.62 mm rounds and artillery shell splinters. It features spaced and heavier armour at the forward hull, while the sides and turret are hinged with a",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Turret Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Protection against 12.7mm and shrapnel",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Applique Armor",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Available",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "NBC Protection",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "Yes, Collective & a advanced NBC laboratory",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Smoke Equipment",
      "section": "protection",
      "v": "6 x 81-mm smoke grenade launchers",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "armament",
      "label": "Secondary armament",
      "v": "1 x 7.62mm PKT (Kalashnikov's Machine Gun) General-Purpose Machine Gun",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4",
      "text": "The RKhM-4 (Razvedyvatelnaya Khimicheskaya Mashina) chemical reconnaissance vehicle is fitted with various detection devices for the detection of radiation, biological and chemical agents.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4-01",
      "text": "The RKhM-4-01 vehicle is an updated version of the RKhM-4. Biological, chemical and radiological detection equipment fitted to the RKhM-4-01 vehicle.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-4-02",
      "text": "The RKhM-4-02 is another incremental update to the base vehicle.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RKhM-6",
      "text": "The RKhM-6, is another incremental update of the RKhM-4.",
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      ]
    },
    {
      "name": "RPM-2",
      "text": "The RPM-2 (Razvedivatelno-Poiskovaya Mashina) radiation survey/reconnaissance vehicle is based on the RKhM-4.",
      "src": [
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      ]
    }
  ],
  "art": "apc8",
  "image": {
    "file": "rkhm-6.jpg",
    "thumb": "rkhm-6-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ChemicalExercise2018-07.jpg",
    "title": "File:ChemicalExercise2018-07.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/rkhm-6.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-rkhm-6": {
      "title": "RKhM-6 Russian 8x8 Amphibious CBRN Reconnaissance Vehicle",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/RKhM-6_Russian_8x8_Amphibious_CBRN_Reconnaissance_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}