The Spanish BMR armoured vehicles of the UIP seen in detail from the outside and inside

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Two of these vehicles (JUIP-101 and JUIP-103) were sent to Vigo for the Police Day events, on the occasion of the Feast of the Guardian Angels, the patron saints of the force.

Between 2019 and 2021, the Army transferred six BMRs to the National Police, of which four are in service with two police units: three with the Police Intervention Unit (UIP, the two already mentioned and one more) and one with the Special Operations Group (GEO).

These vehicles were delivered to the National Police without their weapons: the Army removed their Browning M-2 heavy machine gun and smoke grenade launchers before delivery. Furthermore, they were unmodernized vehicles, the original BMR-600s. This is especially evident in their interiors. You can see here a series of photos of the two UIP BMRs deployed to Vigo, inside and out. Click on the images to see them enlarged.

BMRs JUIP-101 (left) and JUIP-103 (right) with their dozer blades lowered, before the October 2 parade in Vigo. Both vehicles are painted dark blue, the UIP's corporate color, but not exactly the same type of blue. The difference is quite noticeable.

Here we see them with their rear doors open. In the foreground we see the JUIP-101. Its designation refers to the Police Intervention Unit Headquarters (JUIP), located in the Moratalaz Police Complex in Madrid, where these vehicles are based.

The JUIP-101 and JUIP-103 do not have the same accessories. Here we see the side of the JUIP-103 with a tow cable attached to its left side and a single gun port. The JUIP-103 is one of the basic BMR-600s.

The JUIP-101 has a cable and tow bar on the same side and two gun ports, as well as two jerrycan spaces, as seen in this image of the police display held in Vigo in the days leading up to the Police Day parade. The JUIP-101 was most likely a BMR-600A1.

The ENASA logo with the Army shield on the rear ramp of one of the BMRs. The BMR emerged from a Joint Working Group formed by both entities in the 1970s.

Another image in which we see the difference in paint between the JUIP-101 (left, with a darker blue) and the JUIP-103 (right, lighter).

The JUIP-101 with its pusher blade lowered at the police exhibition in Vigo. This blade measures 2.5 x 0.6 meters.

The JUIP-101's bulldozer blade. This element is attached to the vehicle by six points, two of which are hydraulic actuators to lower it. Like the winch located at the top right of the vehicle's front, it is a typical element of the BMR VCZ, the sapper version of the BMR.

An image of the front of the JUIP-101 showing the protection placed in front of the rearview mirrors to protect them from impacts during riots. Behind the mirrors, we can see two vertical spars. This is protection against tripwires, to protect the driver and the vehicle commander when they are leaning out of their hatches. It is an accessory included in the Army's BMRs.

Another image of the front of the JUIP-101 in which we can see the elements described in the previous paragraph.

Two images of the enormous winch on the front of the JUIP-101. It is the same model of 7-tonne pulling force winch included in the Army's BMR M1 VCZ, but a protection has been added to the winch.

This red painted object also comes from the military version. It is also included in the BMR VCZ. From what I can find out, I think it is used to secure the pusher blade when it is raised.

The armored lid of the JUIP-101 driver's compartment. It has a slit so you can see through it when it's down. The police have added a transparent screen at the top to protect the driver when he's leaning out of the hatch.

An image of the left side of the JUIP-101, in which we see the mirror protection in the foreground.

The left front headlight of the JUIP-101. It has retained the protective grille from the military version. Next to it, we see one of the two trailer tie-down washers that the vehicle has on its front, unpainted.

The right side of the JUIP-101. We see the long exhaust pipe (with a large silencer) that carries the engine gases to the rear of the vehicle.

The rear left side of the JUIP-101. Next to the National Police logo we see the space to place the two jerrycans.

The Santa Bárbara emblem and the UIP shield on the front left side of the JUIP-101. The Santa Bárbara National Company (currently Santa Bárbara Systems) participated in the manufacture of these vehicles together with ENASA.

The BMR night lights on the front left side of the JUIP-101, another element inherited from its military past. Above, we see the masked night driving light, which projects a white light downwards. Below it, we see the signal lights. These are lights from the French brand Gabriel Lyon.

Two photos showing the JUIP-101 tow bar on the left side of the vehicle, as well as the rear ramp.

Detail of the two gun ports on the left side of the JUIP-101. In this version, the sights are equipped with protective layers. Beneath them, we see the space for protruding the weapon and opening fire from inside the vehicle.

Two photos of the JUIP-101 vehicle commander's hatch. It is equipped with visors that provide a peripheral view of the vehicle. On military vehicles, this hatch houses a turret with a 12.7 mm Browning M-2 heavy machine gun. Behind the hatch, we see a blue rotating beacon, an element added to this BMR after its delivery to the National Police.

The UIP BMRs have another blue rotating light on the right rear, next to the engine exhaust.

Two photos of the JUIP-101's rear ramp. It has a door for accessing the troop compartment without lowering the ramp. As we can see, it includes two uncovered gun ports.

One of the CB3560 shock absorbers from the JUIP-101. It's a nitrogen shock absorber from the BMR M-1 and was installed on this vehicle in December 2016, according to its license plate. The BMR is a 6x6 all-wheel drive vehicle. Although the vehicles lent by the Army to the National Police are not modernized, the tires are from the new versions of the BMR.

Two photos of the interior of the JUIP-101. It has fold-down benches instead of the individual seats of the modernized vehicles. On the right, we see two of the vehicle's side gun ports. In the background, on the right, is the engine, and to its left, the driver's position and the commander's hatch.

The JUIP-101's fuel tank. As with all BMRs, it's located on the rear left side of the vehicle. It has a capacity of 400 liters, giving this vehicle a range of 1,000 km.

The interior of the JUIP-103. It is similar to the JUIP-101 but with a single gun port on each side, as we saw above. These two vehicles retain the original 310 hp Pegaso 9157/8 engines (the modernized BMRs have Scania DS9 61A MIL turbo diesel engines, also 310 hp). These vehicles can reach a speed of 90 km/h on the road.

The two upper doors of the JUIP-103 troop compartment. These doors allow access to the roof.

The left side of the interior of the JUIP-103. Being an older model, we see that it has a different fuel tank with less capacity than the JUIP-101.

The driver's seat of the JUIP-103. As in the JUIP-101, the original spartan steering wheel has been replaced by a commercial model, specifically by a steering wheel from the German brand BMW.