'Unkillable': Russia Testing New Generation Armored Vehicle
17:05 08.02.2016
The Bumerang - Russia's newest armored personnel carrier, which was unveiled during last year's May 9 Victory Parade in Moscow - is currently undergoing preliminary trials.
Alexander Krasovitsky, the head of the Bumerang's maker, the Military-Industrial Company, heaped praise on what he describes as a "machine you simply can't kill."
"This is a new generation vehicle, better armed and better protected, both actively and passively, and boasting an advanced system of control, which exceeds what you can find on the very best foreign analogues," Krasovitsky told RIA Novosti.
First presented during the 2015 Victory Day parade on Red Square, the Bumerang is already being eyed by foreign militaries.
"There is a great deal of foreign interest in buying the Bumerang. If we get an official go-ahead from the government we'll be ready to sell," Alexander Krasovitsky said.
The Bumerang is to replace the BTR-82/A, a heavily modernized version of the 1980s-designed BTR-80.
Its 8x8, front-engine design features ceramic armor technology, including anti-tank grenade and anti-mine protection, has a crew of three, and can be fitted with a 30 mm anti-materiel or armor-piercing cannon, a 7.62 mm or 12.7 mm machine gun.
In addition to its role as a troop carrier, the Bumerang can serve as an anti-tank missile carrier, an air defense missile launcher, an armored ambulance, a command post vehicle, a fire-support vehicle and a mortar carrier.
© Sputnik
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