Bumerang-BM

Bumerang-BM[citation needed] or DUBM-30 Epoch[1]
The turret mounted on a Kurganets-25 IFV
TypeRemote weapon station
Place of originRussia
Service history
Used byRussian Armed Forces
Production history
DesignerKBP Instrument Design Bureau[1]
Produced2015-present
Specifications
Crew0 (remotely controlled)
Main
armament
2A42 30 mm auto cannon[1][2] with 500 rounds (AP/HE)[3]
4 Kornet-EM[1]
Secondary
armament
7.62 mm coaxial PKT[4]
Rear view of the turret mounted on a Kurganets-25 IFV
Front view of the turret mounted on a BMP-3 IFV

The Bumerang-BM (Russian: Бумеранг-БМ) or DUBM-30 Epoch[1] is a remotely controlled turret for the T-15 Armata heavy IFV, Kurganets-25 and Bumerang platforms.[1] It was first seen in public in 2015 during rehearsals for the Moscow Victory Day Parade, mounted on those three platforms.[5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f de Larrinaga, Nicholas (22 April 2015). "New Russian heavy armour breaks cover". IHS Jane's Defence Weekly. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  2. ^ "T-15 (Object 149) heavy infantry combat vehicle". globalsecurity.org. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  3. ^ "New Russian Armor; First analysis: Armata". defense-update.com. 9 May 2015. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
  4. ^ T-15 Armata HIFV to increase combat capabilities of Russian Land Forces - Armyrecognition.com, 10 August 2016
  5. ^ "Boomerang-BM".