VPK-7829 Bumerang

VPK-7829 Bumerang
Bumerang IFV
TypeInfantry fighting vehicle
Armoured personnel carrier
Tank destroyer
Place of originRussia
Production history
DesignerMilitary Industrial Company LLC (VPK)
ManufacturerArzamas Machine-Building Plant[1]
Produced2015–present
No. built~5
Specifications
Mass34 tons
Length8.805 m
Width3.187 m
Height3.185 m (At the top of the sight)
Crew3 (+7–8 passengers)

ArmorSome form of ceramic
Main
armament
Bumerang IFV: Bumerang-BM remote weapon station turret with 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42, 9M133 Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles, and PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun or AU-220M Baikal remote weapon station with 57 mm BM-57 autocannon and 7.62mm PKMT machine gun<[citation needed]
Bumerang APC: 12.7 mm 6S21-01 DPV-T machine gun remote turret
EngineBarnaulTransMash[2] turbocharged diesel UTD-32TR
510 hp[3]
Suspensionwheeled 8×8
Operational
range
800 km (500 mi)
Maximum speed 100 km/h (62 mph)

The VPK-7829 Bumerang (Russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is a modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed by Russian Military Industrial Company (MIC) for the Russian army.[4][5]

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  3. ^ ""Черный Бумер" 8х8 ("Бумеранг" (ВПК-7829): настоящий танк на колесах - Колеса.ру". Archived from the original on 8 May 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  4. ^ "K-17 Bumerang 8x8 Boomerang IFV Infantry Fighting Vehicle". armyrecognition.com. Archived from the original on 20 October 2018.
  5. ^ "K-17". Archived from the original on 25 October 2018.