The VPK-7829 Bumerang is a versatile infantry fighting vehicle in service with the Russian Ground Forces since 2017. It was developed from the Armata Universal Combat Platform, which is the same platform used to build the T-14 Armata MBT and T-15 'Terminator-3' IFV. It is also an amphibious and anti-tank vehicle as it is equipped with powerful anti-armor guided missiles. By mid 2022, the firm Uralvagonzavod had delivered about 250 Bumerangs to the RGF and about 100 units to the Russian Navy. This is a good military vehicle for reconnaissance missions.
Technical Characteristics
The VPK-7829 is an 8x8 wheeled, amphibious IFV, which is powered by a turbocharged 750 HP diesel engine to move on solid ground. To sail through water, it is propelled by two turbojets, which are mounted exteriorly, at the lower rear end of vehicle. Its crew of 3 personnel and the soldiers it transports are well protected by advanced composite armor, which include ceramic and alloy metal. This special alloy avoid spalling and prevent lethal splinters from wounding the crew inside when hit by an anti-tank grenade or shell. To get in and out of this combat vehicle, the Bumerang is fitted with both a rear door and top hatches.
Weapons
The VPK-7829 is armed with a 30mm automatic gun 2A42 Shupinov or with a remote weapon station mounting a 57mm BM-57 autocannon, 9M133 Kornet EM anti-tank missiles, and a 7.62mm PKMT machine gun.
Specifications
Type: Infantry Fighting Vehicle/Armored Personnel Carrier
Weight: 34 tons
Length: 8.8 m
Width: 3.2 m
Height: 3.2 m
Traction: 8x8 bullet-proof wheels
Maximum Speed: 100 km/h.
Below, the Bumerang on a street of Moscow in 2017.
The VPK-7829 Bumerang on the Red Square on May 8, 2017, featuring the 57-mm gun mounted on the remote station. You can see the two anti-tank missiles on each side of it.
Below, the VPK-7829 on a range near Leningrad
