VPK-7829 Bumerang
| VPK-7829 Bumerang | |
|---|---|
Bumerang IFV | |
| Type | Infantry fighting vehicle Armoured personnel carrier Tank destroyer |
| Place of origin | Russia |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Industrial Company LLC (VPK) |
| Manufacturer | Arzamas Machine-Building Plant |
| Produced | n/a |
| No. built | ~5 |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 34 tons |
| Length | 8.805 m |
| Width | 3.187 m |
| Height | 3.185 m (At the top of the sight) |
| Crew | 3 (+7–8 passengers) |
| Armor | Some 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< Bumerang APC: 12.7 mm 6S21-01 DPV-T machine gun remote turret |
| Engine | BarnaulTransMash turbocharged diesel UTD-32TR 510 hp |
| Suspension | wheeled 8×8 |
Operational range | 800 km (500 mi) |
| Maximum speed | 100 km/h (62 mph) |
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The VPK-7829 Bumerang (Russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is a prototype modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier developed by Russian Military Industrial Company for the Russian army. In over 10 years since being unveiled, the vehicle has not entered serial production and total vehicles delivered are widely reported to be in the single digits.