In Russia, they began to test armored vehicles on the Wheel Platform “Boomerang”. The K-16 armored personnel carrier and the C-17 infantry combat vehicle entered government tests, after which the pilot-industrial party of new cars will go to the troops. This was announced in an interview with TASS a member of the Board of the Military Industrial Commission (MCC) of the Russian Federation Mikhail Oshko.
Tests BMP and BTR on the BMERANG platform have already begun. In the near future, the military will receive an experienced industrial batch of new cars, “Mikhail Osyko said. The number of cars that will receive the military will determine the new program of armaments, added a member of the MPC College.
Mikhail Osyko noted a large internal volume of equipment on the “Boomerang” platform. As he noted, this will allow you to place all the necessary systems for creating complexes of communication and intelligence on a promising chassis. The National Interest magazine called BMP K-17 example of the future weapon. In the publication, the layout was noted with the front location of the engine, which increases the crew protection, and facilitates landing and landing of the landing.
Unified Combat Platform “Boomerang” cipher developed by specialists of the Military Industrial Company LLC. From the BTR of the past generation, the car is characterized by the front location of the motor-transmission compartment. It increases the protection against the shelling of the front projection and allows landing and landing of the assault from the stern.
“Boomerang” received multilayer protection using ceramic elements, which increased the security. The machine can carry various remote-controlled combat modules, including promising AU-220M “Baikal” with a 57 mm gun.