page_title: VPK-7829 Bumerang
section_title: Design
hierarchical_section_title: VPK-7829 Bumerang / Design
caption_attribution_description: Rehearsal of parade in Moscow 2018
context_page_description: The VPK-7829 Bumerang is a modular amphibious wheeled infantry fighting vehicle and armored personnel carrier being developed by Russian Military Industrial Company for the Russian Army.
context_section_description: MIC, claims it “will be nothing like any of the modern APCs.”  The Bumerang vehicle will be based on Armata Universal Combat Platform. It'll be amphibious and be able to negotiate and overcome water obstacles using two waterjets.  In a departure with the previous BTR (Like BTR-70) series of vehicles, the engine will be located in the front instead of the rear.  Engine location was a significant drawback of BTR vehicles, where soldiers had to exit the vehicles through cramped side doors.  The Bumerang has rear doors and roof hatches for troop entry and exit.  It will likely have a crew of three consisting of the driver, gunner, and commander and hold seven troops.  Protection will come from ceramic armor and technologies to prevent shell splinters.  Like BTRs, the Bumerang will be an 8×8 wheeled vehicle, and will be equipped with a 750 hp turbocharged diesel engine.
caption: Rear view of the Bumerang with the two waterjets visible
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