The Bumerang (Russian: Бумеранг, Boomerang) is an amphibious wheeled armored personnel carrier being developed for the Russian Army.
The Bumerang was designed around a 2011 Russian Army requirement intending to improve upon the weaknesses inherent in the BTR-80 and BTR-90 designs while playing up to their strengths. Additionally, those vehicles were designed during a time when war in Europe was to provide the most likely battlefield but more recent actions involving Russian forces proved that a new way of thinking was in order - unconventional warfare was here to stay. By late 2011 the program gained support and a design and development phase ensued which begat the new entry - receiving the name of Bumerang (translating simply to "Boomerang"). This product, along with others in the Armata family line, were publically debuted during the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade.
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