TSAMTO, November 8. Since 2012, the Strategic Missile Forces (RVSN) have received more than 70 combat anti-sabotage vehicles BPDM "Typhoon-M". In 2021, the delivery of this equipment continues.
The Typhoon-M BPDM was developed in the interests of the Strategic Missile Forces on the basis of the BTR-82 armored personnel carrier. It is designed to conduct reconnaissance in positional areas in the radar, optical and infrared wave ranges, as well as to combat sabotage and reconnaissance groups.
The uniqueness of this machine lies in its equipment with a complex of reconnaissance means, including an unmanned aerial vehicle. "Typhoon-M" has the ability to detect the enemy at a range of up to five kilometers.
Along with the BPDM, the troops receive a unique simulator for training the personnel of the security and intelligence units in its use, which allows them to find sabotage groups in the invisibility zones of optoelectronic and radio-electronic means.
Thanks to its versatility, the simulator makes it possible to train the entire crew of the Typhoon-M - from the driver mechanic to the shooter of the remotely controlled weapons platform, according to the Department of Information and Mass Communications of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation.
