MOSCOW, Nov 25 - RIA Novosti. State tests of an armored personnel carrier and an infantry fighting vehicle based on the Boomerang platform are scheduled to begin in the spring of 2022, the head of the 154th military representation, Lieutenant Colonel Yuri Chikin, told reporters at the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant.
Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko on Thursday visited the Arzamas Machine-Building Plant, where he got acquainted with the progress of work on armored vehicles on the Boomerang platform, the production of Tiger armored vehicles, BTR-82A armored personnel carriers and other armored vehicles.
"The car has passed preliminary tests with a positive result. Currently, prototypes are being finalized to submit them for state tests, which are scheduled to begin in March-April 2022," Chikin said. He clarified that "the completion of state tests is planned in November-December next year."
The military-industrial company has developed the K-16 armored personnel carrier and the K-17 infantry fighting vehicle on the Boomerang platform. The K-16 APC is equipped with a combat module with a 12.7mm machine gun, the K-17 has a Boomerang-BM combat module with a 30 mm 2A42 automatic cannon, as well as Cornet anti-tank missile launchers.
