Kurganets-25

Kurganets-25
Kurganets-25 IFVKurganets-25 APC
Type Tracked Platform[1][2]
Place of origin Russia
Service history
Used by Russian Armed Forces
Production history
Designer Kurgan Machine-Building, Kurganmashzavod[2]
Manufacturer Kurganmashzavod
Produced 2015
Specifications
Weight 25 tonnes (28 short tons)[1][2]
Crew 3 (+8 passengers)[1][2]
Main
armament

Kurganets-25 IFV: Bumerang-BM remote weapon station turret with 30 mm automatic cannon 2A42, 9M133 Kornet-EM anti-tank missiles, and PKT 7.62 mm coaxial machine gun
Bumerang APC: 12.7 mm machine gun remote turret

Kurganets-25 APC: 12.7 mm Kord machine gun[2]
Engine 800 hp[1][2]
Power/weight 32 hp/tonne
Suspension Torsion Bar[2]
Speed

80 km/h (50 mph)[1][2]

On Water: 10 km/h (6.2 mph; 5.4 kn)[1][2]

The Kurganets-25 (Russian: Курганец-25) is a tracked, 25-ton modular platform being developed for the Russian Army. The Kurganets-25 will evolve into various models, gradually replacing BMP, BMD, MT-LB and other types of tracked armored platforms.[3] The Kurganets-25 will have modular armor that can be upgraded for specific threats.[2]

The Kurganets-25 IFV and APC variants were first seen in public (initially with the turret and main armament shrouded) during rehearsals for the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade. If preliminary and state tests go well, serial production could begin by 2016.[4]

Design

The Kurganets-25 is designed to bring the Russian tracked troop carrier fleet up to standard with Western designs like the American M2 Bradley and British Warrior, which outclassed their Soviet Cold War BMP-series counterparts, while being lighter than the T-15 "heavy IFV" based on the Armata Universal Combat Platform tank chassis. There are two versions of the vehicle: a heavily armed infantry fighting vehicle carrying 6-7 troops; and a lightly armed APC carrying 8 troops. Other variants proposed for the Kurganets include an armored ambulance, an 82 mm Vasilek mortar carrier, anti-tank vehicle, armored recovery vehicle, a reconnaissance vehicle, a command vehicle, and an armored engineering vehicle.[5] The vehicle represents a departure from traditional Russian low profile designs, having a higher floor more suited for mounted combat rather than troop carrying, which also provides better IED and mine protection. While the T-15 is expected to be deployed with T-14 tanks in armored formations, Kurganets-25 platforms will equip mechanized units.[6]

Armament

The Kurganets-25 IFV features the Bumerang-BM remote control turret with its 2A42 30 mm auto cannon, a 7.62 mm coaxial PKT machine gun and a bank of two Kornet-EM anti-tank guided missiles on either side. The Kurganets-25 APC variant has a 12.7 mm MG RWS instead of the Bumerang-BM turret.[7]

An SPAAG version with a 57 mm gun and a Kurganets-25 SPG with a 125 mm are planned.[8]

Mobility

The Kurganets-25 weighs 25 tonnes.[2][7] This allows the Kurganets-25 to be light enough to be mobile on water. The maximum speed of the vehicle is 80 km/h on land and 10 km/h on water.[1][2] Both the IFV and APC variants have a front-mounted engine[7] rated at 800 hp.[1][2]

Protection

The Kurganets-25 IFV has 360-degree coverage from its active protection system launcher tubes. This APS is smaller than the one found on the T-14 Armata and T-15, but like the T-15, it's attached close the top of the hull. A two-part projectile detection system is placed on various places on the hull and turret. The Kurganets-25 APC variant, when revealed in the 2015 Moscow Victory Day Parade, had a scaled down APS systems which were attached only to the turret. The APC variant had no APS tubes attached to the hull.[7]

Ergonomics and Crew

According to the first vice president and co-owner of Concern Tractor Plants, Albert Bakov, the Kurganets-25 uses a console similar to a Sony PlayStation gamepad.[9] It is wider than previous generations of Russian APCs and IFVs. Also, the front located engine increases crew comfort and ease of access.[7]

Variants

  • IFV (Industrial designation — Object 693);[10]
  • APC (Industrial designation — Object 695).[10]

Operators

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Курганец-25 "Объект 695" Боевая машина пехоты". Военный информатор. Archived from the original on 14 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Administrator. "Kurganets-25 BMP Kurganets AIFV armoured infantry fighting vehicle technical data sheet pictures video - Russia Russian army light armoured vehicle UK - Russia Russian army military equipment vehicles UK". Archived from the original on 3 May 2015. Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  3. ↑ Tamir Eshel. "Russia Plans to Field the T-99, a Radically New Main Battle Tank by 2015". Retrieved 10 May 2015.
  4. ↑ "БМП "Курганец-25" - Телеканал "Звезда"". tvzvezda.ru. Retrieved 2016-02-11.
  5. ↑ Russia Hopes Its New Super Combat Vehicle Will Rule the Battlefield - Nationalinterest.org, 30 July 2016
  6. ↑ Kurganets-25 – a new family of medium troop carriers from Russia - Defense-Update.com, 24 April 2015
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 http://www.janes.com/article/51469/russia-s-armour-revolution
  8. ↑ http://tass.ru/armiya-i-opk/2026563
  9. ↑ http://sputniknews.com/science/20150508/1021883796.html
  10. 1 2 http://www.military-informant.com/news/8525-na-poligone-v-alabino-poyavilis-novye-bmp-kurganets-25.html
  11. ↑ "Russian military to receive Kurganets-25 IFV in 2019 | Jane's 360". www.janes.com. Retrieved 2018-07-12.

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