BPM-97

Also known as KAMAZ 43269 Vistrel

The BPM-97 (Boyevaya Pogranichnaya Mashina - "Battle Vehicle of the Border Guard") or Выстрел (en. Gunshot) is the Russian military designation for the KAMAZ 43269 Vystrel 4×4 wheeled mine-resistant, ambush protected (MRAP) vehicle. It is produced fitted with several different turrets like the BTR-80A. The vehicle is based on the KAMAZ-43269 and was designed for the Russian Border Guards. The latest model has bulletproof side windows and no gun turret. It has been ordered by Kazakhstan, in addition to domestic orders from the National Guard of Russia, the Federal Prison Service and EMERCOM.

Key facts

Weapon.name: BPM-97
Weapon.image: KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel (BMP-97) REA-2009.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.caption: KAMAZ-43269 "Vystrel" (BPM-97) on Russian Expo Arms 2009 in Nizhny Tagil
Weapon.origin: Russia
Weapon.type: Armored personnel carrier, MRAP
Weapon.is_vehicle: yes
Weapon.service: 1999–present
Weapon.used_by: See Operators
Weapon.wars: Russo-Ukrainian WarSyrian Civil War
Weapon.designer: Andrei Nikolaev
Weapon.design_date: 1997
Weapon.number: 150±
Weapon.production_date: 1999–present
Weapon.variants: See Variants
Weapon.manufacturer: KAMAZ
Weapon.length: 5.3 m
Weapon.width: 1.9 m

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Wikidata facts

Image: KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel (BMP-97) REA-2009.jpg
Height: 2300
Width: 2500
Length: 5300

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service entry: 1999-01-01
Commons category: BPM-97

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History
Description
Armament
Variants
Versions
Operators
Current operators
Gallery
See also
Notes
External links

==History== Development began in 1997. The new armored vehicle was meant to replace the border guards' main transport, the GAZ-66. After a government funding default in 1998, the much delayed public funding of the project was stopped. In order to offset the cost of the development in the absence of government orders, machines were allowed to be sold to civilian companies.