OREANDA-NEWS. The Russian Federation began to promote the export of armored vehicles on the Boomerang platform, a preliminary estimate of their sales is about $ 1 billion, the press service of the department told reporters on Thursday.

As noted by the director general of the special exporter Alexander Mikheev, whose words are quoted in the press service, countries in Africa, the Middle East, Southeast Asia and the CIS have already shown interest in the Boomerang. "We estimate the export volume of this platform in the foreseeable future at about $ 1 billion", the CEO said.

The Boomerang combat platform was developed on the instructions of the Russian Ministry of Defense. The uniqueness of the platform lies in the ability to create on its base machines of a wide range of applications with various weapons and equipment. It can be used to solve the problems of war and peace: from protecting state borders and combating terrorist groups to helping the population in case of natural disasters.