BPM-97 Vystrel
Army Guide identifies KAMAZ as the manufacturer of the KAMAZ-43269/BPM-97 Vystrel armored car.
Sources: Army Guide BPM-97 profileManufacturer archive
KAMAZ Weapon Systems
KAMAZ is a Russian truck, bus, engine, and special-vehicle manufacturer based in Naberezhnye Chelny, Tatarstan. In this catalog it is the manufacturer facet for KAMAZ-derived military vehicles such as the BPM-97/KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel, with Remdizel production context handled in the weapon record sources.
2 weapon systemsKAMAZ is represented here as a Russian vehicle manufacturer whose truck chassis and special-vehicle production appear in cataloged military systems. The individual weapon pages carry the direct sources for each weapon-specific manufacturer attribution.
Official KAMAZ export material describes the group as a major Russian automobile corporation centered in Naberezhnye Chelny, while Rostec public material describes KAMAZ's long-running truck and engine production history.
Notable Systems
Manufacturer History
KAMAZ design origins
Rostec describes the ZIL-170 prototype prepared in 1969 as the design basis that led to the commercial KAMAZ-5320 truck.
Sources: Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary article
First KAMAZ truck production
KAMAZ export material and Russian government background material place the first heavy-duty truck from the production line in February 1976.
Sources: KAMAZ Export basic facts
Large-scale vehicle and engine output cited
Rostec's anniversary article says KAMAZ had produced more than 2.5 million trucks and about 3 million engines over its history.
Sources: Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary article
This profile is scoped to KAMAZ as a manufacturer facet for cataloged vehicle systems. Weapon-specific claims, including Remdizel integration or combat use, remain on the individual weapon records.
Manufacturer Sources
- KAMAZ Export basic factsPublisher: KAMAZ Export | Note: Supports KAMAZ's headquarters and main production location in Naberezhnye Chelny, broad product focus, heavy-truck and diesel-engine manufacturer context, and group scale. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- Rostec KAMAZ 55th anniversary articlePublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports KAMAZ historical context, 1969 design-origin note, KAMAZ-Master context, and cumulative truck and engine production figures. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- Army Guide BPM-97 profilePublisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports the catalog-role connection between KAMAZ and the BPM-97/KAMAZ-43269 Vystrel armored car. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
Category
Armored Vehicles
Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.
