Forward air controllers (FAC) who guide attack aircraft at targets will receive new vehicles. The combat air controller vehicle (BOMAN) can detect adversary objects, provide guidance and control airplanes and helicopters over the battlefield. It makes the operation on the frontline safer and guiding precision much more accurate, the Izvestia daily writes.
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| The BTR-80 served as a basis for the BOMAN design aimed at equipping forward air controllers (Picture source: Vitaly Kuzmin) |