It is one of Russia’s newest military vehicles, designed to take soldiers into battle, while having the firepower of a tank.
Yet for many in Russia’s military, controlling the Kurganets-25 will be easy.
Rather than a traditional steering wheel, it uses a controller based on Sony’s Playstation gamepad.
Scroll down for video The Kurganets-25 is an infantry fighting vehicle, which is a category of machine halfway between an armored truck and a full-size battle tank.
The vehicle is controlled using a gamepad.
On May 9th, the Kurganets-25 made its public debut as part of a parade commemorating the 70th anniversary of Russia’s victory in World War II.
The new Russian armoured vehicle platform uses a device similar to a Playstation controller, the manufacturer’s vice-president told Russian media.
The new Kurganets-25 infantry fighting vehicle uses a ‘console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad,’ Tractor Plants vice-president Albert Bakov told state owned outlet Sputnik.
‘I spent two years on convincing the designers to make the console similar to a Sony Playstation gamepad, to make it easier for a young soldier to familiarize himself with it,’ Bakov said.
Source: Daily Mail