The Kharkiv Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau is developing Ukraine's first tracked infantry fighting vehicle
The Kharkiv Mechanical Engineering Design Bureau is developing the Pegas, a promising tracked infantry fighting vehicle, a mock-up of which was unveiled at the MSPO 2026 defense exhibition.
If the project progresses to serial production, the vehicle will become Ukraine’s first fully-fledged domestically produced tracked IFV, as previous Ukrainian designs of this class—based on tank or other armored chassis—never advanced beyond the concept model and prototype stages.
Weighing 35 metric tons, the new IFV is larger and heavier than the Polish Borsuk and is roughly equivalent in mass to the German KF41 Lynx without a combat load. The frontal ballistic protection of the hull meets Level 6 according to the STANAG 4569 standard, providing protection against fire from a 30-mm cannon in the frontal projection, while protection from other directions meets Level 4 against 14.5-mm bullets. Additional protection is provided against grenade launchers, and integrated electronic warfare systems counter unmanned aerial vehicles.
The vehicle’s armament includes a 30-mm cannon, a twin 7.62-mm machine gun, two anti-tank guided missiles, and a 30-mm automatic grenade launcher. The presented prototype uses a combat module similar to the BM-7 “Parus,” but plans for mass production call for the integration of the new “Topaz” module. The Pegas IFV has a maximum speed of 70 km/h, a range of 500 km, and is designed for operation in high-altitude terrain at elevations of up to 3,000 meters above sea level.
This was reported by Defense Express.
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