The Typhoon program commenced in 2010 to develop a new family of Russian modular Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) armored vehicles.  As such, the vehicles would share commonality of parts/components and could be easily produced and fitted to perform a large number of duties and missions.  The first vehicles came into service in approximately 2014 and consist of a few different base sizes and classes.  They are built by subsidiary companies of JSC KAMAZ (K-4386, K-53949 & K-63968) and the GAZ Group (Ural-63095/63099).

The 4x4 KAMAZ-53949 Typhoon-K Mine-Protected Armored Vehicle was developed right about the same time as the larger 6x6 KAMAZ-63968 Typhoon-K Armored Modular Vehicle.  The base design was initially only required to carry troops and/or cargo.  However, the modular design is flexible enough to also be used in other roles such as ambulance, anti-aircraft, command/control, escort/convoy protection, fire support, military policing, and reconnaissance.  Due to that flexibility, a few variants have been shown in public, but only two (2) put into service by the time of writing (2020).  Those variants are the "Linza" ('Lens' in English) Medical Vehicle and the smaller base vehicle design, the KAMAZ-4386 Typhoon-K VDV (Airborne Forces Vehicle).  The Linza reportedly comes in two (2) sub-variants, the ZA-53949A Medical Transport Vehicle and the ZSA-53949 Battalion-Level Medical Station.  These vehicles differ in the number of patients they can each carry and in the amount of medical attention that can provided on-board.

Russian Kamaz Typhoon 4x4 MRAP Model Kit (AM-0007AR)