The ATOM is a heavy 8×8 infantry fighting vehicle (IFV) jointly developed by JSC Central Research Institute Burevestnik (a division of Uralvagonzavod) of Russia and Renault Trucks Defense (RTD) of France.The vehicle is established on the basis of the French Véhicule blindé de combat d'infanterie (VBCI) IFV which is produced by Renault.
The prototype ATOM IFV was unveiled at the Russian Arms Expo (RAE) exhibition held at Nizhny Tagil in September 2013. A full-scale model of the vehicle was displayed at KADEX-2014 international exhibition in May 2014.
On 8 April 2014, Volvo (the parent company of Renault Trucks) froze the joint project of Renault Trucks with Uralvagonzavod.