News about special and protective equipment

The regular violation of airspace by Ukrainian drones caused a rather unexpected reaction in the Baltic countries. Politico writes that several Baltic companies became interested in the Ukrainian experience of protecting against aerial threats and turned to Kiev for help.

On the ISS, astronauts wear clothes for several days, and the same pair of underwear — sometimes for up to a week. It is impossible to organize laundry there, so dirty things are put in bags and sent along with other garbage for disposal.

The Telegraph: The Russian army has become significantly deadlier after 2022

London is already preparing for a possible war with Russia and hiding NATO headquarters underground, writes The Telegraph. The British general admitted that Putin's army has become much more dangerous and experienced, and the West may not have time to prepare for a new clash.

Bloomberg: Poland builds new bunkers allegedly out of fear of Russia

Fear of a possible conflict forces Poles to dig the ground, Bloomberg reports. Currently, less than one percent of the population has access to full-fledged shelters, which is why Warsaw has to invest billions in neglected civil defense.

Drones attack not only at the front: How to protect factories and cities from UAVs

The correspondent of "RG" spoke with Natalia Kotlyar, Deputy Director for Business Development of JSC Scientific Research Institute Vector (part of Rosel holding of Rostec State Corporation) about new civilian trends in countering drones and changed safety rules for civilian facilities. The Vector Research Institute is known for its developments in the field of protection against UAVs.

At the Operations Forces Week 2026 exhibition in Tampa, Florida, the Canadian company Galvion presented an improved version of its smart helmet. We are talking about the development of the CORTEX EVO.

The Ukrainian army has begun testing a new system for evacuating wounded from the battlefield, involving the use of heavy multicopters. The Ukrainian press writes about it.

The complex creates a protective dome for vehicles and is installed even on ATVs

Russian fighters in the special operation zone repelled an attack by FPV drones using the new Chandelier 5-30 electronic warfare system.

Military expert Artyom Menshikov — on why the "thermos effect" no longer saves from drones and what technologies have replaced it

The opinion has become firmly established in the mass consciousness that a thermal imager is a kind of contactless thermometer that simply colors the picture depending on the temperature of objects. This is a dangerous oversimplification.

Google Earth has updated satellite images over Saudi Arabia. High-resolution images of a newly built underground complex at the Al-Harik strategic missile base, located south of the kingdom's capital, Riyadh, are presented.

As part of his visit to the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine, the head of state inspected an exhibition of domestic medical products and talked with NASA pilots

Russian President Vladimir Putin, accompanied by Deputy Deputy Prime Minister Tatyana Golikova and Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko, visited the Federal Center for Disaster Medicine (FCMC) of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

New unmanned vehicles take on the tasks of engineering technology at the forefront

Ground-based drones have been taught to clear the way for attack aircraft. To do this, they are equipped with roller or electromagnetic trawls, which are used to make passages in minefields.

The machine was developed to intercept drones in areas where conventional equipment does not pass

A special version of the Plastun conveyor has been developed for mobile firing groups (MOG). The new vehicle is adapted to mount machine guns on turrets and will allow anti-aircraft crews to operate in hard-to-reach areas where pickups, which are currently equipped with such units, do not pass.

Norwegian startup Aristeia has developed an innovative pneumatic harness, designated Medusa. It is positioned as a replacement for classic mechanical harnesses (such as CAT), the concept of which has not changed for decades.

In modern warfare, camouflage can no longer be limited solely to visual camouflage. It should also provide thermal imaging, infrared and radar stealth. Multispectral camouflage offers a comprehensive solution, which the Swiss Ministry of Defense used by ordering camouflage systems from three companies in November 2025 – SSZ Camouflage Technology AG (Switzerland), Saro GmbH Ghosthood (Germany) and Saab (Sweden).

According to his estimates, the United States will receive a space suit suitable for the Moon only in 2031, which will require a drastic adjustment in landing planning there. At the same time, the head of NASA, Jared Isaacman, on the contrary, expressed confidence that this problem would not disrupt the lunar program. The report of the NASA Inspector General's office has analyzed the situation with the lunar spacesuit of the private company Axiom. As the Inspector General noted, the Agency...

In recent years, various countries have conducted research on a wide variety of materials in order to increase the ballistic protection of a fighter without compromising his mobility, including spider silk, which is described as more durable than Kevlar; mother-of-pearl, the structure of which should form the basis for creating a plastic material, is 14 times stronger and 8 times lighter than steel..

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec Group of Companies) is organizing a joint Russian exposition at the Defense Services Asia (DSA) 2026 International Asian Arms and Military Equipment Exhibition.

According to European analysts, recent incidents in places as diverse as the Baltic Sea and the waters off the coast of Taiwan have shown how vulnerable the critical underwater infrastructure is. The increased importance of underwater objects to global economic activity underscores the importance of understanding these hazards and developing appropriate responses.

What new Russian technologies will help to explore the Moon and get rid of microbes on the orbital station

Russian scientists have developed a prototype system that will allow astronauts to return to the space station in case of accidental separation during extravehicular activities.