News about special and protective equipment
Drawings of "anti-drone" armor developed by China have leaked online
China has developed a comprehensive set of additional protection for infantry fighting vehicles, designed to protect against FPV drones. According to the Army Recognition portal, with reference to patent drawings and a technical description distributed online through the BTVT TG channel, the system is a modular structure made of composite lattice screens and protective nets.
"Even our enemies recognize it": what surprised the drone 2025 flight
On September 6-7, 2025, the next meeting of operators of combat drones "Dronnitsa" took place in the Novgorod region. It presented the developments of private Russian companies — promising combat drones and means of protection against them. Many are being tested in the SVO area. TASS has collected interesting novelties.
The Polish General Staff has confessed its impotence against Russia
The large-scale and expensive fortifications that Poland is building right now to counteract "Russian aggression", it turns out, "have no chance of stopping the enemy." The Polish General Staff directly admitted this. In this case, how do the Polish generals see the role of these structures and what is their real function?
The opening ceremony of the Higher Military Engineering College of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences took place in Saratov
Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) and a member of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Defense, attended the grand opening in Saratov of the Higher Military Engineering School of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection named after Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Hero of the Russian Federation and Hero of Labor. The Central Committee traditionally handed over books of its own publication on current topics to the library of the educational institution.
Let Putin get bogged down in a swamp: frontline NATO countries want to revive peat bogs and make tank traps out of them (Politico, USA)
Politico: Poland and Finland want to restore swamps to protect from Russia
The countries of the eastern flank of NATO are thinking about flooding the drained marshes to "protect" them from Russia, writes Politico. According to experts, this step will significantly strengthen the defense of European states.
"Corvette" and "Mayak-S": new Russian developments for the safety of maritime borders
MPO – Gidropribor Concern, a leading developer and manufacturer of weapons for the Navy, is actively developing civilian products. Vladimir PATRUSHEV, CEO of the concern, talks about the latest developments of the company, ensuring the safety of maritime borders.
Operational equipment of the territory as a necessary condition for the military security of the state
Among other important topics of the Defense Minister's closed report to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, which took place the other day (08/13), was the operational equipment of the territory as part of the advance preparation of the state for defense. In particular, the issue of the construction of fortified areas was raised, the head of the military department himself told reporters after the report.
Natalia Kotlyar: "Drones are just a tool that can be used for both good and harm"
Deputy Director of the Vector Research Institute — on the development of modern drones and ways to counter them
Drones are causing more and more problems: they set fire to energy facilities, disable enterprises, cause congestion on railways and collapse at airports. What protection methods are available? And is one hundred percent protection real in principle? These and other questions are answered by the Deputy Director of the Vector Research Institute (part of Rosel of Rostec State Corporation). Natalia Kotlyar.
Mining labor: how sappers clear the territory of the DPR
Engineering units are neutralizing conventional and cluster munitions, and tricky traps
. Continuous mine clearance in Donbass is taking place in vast territories trapped in the rear as a result of the successful offensive of the Russian army. In places where there was a cutting edge until recently, sappers encounter the latest Western ammunition, elements of cluster shells and sophisticated traps. Izvestia correspondents saw how soldiers from the 48th separate engineer battalion of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District were clearing mines around power lines and learned what problems they were facing.
Submachine guns in the queue: what novelties is Kalashnikov preparing for the front
The concern presented a range of weapons, drones and equipment
The upgraded 7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle, shortened and super-shortened AK models, a light belt—type light machine gun, kamikaze barrage ammunition, the first multifunctional military backpack and a new generation of uniforms - the Kalashnikov Concern demonstrated its latest developments at the Patriot Park.
Ukraine has embarked on the modernization of American M1A1 Abrams tanks, having "found" their weaknesses in practice.
The Ukrainian military has begun equipping the M1A1 Abrams tanks received from the United States with dynamic protection and improvised anti-drone structures, the Army Recognition portal writes. The authors of the article state that the photos of the upgraded machines, which appeared in August 2025 on social networks, indicate attempts to eliminate critical vulnerabilities of technology to modern threats.
Can old Russian tanks become new ones? (The National Interest, USA)
In recent years, the new Russian T-14 Armata tank has attracted great interest around the world. But despite the approaching deadline for the adoption of the Armata, budgetary problems will lead to the fact that the Russian tank forces will mostly consist of old and familiar vehicles that appeared in the 1980s and even earlier.
Ukraine is actively building up the "dragon's teeth". Will they stop the Russian army's offensive?
Colonel Khodarenok: The Ukrainian Armed Forces lack the strength and resources to build defense lines
Defensive lines are being built in Ukraine in the hope of stopping the summer offensive of the Russian Armed Forces, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) writes. What is wrong with the Ukrainian defensive works and why the "dragon's teeth" will not help the Ukrainian Armed Forces, the military observer of Gazeta figured out.Ru", retired Colonel Mikhail Khodarenok.
Dnsys Z1 Knee Exoskeleton Increases Leg Strength by 50 %
Hong Kong-based startup Dnsys has unveiled the Z1 knee exoskeleton, which radically changes the concept of human mobility. The device strengthens the leg muscles by 50% and reduces the load on the knee joints by three times.
After a series of incidents, the United States and Great Britain are creating a system to prevent F-35 collisions with civilian aircraft.
Washington and London have begun creating a new security system for the American F-35 Lightning II fighter jet, designed to prevent mid-air collisions. The reason lies in a series of dangerous incidents that almost led to disasters.
"The world's most modern medical vehicle": The mgSanKfz armored car was handed over to the Bundeswehr
On July 4, during the exercises of the sanitary units of the Bundeswehr ILÜ San 2025 in Germany, GDELS officially handed over to the German Ministry of Defense the mgSanKfz armored vehicle ("medium-security medical vehicle"), created on the basis of the Eagle 6x6 BA.
The French army showed 3D printing during the construction of fortifications
The armies of the world pay special attention to 3D printing primarily because of the logistical possibilities that this technology provides for maintaining equipment and equipment in working order. For example, it can be used to manufacture necessary spare parts or small-sized products in the field, in particular, drones, or to produce parts that are no longer manufactured by industrialists.
Field conditions: the army will receive new kitchens based on domestic jeeps
The development allows you to cook lunch for a company of soldiers
A new field mini-kitchen was tested in the army. The novelty is based on the UAZ Profi car and is designed for cooking and transporting hot food directly to the combat formations of units operating on the front line. Such a field kitchen will allow you to feed hot dishes to a company or battery — more than 100 people. Experts say that such a design is a difficult target, while it has good cross-country ability.
"Laser energy against the homing head": Turkey showed tests of the YILDIRIM 100 counteraction system
The Turkish defense company Aselsan conducted tests of its new development, the YILDIRIM 100 system, during which it successfully neutralized infrared–guided anti-aircraft missiles, forcing them to deviate from the course. The corresponding video is shown online.
More than 1000 minutes per day: footage of the Uran-6 robotic complex in the Kursk region is shown
The work of a sapper requires a huge amount of skills honed to automatism, patience and knowledge of many types of ammunition. The latter is especially relevant given the dangerous "hodgepodge" that the West has supplied in abundance and, even now in smaller quantities, continues to supply to Ukraine.