News about special and protective equipment

Rosoboronexport JSC (part of Rostec State Corporation) will organize a unified Russian exposition at the International Defense and Security Exhibition World Defense Show 2024 (February 4-8, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia).

Fox News: Russia has developed an "invisibility cloak" for the military

Russia has developed an "invisibility cloak" - a new camouflage technology for the military, Fox News reports. The suit allows you to hide the heat trail of soldiers, weighs only 350 grams and fits easily in your pocket.

Russian experts have created a camouflage suit for military personnel, which hides fighters from thermal imagers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU). About how the means of disguise developed and how they help in combat operations today — in the material of TASS.

Right on the front line, the Russian military upgraded the T-72B3M tank, significantly enhancing the safety of the crew. It is very well protected from enemy attacks, which are often unable to cause significant damage to it.

In Russia, the Saracen all-terrain platform was created for mobile groups in the SVO zone

A highly maneuverable Saracen all-terrain platform has been created in Russia, designed for the operation of mobile combat groups and escorting columns of armored vehicles in the SVO zone, the development takes into account the experience of using mobile groups and "nomadic firing positions," Konstantin Bagdasarov, CEO of the company developing this machine, Argo LLC, told RIA Novosti.

Colonel Khodarenok: it makes no sense for the Ukrainian military to copy the "Surovikin line"

The Armed Forces of Ukraine have begun to build their own "Surovikin line" against the background of possible offensive operations by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, The Telegraph newspaper wrote. What is the line of defensive structures with which Russia thwarted the counteroffensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and whether the Ukrainian military will be able to copy it, the military observer of the Gazeta figured out.En" Mikhail Khodarenok.

Specialists of the Russian company hiderX, experts in the field of creating specialized products designed to protect against thermal imagers, talked about working on a camouflage suit that blurs the silhouette of the wearer and makes it completely invisible to enemy thermal imaging equipment, which became known on January 19.

Russian Engineering troops celebrate a professional holiday

Today, soldiers, officers and warrant officers of the engineering troops of the Russian Federation celebrate their professional holiday. Many of them met this day on the front line. Engineering troops have been involved in the military from the very first days and solve a variety of tasks. To do this, they have many samples of unique equipment.

After the start of the special military operation, not only large state-owned corporations of the defense industry of the Russian Federation have multiplied the production of military products, including the latest developments.

One of the solutions: for each tank – a drone

In the context of the unprecedented use of Javelin anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), NLAW hand-held anti-tank grenade launchers (RPGs), FPV drones and heavy quadrocopters with mine drop devices, the amount of ammunition hitting the tank into the roof of the tower exceeded all forecasts and calculations.

On January 15, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, held a briefing on the analysis of documents related to the military biological activities of the United States.

Kirillov: The Ministry of Defense handed over to the investigation a dossier on US military biologists in Ukraine

The Russian Ministry of Defense has handed over a dossier on the organizers and participants of military biological activities in Ukraine, including US citizens, to military investigative authorities, said Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the Radiation, chemical and biological Protection Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation.

On January 14, the Russian army will celebrate the Day of Pipeline Troops — special troops of the Rear of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. The holiday was established by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin at the end of 2021. However, the units providing troops with fuel have been around for decades. They supplied fuel to besieged Leningrad, pulled highways in the mountains of Afghanistan under fire from gangs and watered Crimea, blocked by Ukraine. TASS — about the history of combat "trumpeters".

American specialized military publications continue to discuss the crash of the B-1B Lancer strategic bomber of the US Air Force, which occurred last Thursday in South Dakota. The aircraft was performing a training flight and was already landing at the airfield of the Ellsworth Air Force Base when the incident occurred. At about 17:50, the bomber crashed, all four pilots managed to eject.

The Slovak company CSM Industry is engaged in the production of special multifunctional UDS excavators on Rheinmetall MAN, Tatra and Iveco chassis and produces Patria 8x8 AMV XP armored personnel carriers for the armed forces of the country under a Finnish license. She decided to make money on the Ukrainian arms market.

Alexey Chadaev, philosopher, political strategist and co-organizer of the Russian rally of operators of combat UAVS "Dronnitsa", about how technologies are changing consciousness and whether anti-drone protection measures will become mandatory for business.

The Ukrainian State Border Service has published footage showing the capabilities of a ground-based drone designed to evacuate and transport the wounded.

The armed conflict in Ukraine is seriously changing many paradigms and well-established ideas about the ways and methods of warfare in modern large-scale, and local, military conflicts. The current military and experts pay special attention to the role of drones of various modifications and classes, the presence of which becomes crucial both for conducting reconnaissance and defeating manpower, armored vehicles, and indeed any enemy targets.

With the beginning of the SVO, a disproportionately large threat from Ukrainian naval drones arose for the Russian Black Sea Fleet. Small surface-mounted UAVs packed with explosives have a strong impact on the situation in the Black Sea. Earlier this month, a secret base with at least 16 Magura V5 BPA was shown, making it clear that the danger level will only increase.

The Hill: superbugs from Ukraine threaten to spread across Europe

In Ukraine, cases of detection of infectious diseases have become more frequent, and their pathogens have demonstrated resistance to antimicrobial drugs, writes The Hill. Today, the "army" of superbugs is exhausting the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and soon it threatens to attack other parts of Europe.