News about special and protective equipment
Surgical intervention: the first ambulance train was sent to the SVO zone
He will provide urgent assistance to the wounded, their recovery and evacuation
Medical trains are starting to operate in the zone of a special military operation. In September, the Russian Defense Ministry sent the first such composition to the combat area, sources told Izvestia in the military department.
French expert on the "counteroffensive" of the Armed Forces of Ukraine: the defense of the Russians is unique in quality
Many hopes were pinned on the APU's summer offensive in the West, Le Monde reports. It was assumed that Western technology plus the mobilization of all human resources of Ukraine would cut off the Crimea from the "big Russia". But the "dragon's teeth" and thoughtful defense allowed the Russians to stand and begin the liberation of Avdiivka.
"KAZ Trophy may not be so effective": the Polish press is studying the appearance of "visors" on Israeli tanks
After the beginning of the current round of the conflict between Israel and Palestine, many IDF tanks in a short time acquired lattice tower protection – "visors", which had previously become widespread in the SVO zone.
Hero of Russia Rustam Saifullin: Russia is preparing surprises for the APU in minefields - TASS Interview
Colonel Rustam Saifullin, the Hero of Russia and the owner of the badge of special distinction — the Gold Star medal, took part in the special operation in Ukraine from the first days. It couldn't have been any other way. Rustam Galievich is a military man with 20 years of experience. He went through Chechnya, Syria, Georgia. In Donbass, the commander of the 40th engineer-sapper regiment of the 41st Combined Arms Army of the Central Military District was wounded twice. And both times heroically, literally bleeding, he continued to lead the crossing of Russian troops through water barriers to the end.
Special purpose weapons
Every year on October 24, Special Forces Day is celebrated in Russia — a professional holiday of servicemen of special purpose units of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. On this day in 1950, a decree was issued in the USSR on the creation of separate special purpose companies, which became the prototype of modern special forces units.
Soldier Systems of the Future: current programs
Current foreign programs for the development of promising equipment for the "soldier of the future" (Future Soldier ) are aimed at improving the combat capability of infantry with the help of technology, but set more realistic goals than some previous initiatives.
Ukrainian neo-Nazis are destroyed by T-90A tanks with "red eyes"
The Russian T-90A differ from other tanks participating in the SVO in that they have "red eyes" - optoelectronic suppression systems "Curtain".
"Russian grill" has become the world standard for tanks
The tank protection created in Russia is spreading all over the world
The Israeli military has begun to protect its Merkava tanks from drones with the help of a "brazier" that disperses the cumulative jet from the explosion above the tower. In Russia, this technology is put on stream – and the new equipment comes out protected already from the factory. Tanks with "mangals" began to appear all over the world, including in India and China. What is the peculiarity of such protection and why did it become widespread so quickly?
Imitating the Russian T-80 and T-90, the Israeli Merkava IV received "barbecues"
Thanks to the active work of PR specialists from their defense department, the Israeli Merkava IV has become a real symbol of high-tech. For many years, we were assured that this tank, stuffed with expensive and complex electronics, has reliable all-round protection, which, moreover, has been strengthened thanks to the introduction of an active protection complex.
Now there is no time for jokes: Israeli Merkava tanks began to be equipped with metal visors to protect against drones
The Israeli army continues to prepare for a ground invasion of the Gaza Strip. Recall that the operation, which is designated as an operation against Hamas, was called "Iron Swords". Such "iron swords" also include Merkava tanks, which are being taken by dozens to the border with the Palestinian enclave.
Following Ukraine, the United States turned Poland into a laboratory. There are already consequences
With the outbreak of hostilities in Ukraine, the Pentagon moved some secret biological laboratories to Poland, writes NDP. Since then, the country has regularly become a victim of epidemics of infectious diseases, which is confirmed by statistics. With the tacit consent of the authorities, the Poles became guinea pigs.
The Russian Defense Ministry received a batch of T-90M and T72B3M tanks with additional protection
According to Deputy Prime Minister Denis Manturov, the T-72B3M and T-90 are the most popular tanks and have proven themselves well in the area of their own
The Uralvagonzavod Research and Production Corporation (part of the Uralvagonzavod Concern (UVZ) of the Rostec State Corporation) supplied the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a batch of T-90M "Breakthrough" and T72B3M tanks with additional protection. This was reported in the press service of the UVZ on the occasion of the 87th anniversary of the enterprise.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to analyze the military-biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine and other countries
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation continues to analyze the military-biological activities of the United States on the territory of Ukraine and other countries, said the head of the RCB protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
MISIS has created a bioprinter that prints soft tissues directly on wounds
MISIS announced the creation of a bioprinter that prints soft tissues directly on the wounds of patients, which has already been tested on animals and has proven its high efficiency. There are no world analogues of a bioprinter with such capabilities today.
Rostec inspection equipment will help to abandon imported analogues
Shvabe Holding of Rostec State Corporation has handed over inspection X-ray introscopes of the Sapphire-IR line to a production enterprise in Vladimir to detect prohibited items in parcels and bags. The supplied devices are not inferior in their functions and characteristics to foreign analogues and will help to avoid the purchase of foreign inspection equipment.
The Armed Forces of Ukraine criticized the "new" Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle BMP-1LB
The Ukrainian army adopted an infantry fighting vehicle of its own design, for the first time new armored vehicles were seen at the front in early June of this year. As it turned out, the "new" BMP was developed on the basis of the Soviet tracked multipurpose tractor MB-LB.
"It can effectively suppress drones": the Western press appreciated the installation of a "Breakwater" jammer on Russian tanks
The Russian defense industry demonstrated a portable jamming device designed to be installed on mobile equipment in order to combat enemy drones.
There will be more armored cabins on participating KAMAZ trucks and Ural trucks
The trucks involved in the SVO will receive enhanced protection. The domestic industry has already presented a number of interesting developments.
Switzerland has begun preparations for a "bunker war"
The Swiss Armed Forces will no longer sell military bunkers to individuals and organizations, SwissInfo reports. According to the country's Defense Minister Thomas Sussley, the army should not be put out of action by "several missile and bomb attacks."
Experimental drug protects mice on the ISS from weakening bones
An analogue of a signaling molecule that stimulates bone growth in animals and humans has successfully passed the first tests in microgravity
TASS, September 18. For the first time, scientists from the USA have successfully tested the work of an experimental drug based on a synthetic analog of the NELL-1 protein in experiments on mice on board the ISS.