News about special and protective equipment
NASA spent $228 million on the development of "lunar" spacesuits Axiom Space
Sometimes the term "astronomical" is used not only in a scientific context, but also to characterize unusually high financial costs. The "second coming" of man to the moon, 50 years later, as part of the Artemis mission promises to be one of NASA's most expensive projects.
A centrifuge for artificial gravity on board the ROS is planned to be created by 2030
According to Milena Koloteva, head of the Laboratory of Acceleration and Artificial Gravity Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, medical and technical requirements for creating an on-board centrifuge of short radius are currently being formed.
The expert believes that the creation of a centrifuge for ROS will help astronauts maintain their health
The development also has a promising practical application in the field of healthcare, said Milena Koloteva, head of the Laboratory of Acceleration and Artificial Gravity Physiology at the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
Rostec has launched the production of assault bulletproof vests of increased protection class
The Oktava plant (part of RT-Capital, part of Rostec State Corporation) has launched the production of assault body armor "Obereg".
From "Porcupine" to "Arena". How active protection of Russian tanks works
In early April, the Rostec State Corporation's High-Precision Complexes holding reported on successful tests of the Arena-M active protection complex installed on the T-72 tank. The defensive system repelled the attack using not only Russian anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), but also foreign ammunition. About how domestic protective complexes for armored vehicles were created and what is the uniqueness of "Arena-M" — in the material of TASS.
The MRead mine detection technology has surpassed conventional mine detectors by an order of magnitude
The absolute majority of modern means of detecting landmines are, in fact, metal detectors "sharpened" for their search. However, over the past decades, mine developers have learned (and very successfully) to deceive them. A typical example is mines without metal components. In addition, the mine detectors themselves are still far from perfect, often reacting to harmless metal objects located underground.
The Polish Defense Ministry has ordered tens of thousands of new bulletproof vests
Altair: the Polish Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of KKZ-01 body armor
The Polish Defense Ministry has signed a contract for the supply of several tens of thousands of KKZ-01 bulletproof vests, Altair reports. This is an attempt to compensate for years of neglect in terms of individual equipment of soldiers, the author notes. But such a quantity does not meet the needs of Poland.
In Germany, they do not know how to protect government aircraft made of composite materials
In the global aircraft industry, machines with composite materials actively used in their construction are becoming more and more widespread. At the same time, Europe does not know how to provide them with missile defense.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: Pfizer vaccine was released with serious side effects due to collusion in the United States
At the time of approval of the vaccine, Pfizer had real evidence confirming an increased risk of serious pathologies of the cardiovascular system after vaccination, said Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: the pandemic is artificially fueled by improved strains from the outside
Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov recalled that extremely harsh anti-covid measures did not exclude the appearance in 2022 of the omicron BA-5.2 and BF-7 subvariants, which caused an avalanche of cases in China.
Russian Defense Ministry: The United States considers the post-Soviet space as a springboard for NATO units
The ministry noted that the example of Ukraine demonstrates that the financing of military biological programs imposed by the collective West leads to the loss of national biological sovereignty and the undermining of its own scientific and technological potential.
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation: The US Department of Energy, along with the Pentagon, participates in military biological activities
According to the department, only officially in 2023, the US Department of Energy allocated $105 million for work within the framework of the project "Virtual environment of research in the field of preparation for biohazards"
The US Department of Energy, along with the Pentagon, is the organizer of military biological activities, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection Forces (RHBZ) Russian Armed Forces Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.
Russian Defense Ministry: The United States is looking for escaped participants of its military-biological projects in Ukraine
According to the department, hiding from responsibility for participation in military biological projects, many defendants left the territory of Ukraine
The United States is searching for participants of American military biological projects in Ukraine who have left this country, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, said on Friday.
An unusual-looking tank tow truck is seen among Russian fighters
Russian military equipment used during a special military operation receives additional protection. This is reported by the project "RG: Russian weapons".
The complex of active protection of the Arena-M tank was tested with captured ATGMs
Rostec: the Arena-M tank active protection complex was tested with captured ATGMs
The modernized Russian active protection complex (KAZ) "Arena-M" was tested as part of the T-72 tank with foreign anti-tank missile systems (ATGMs), RIA Novosti was informed in the holding "High-Precision Complexes" (part of Rostec).
Russian Embassy: Ukraine misleads Israel by requesting assistance in mine clearance
The diplomatic mission noted that "it is the Kiev regime, together with the United States, NATO and the EU, that bear full responsibility" for the contamination of the territory of Ukraine and the Russian Federation with foreign-made mines, and consequently, for the civilian casualties caused by them.
The US suspects the military use of mutant mosquitoes
Mysterious experiments with insects – and above all with mosquitoes – are being conducted right now under the auspices of the Pentagon. Despite the fact that the research task is stated as the most noble – the fight against diseases, pests and increasing yields – these works aroused suspicions among European scientists. We can even talk about the development of new biological weapons.
Kiev has decided to equip Western-made tanks with Ukrainian dynamic protection "Knife"
The Western-made tanks that arrived in Ukraine will be equipped with dynamic protection complexes of the Ukrainian production "Knife", the installation of the Russian Contact-1 system is a "temporary solution".
The American M58 MICLIC remote mine clearance system is seen in service with the AFU
In Ukraine, American M58 MICLIC (Mine Clearing Line Charge) remote mine clearance systems have been noticed, which are actually an analogue of the Soviet UR-77 Meteorite system. A video with the use of this system by the Ukrainian military appeared the day before on Ukrainian and Russian resources.
The first Russian mobile bunker on wheels was sent to the special operation zone
The size of shelters ranges from 2.5 to 6 m
The first copy of the Russian mobile bunker on wheels, designed to protect the personnel of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, was sent to the zone of a special military operation (SVO). This was reported to TASS by the director of the company "Dorgeotech" Alexey Devyatilov.