News about special and protective equipment

Below is a transcript of a briefing by Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Chief of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, on the violation by the United States and Ukraine of the requirements of the Convention on the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

MWM: Additional armor allowed the Russian T-90M tank to withstand a drone strike

The Russian T-90M tank withstood a drone strike and can continue fighting thanks to additional armor, writes MWM. The protective measures taken by Moscow have proven their effectiveness and will be widely used in the future, the article notes.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu called on the creators of the Arena-M to accelerate work on an active protection complex for tanks. Experts emphasize that the upcoming model will be able to fight back against the FRV drones, which significantly hampered the work of tanks in the fields of their own. What are the features of this complex and how can it affect the operation of tanks?

Rostec's enterprise, the Obninsk Scientific and Production Enterprise "Technologiya" named after A.G. Romashin, also contributes to the scientific glory of Obninsk, the first science city of modern Russia. Hundreds of technologies for the production of products made of glassy and composite materials for aerospace and other equipment, including the famous Buran spacecraft, were created here.

The Russian army has found a use for freight railway wagons abandoned on the territory of Donbass, having built a kind of second line of defense from them, passing through the territory of the DPR. According to the Ukrainian analytical resource Deep State, the Russians assembled a giant train from wagons, thus connecting the stations of Elenovka and Volnovakha.

On February 8, the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation celebrates 212 years since its formation.

The head of the Military Topographic Department of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Chief of the Topographic Service of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Major General Alexander Zaliznyuk, told Krasnaya Zvezda about the past, busy everyday life and prospects for the development of military geodesy and cartography.

Rostec will present more than 100 samples at the exhibition, including combat and transport aircraft, armored vehicles, drones, precision ammunition, small arms, and other developments

Russian defense enterprises will present twice as many samples of weapons and equipment at the international exhibition World Defense Show - 2024 compared to 2022. The event will be held in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) from February 4 to 8.

It is known about the armored mine clearance vehicle ScanJack 3500, which is also called Djupminröjningsmaskin 1/T, that it is made on the chassis of a Finnish logging machine. This machine, in turn, is based on the John Deere 1710d.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) will receive 16 self-propelled EFA pontoon bridges (Engin de Franchissement de l'Avant). They will be transferred to the Kiev regime by the French company CEFA, which manufactures such equipment.

The supply of weapons by some EU countries to Ukraine began in 2014

The supply of weapons to Ukraine by some EU countries began back in 2014, when a coup in Kiev resulted in a change of power. After the start of Russia's special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, such assistance increased significantly.

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.