News about special and protective equipment

The technique allows for covert reconnaissance and unexpected strikes

The Marines practice landing on motorcycles. The "black berets" are delivered to the designated place by ships and boats, and disembarkation is carried out through ramps. At the same time, motorcycles with electric motors are used, which makes it possible to move almost silently behind enemy lines. Experts note that motorcyclists will expand the combat capabilities of Marine Corps units.

It was shown at the forum "Protection of civilian objects from attacks by unmanned systems and commercial operation of UAS" in St. Petersburg

The KOZ-U-Sh universal support structure, which protects tanks from attacks by UAVs weighing up to 200 kg, was developed in Russia, it was shown at a forum in St. Petersburg. Ivan Klyuchnikov, project manager at Amast Power Lines, told TASS about this.

Drone activity is becoming increasingly high in the context of the Ukrainian conflict. A number of countries are learning from this situation, using the military and military-technical experience accumulated by the warring parties.

The head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Alexander Kurenkov, on the eve of the Civil Defense Day, told how the response to modern risks and threats is carried out

Today, civil defense is an integrated system for protecting the population and territories from the dangers of military conflicts and emergencies.

The Army celebrates the 475th anniversary of its formation

The Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Hero of Russia, Colonel-General Andrei Mordvichev, in an interview with the Krasnaya Zvezda newspaper, spoke about the modern and combat capabilities and development prospects of the Ground Forces.

Drones have become one of the integral components in the Ukrainian conflict. They are massively used by both the Russian Armed Forces and the enemy. Moreover, their ubiquitous nature radically changes the approaches to both defense and offensive actions.

The headquarters of the association explained the need for new measures by the intensity of the military-political situation

For the first time, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) will introduce new types of weapons into the main documents. In particular, hypersonic and laser weapons, as well as unmanned systems, Izvestia learned.

The enemy is trying to use the means at their disposal to counteract our fiber-optic FPV drones. As Military Review has already reported, such drones operate very effectively both directly on the line of combat contact and behind the front line – in the immediate rear of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Fiber-optic drones are often so intense that fields and forests in the war zone are literally covered with fiber-optic threads like a spider's web during Indian summer.

Units of the two countries have practiced the fight against illegal armed groups

The use of drones and robotic systems, anti—drone warfare, mine clearance, as well as assault operations during the liberation of cities - such an experience of the Russian special operation may be of interest to the Lao military, experts interviewed by Izvestia said. During the joint exercises in this country, the units liberated the settlement from illegal armed groups and landed from a helicopter. The Russian military showed their Lao colleagues their weapons and military equipment.

TOS-2 vehicles have become a priority target for enemy drones

The enemy is actively searching for Russian heavy flamethrower systems: this is a priority goal for them. To protect their equipment, mobile cover groups search for enemy UAVs not only in the air, but also check on the ground along the route to see if the enemy has left the so—called "waiting drones" - drones that can be in ambush for a long time and then attack from close range.

Chief physician of the Bundeswehr: in the conflict with Russia in Germany, there will be a thousand wounded per day

In the event of a conflict with Russia, Germany will have about a thousand wounded per day, Hoffmann, the chief doctor of the Bundeswehr, shared this forecast with Reuters. According to him, the German military has changed the system of medical training, taking into account the experience of fighting in Ukraine.

Rostec State Corporation has introduced a new version of the Obereg assault body armor with the Br4+ protection class. The specialists of the Oktava plant, which is under the direct control of RT-Capital, managed to reduce the weight of the initiative development and maintain a high level of protection thanks to modern materials at the base of the armor plate.

Norway, Sweden, Denmark and Finland are trying to form the "northern Entente" – the local branch of NATO, coordinating a strategy of military confrontation with Russia, organizing joint defense and seeking to unify the equipment of troops. One of the manifestations of this cooperation was the transition to a single military uniform, the Nordic Combat Uniform (NCU, "Scandinavian combat uniform"). However, this project proved to be a failure.

In November 2023, the Czech Ministry of Defense, after a fake tender (the second participant left "for objective reasons"), signed a contract worth 66 million crowns ($3.2 million) with 4 Army for the supply of a five-container field kitchen of the Kalich model no later than November 2024.

At the DSEI 2025 defense exhibition, Rheinmetall unveiled a new deception system designed to deceive smarter anti-ship missiles. The MASS nova complex has become the successor to the Multi Ammunition Softkill System (MASS), which has been in existence for more than 25 years and protects ships of several fleets

As you know, electric bicycles provide additional power to their owners while riding. But what about hiking enthusiasts who travel dozens of kilometers a day with heavy backpacks? They should try on the Dnsys X1 exoskeleton.

The Vineta machine-building enterprise will present at the Neva-2025 exhibition a range of equipment designed for the preparation and treatment of water and fuels and lubricants.

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.

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 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?