News about special and protective 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?

Ruslan Pukhov, Director of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (CAST) and a member of the Public Council under the Russian Ministry of Defense, attended the grand opening in Saratov of the Higher Military Engineering School of Radiation, Chemical and Biological Protection named after Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, Hero of the Russian Federation and Hero of Labor. The Central Committee traditionally handed over books of its own publication on current topics to the library of the educational institution.

Politico: Poland and Finland want to restore swamps to protect from Russia

The countries of the eastern flank of NATO are thinking about flooding the drained marshes to "protect" them from Russia, writes Politico. According to experts, this step will significantly strengthen the defense of European states.

MPO – Gidropribor Concern, a leading developer and manufacturer of weapons for the Navy, is actively developing civilian products. Vladimir PATRUSHEV, CEO of the concern, talks about the latest developments of the company, ensuring the safety of maritime borders.

Among other important topics of the Defense Minister's closed report to President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, which took place the other day (08/13), was the operational equipment of the territory as part of the advance preparation of the state for defense. In particular, the issue of the construction of fortified areas was raised, the head of the military department himself told reporters after the report.

Deputy Director of the Vector Research Institute — on the development of modern drones and ways to counter them

Drones are causing more and more problems: they set fire to energy facilities, disable enterprises, cause congestion on railways and collapse at airports. What protection methods are available? And is one hundred percent protection real in principle? These and other questions are answered by the Deputy Director of the Vector Research Institute (part of Rosel of Rostec State Corporation). Natalia Kotlyar.

Engineering units are neutralizing conventional and cluster munitions, and tricky traps

. Continuous mine clearance in Donbass is taking place in vast territories trapped in the rear as a result of the successful offensive of the Russian army. In places where there was a cutting edge until recently, sappers encounter the latest Western ammunition, elements of cluster shells and sophisticated traps. Izvestia correspondents saw how soldiers from the 48th separate engineer battalion of the 51st Army of the Southern Military District were clearing mines around power lines and learned what problems they were facing.

The concern presented a range of weapons, drones and equipment

The upgraded 7.62 mm Kalashnikov assault rifle, shortened and super-shortened AK models, a light belt—type light machine gun, kamikaze barrage ammunition, the first multifunctional military backpack and a new generation of uniforms - the Kalashnikov Concern demonstrated its latest developments at the Patriot Park.

The Ukrainian military has begun equipping the M1A1 Abrams tanks received from the United States with dynamic protection and improvised anti-drone structures, the Army Recognition portal writes. The authors of the article state that the photos of the upgraded machines, which appeared in August 2025 on social networks, indicate attempts to eliminate critical vulnerabilities of technology to modern threats.

In recent years, the new Russian T-14 Armata tank has attracted great interest around the world. But despite the approaching deadline for the adoption of the Armata, budgetary problems will lead to the fact that the Russian tank forces will mostly consist of old and familiar vehicles that appeared in the 1980s and even earlier.