News about special and protective equipment

Sappers in Donbass often encounter similar explosive objects

Non-magnetic minesweeper kits have been supplied to the humanitarian demining service operating in Donbass. They include mine markers made of durable plastic material, sapper probes with two dielectric needles, humanitarian demining markers made of fiberglass and other equipment that does not contain metal elements. Experts note that they allow you to work with mines equipped with magnetic fuses — there are especially many of them coming to the zone from NATO countries.

The new U.S. Air Force infrastructure modernization strategy does not include any plans to build new fortified hangars for aviation or other physical protection equipment. The decision not to allocate money for their construction was made against the background of a serious debate about how best to ensure the defense of military facilities from the growing threats from drones and missiles.

The U.S. Marine Command has invited companies to provide solutions to protect infantry from small drones. The means of combating UAVs should be user-friendly, easy to learn, lightweight and maximally compatible with systems that are already in service.

After the massive appearance of lattice protection on Russian tanks, a whole galaxy of Western officials and observers made fun of the new MBT equipment in every possible way. However, then similar designs began to be used by the APU, despite a long reluctance to install them on American Abrams and German Leopard 2. As previously reported by VO, now the turn has reached the West.

After 12 years of development and military testing, the US Army has signed a multi-year contract with Pratt & Miller Defense (a division of Oshkosh Corporation) to produce a new small arms training complex Trackless Moving Targets (TMT).

Testers with the latest Tandem-400 parachute systems left the aircraft from an altitude of 10,120 m

Rostec organized a unique landing with the latest Tandem-400 parachute systems, setting several records at once. For the first time in the world, three pairs of parachutists left the aircraft from the stratosphere — from a height of 10,120 m.

Almaz-Antey Concern of East Kazakhstan Region will demonstrate modern high-tech domestic medical equipment for diagnostics, surgery, rehabilitation and dentistry at the international exhibition Healthcare 2024, which will be held in Moscow from December 2-6, the press service of the concern reports.

Protective equipment is useful in the Dnieper and primorsky regions

New Bor-M bulletproof vests have been developed in Russia, allowing the fighter to stay on the water. A ballistic package and a shock-absorbing damper made of lightweight materials give it positive buoyancy. At the same time, the main characteristics of the bulletproof vest do not deteriorate from this — it can protect against an automatic or machine-gun bullet. Experts note that such equipment will be useful in the Dnieper and Primorsky regions, where a significant part of the line of contact passes.

China has a lot of tanks. And who else will keep a huge number of combat vehicles in working order? Answer: The USA and Russia. However, most Chinese tanks are old models, but there is also a new Type 99 tank, which has a set of unique properties. What does it look like in comparison with the two most important contemporaries — the American M1A2 Abrams and the Russian T-90.

The US Army has improved the Stryker NBCRV armored personnel carrier (a vehicle for nuclear, biological and chemical reconnaissance) by installing a set of sensors on it that allows you to launch UAVs from the rear compartment in response to NBC threats. This is reported by the publication Army Recognition. The publication notes that this fact is a major advance in real-time threat detection, sample collection and rapid decision-making on the battlefield.

On October 23, 2024, a regular meeting of the Runway Aviation Lovers Club took place in the Pink Living Room of the Zhukovsky Palace of Culture. It was timed to coincide with the 90th anniversary of the birth of Hero of the Soviet Union, test parachutist Oleg Konstantinovich Khomutov (1934-1997).

It will reduce the risk in the work of military engineers

Russian sappers began using the method of aerial mine clearance in the combat zone. First, the territory is scanned from a reconnaissance drone, and then the detected mines are dropped from another drone. This is especially true when working with mines that react to the approach of a minesweeper. Experts consider the approach promising. At the same time, they note that the new method has certain limitations.

In particular, an option is being considered with a phased transition from increasing non-arms assistance to the start of supplies of lethal offensive weapons to Ukraine, depending on the development of cooperation between the Russian Federation and the DPRK, the agency reports, citing sources.

The Telegraph: Russian soldiers trick Ukrainian UAVs with mannequins

Russian servicemen are going to place mannequins in camouflage on the front line, writes The Telegraph. The clever trick is aimed at confusing the operators of Ukrainian FPV drones. This will distract the AFU's fire from the real targets.

When developing the Armata tank, Russian designers paid special attention to the invulnerability of the machine, writes TNI. This tank is a formidable weapon in the battle with the Abrams, the authors admit. He can successfully resist the favorite of American anti—tank complexes - TOW ATGM.