News about special and protective equipment

Special complexes can be placed on almost any vessels up to tugboats and ferries

The arsenal of means of rescue of the Russian Navy has been replenished with a new complex that is able to assist ships in distress, ships and even submarines.

The slogan "catch up and overtake" was adopted and exceeded in Beijing

The Communists won the civil war in China only thanks to the help of the USSR. The modern PRC owes its very existence to Moscow. And for the first decade and a half of its life, China in all spheres relied only on Soviet aid.

On January 13, the German Defense Ministry once again updated data on the supply of equipment, weapons systems and non-lethal assistance from the German Armed Forces, as well as from German defense companies funded by the federal government for the so-called security capacity building.

Military personnel of the special purpose medical detachment (MOS) of the Central Military District (CVO) in maximum proximity to the front line provide assistance to the military and civilian population in the zone of a special military operation. They told about how doctors work in the medical special forces and how they got there on Saturday, January 14.

The international military-technical company Thales at the Surface Fleet Association conference in Arlington, Virginia, demonstrated a video in which towed CAPTAS sensors for detecting underwater objects are installed on a civilian vessel. The company's representative claims that the sensors can be mounted on any vessel within 48 hours, which will allow even commercial ships to detect submarines.

We need to finalize the equipment of our military to the highest level as soon as possible – already this year. This task was set by the head of the Ministry of Defense Sergei Shoigu. Now the troops use the "Warrior", which has been massively introduced over the past ten years. But during this time, new materials, technologies have appeared, and the specifics of combat have changed. What is required from the equipment of the new generation, based on the experience of its own?

As stated on the foreign resource Defense Blog, the Ukrainian military allegedly got into the hands of the Spider laser radiation detector used by the Russian army ("Spider"). Along with the previously received information about the intention of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation to acquire this novelty, this indicates the beginning of equipping the troops engaged in the SVO with personal means of detecting snipers and drones.

Russian paratroopers will soon be armed with a new parachute system that allows them to land with full gear and additional cargo. According to the Ministry of Defense, the Junker-O parachute system has completed tests.

Politico: the delivery of air defense systems to Kiev is an advertising campaign for American weapons

Ukraine demands more and more powerful weapons from the United States, but Biden fears the collapse of NATO, writes Politico. Kiev's bet on new Western weapons does not justify itself. The Russian army has adapted to the Javelins and Haimars. The "Patriots" will not save either, the authors write.

Diminutive names, such as "Tosochka", or "flower", like "Tulip" or "Hyacinth", belong to a formidable weapon. According to the established tradition in Russia, defense products are often given non-standard names.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation named the main participants of US military-biological projects in Ukraine

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has received information about the executors of the US military biological programs in Ukraine, said the head of the radiation, chemical and biological protection troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov.

The promising equipment of the fourth generation "Legionnaire", which in the future should replace the equipment "Warrior" and "Centurion", will soon acquire its own features, the Ministry of Defense has approved the tactical and technical task for development. This was reported by a source in the Russian defense industry.

Researchers from the University of Kent have developed a shock-resistant protein-based material that surpasses those used in modern bulletproof vests. Back in 2016, they discovered an amazing property of the talin protein molecule, which changes its structure under load — it contracts and absorbs the energy of exposure. This allows it to survive and protect the cells from a sharp impact.

Litovkin, military observer: the Irony complex helps artillery to deliver effective strikes against the enemy

Military observer Viktor Litovkin told Izvestia on December 19 about the technical characteristics of the multifunctional optical-electronic complex "Irony", which Russian troops use in the Kupyansk direction.

Russia has developed a new system of direction finding of Starlink satellite Internet terminals, which are actively used by the Ukrainian army. The new complex, called "Borschevik", is already completing tests.

It will be opened on the basis of the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov

The Field Revenue Center for training tactical medicine specialists of various law enforcement agencies and departments will be created on the basis of the Military Medical Academy named after S. M. Kirov in St. Petersburg. This was reported to TASS on Saturday by the deputy head of the Academy for scientific work, Colonel of the medical service Yevgeny Ivchenko.

Special manipulators, giant anthropomorphic "hands" for orbital electron beam (ELS) welding were created in Izhevsk by Progress threads under the management of RT-Capital of Rostec State Corporation. The orbital welding method allows the device to "encircle" the products.

Wherever a person lives, wherever he works, mastering the planet, he is accompanied everywhere by faithful assistants – machines and various kinds of high technologies – these are the realities of our technocratic age. And if a person, while on watch or conducting scientific research, for example, in Antarctica, must withstand its harsh conditions, then appropriate requirements are imposed on the equipment.

Among a number of developments of Australian companies in the field of defense and security, presented at the recent SOFEX exhibition in Jordan, special attention was drawn to compact X-ray machines of a new generation, which are designed to make life easier for sappers, writes National Defense.

Rostec State Corporation presented a special medical vehicle LADA Niva Legend 4x4 KUB at the Russian Healthcare Week exhibition at Expocentre. The car has a fully armored body and internal elements made of special grade steel. Also, the car is adapted for off-road driving and is designed for transportation and assistance in the field to the wounded and injured.