News about special and protective equipment
Norway and Britain will supply Ukraine with Black Hornet micro-drones worth over $9 million
The delivery will be made free of charge
Norway has agreed with the UK to supply Ukraine with Black Hornet micro-drones free of charge, the delivery amount will be more than $ 9 million. This was announced on Wednesday by the Norwegian Ministry of Defense.
TSNIITOCHMASH has started supplying a "smart" target for testing new small arms
The complex was supplied, including JSC "Hammer-Weapon"
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash, part of the Rostec Kalashnikov Concern) has begun deliveries of a smart acoustic target "Indicator" for testing new samples of small arms and sniper complexes. This was reported to TASS at the last forum "Army-2022" in the press service of Tsniitochmash.
The unique development of Russian specialists for extinguishing fires remained unclaimed
The fire-hazardous situation on the territory of Russia once again raises the question of the expediency of using only water to extinguish forest fires. In case of intense fires, water evaporates before reaching the earth's surface, which devalues the work of aviators and reduces it to zero.
The Ministry of Defense showed footage of the work of specialists of the mobile radio complex ZVO
On August 17, the Russian Defense Ministry showed footage of the combat work of specialists of the mobile radio complex of the Western Military District (ZVO) performing tasks of relaying radio signals to the population of liberated settlements of the Kharkiv region during a special operation to protect Donbass.
In Russia, work is underway on the mass construction of special covers for military aircraft
This reform in the domestic Air Force has been expected for decades. And now Russia is working on the mass construction of special covers for military aircraft.
Shoigu: The US is trying to divert attention from its bio program in Ukraine
Shoigu said about the stuffing, designed to distract attention from the US military bio-program in Ukraine
Information stuffing is aimed at diverting attention from the facts of prohibited military biological research discovered in Ukraine by the United States, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said at the opening of the Moscow Conference on International Security within the framework of the Army-2022 forum.
Rostec presents new generation ammunition at the Army-2022 Forum
Rostec State Corporation presents a new generation of ammunition at the International Military-Technical Forum "Army-2022". One of the key novelties is a shot for a small–sized jet flamethrower in thermobaric equipment.
A new way of obtaining oxygen will help make life easier for astronauts
With the planning of long-term missions to the Moon and Mars, humanity is increasingly faced with the question of providing astronauts with oxygen for breathing. Currently, keeping people breathing on board space stations is a complex and expensive process, so more advanced technologies will be required for future travel in the cosmic abyss.
Elektromashina will bring the Prometheus combat module to the Army for the first time
The research and Production Association "Elektromashina" of the Uralvagonzavod concern will take part in the largest international forum "Army-2022". In addition to its traditional military products, the company will demonstrate the Prometheus combat module at the forum for the first time.
The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation admitted the involvement of the United States in the emergence of COVID-19
According to Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, the head of the Russian Armed Forces RCBZ troops, Washington conducted the Event-201 exercises before the COVID-19 pandemic, where they practiced actions in the conditions of an epidemic of a previously unknown coronavirus.
Parachutes for "winged infantry"
Every year on August 2, Russia celebrates the Day of Airborne Troops (Airborne Troops). We are talking about parachutes that are already being operated by Russian paratroopers or are one step away from being adopted.
Airborne troops of Russia: a view from the outside
The airborne troops of Russia cause pride among our citizens and envy among our "partners". The proposed article was published in early February 2022, before the start of a special military operation in Ukraine. At the same time, it was written under the impression of the actions of the CSTO peacekeeping forces in Kazakhstan and accurately conveys the state and capabilities of the Russian Airborne Forces.
In the USA, exercises were held with mock-ups of Russian equipment
In the United States, the National Guard conducted exercises at Camp Roberts in California. During the maneuvers, the military used inflatable models of Russian armored personnel carriers BTR-90 on the chassis of Humvee cars, Defense Blog writes.
Roselectronics presented to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations domestic developments in the field of telecommunications and information security
Sergey Sakhnenko, General Director of the United Instrument-Making Corporation, the management organization of the Rostec Holding Roselectronics, presented promising domestic solutions to the head of the Ministry of Emergency Situations Alexander Kurenkov to ensure information security and create a trusted IT infrastructure.
In Russia, they created a "Diana" for instant forced stopping of cars
The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has created a device "Diana", which allows for instant forced stopping of machines. This is reported by TASS, referring to Rostec.
In Ukraine, a sapper robot was used on a tank chassis
The layout of the vehicle in comparison with the tank has been seriously changed in order to give the best possible clearance capabilities. Unmanned and electromagnetic effects on mines significantly distinguish it from foreign samples.
"Deliveries of the American Patriot complex to Ukraine are real"
Colonel Khodarenok told about the features of anti-aircraft weapons that the West transfers to the APU
The United States and NATO countries are increasing the supply of anti-aircraft weapons to Ukraine. In particular, these are NASAMS and Skyguard Aspide complexes. Why in the future it is impossible to exclude the supply of other types of equipment - in the author's material of the military observer "Gazeta.Ru" by Mikhail Khodarenka.
Scientists from the Russian Federation showed a unique material that was not at Fukushima-1
Scientists from the A.P. Alexandrov Research Institute of Technology (NITI) showed the journalists of the Zvezda TV channel "sacrificial material" developed to prevent the consequences of leaks at nuclear power plants.
Elbit Systems will supply the DIRCM self-defense system to the Dutch Air Force
On July 14, Elbit Systems announced that it had been selected as the supplier of the DIRCM (Directed Infra-Red Counter-Measures) system designed to counter missiles from the IR GOS and the on-board electronic warfare (EW) system to equip the Gulfstream G650 aircraft of the Netherlands Defense Ministry.
Putin allowed the Ministry of Emergency Situations and Rosgvardiya to neutralize ammunition
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a law allowing emergency rescue formations and units of the fire service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia and engineering and sapper units of the troops of the Russian Guard to give powers to search and neutralize unexploded ordnance. The document is published on the official portal of legal information.