News about special and protective equipment

The Russian-made Arena active protection complexes could be installed on German Leopard 1 main battle tanks. Judging by the materials that appeared on the Web, such plans were hatched in the mid-90s.

As reported by NASA, some devices already meet the requirements for a manned flight to the planet

The systems necessary for the life support of the crew during the flight to Mars can be debugged on the International Space Station (ISS) by 2030. This was announced on Tuesday by Robin Gates, Director of the US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for ISS issues.

A bioprinter will be tested on the ISS to create bandages from the skin of astronauts

Astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS) will test the Bioprint FirstAid device, which allows you to create organic bandages. This is reported on the NASA website.

On Friday, January 14, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu congratulated the pipeline troops on their professional holiday.

He noted that the servicemen honorably perform their official duty and contribute to strengthening the country's defense potential. "The personnel of the troops have repeatedly proved their professionalism and readiness to act in the most difficult conditions," the Defense Minister stressed.

On Friday, the press service of Technodinamika Holding (part of Rostec State Corporation) announced that the new Cadet-100 parachute system had been handed over for state testing.

It is known that this system was created to replace the D-10 parachute, which has been used in the Russian Army as the main one for more than two decades.

The new engineering and sapper regiment of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in the Republic of Buryatia, received the latest robotic mine clearance complex "Uran-6".

A number of trainings were conducted with the military personnel of the anti-submarine sabotage forces and means of the Baltic Naval Base at a multifunctional training complex.

Within the framework of the American projects "Clear View" and "Jefferson" in the post-Soviet space, the United States, in coordination with local governments, created a network of laboratories for the development of biological weapons. New strains of plague, smallpox, anthrax, cholera, brucella and other deadly diseases are being studied at these facilities for American grants.

Specialists of the RCB protection of the Guards Red Banner Combined Arms Army received a batch of reconnaissance chemical vehicles RHM-6 included in the automated command and control system.

They patented a device for modeling mixed radiation fields on high-energy heavy ion beams

Employees of the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research (JINR) have developed and patented a device that will allow simulating on earth all the conditions of a complex radiation field inside a spacecraft created by particles of Galactic cosmic radiation. The press service of the Institute writes about this.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu ordered to temporarily reduce official business trips and vacations outside the country in the army and navy. In addition, he demanded to ensure the planned rates of re-vaccination of personnel in accordance with the approved schedules.

The heads of educational organizations of the Ministry of Defense were instructed to ensure strict control of medical examinations with rapid testing and isolation of cadets, trainees and pupils returning from vacations and vacations.

A new engineer-sapper regiment, which structurally became part of the combined arms army of the Eastern Military District, was formed in the Republic of Buryatia, the VVO reports.

In 2022, several robotic complexes of mine clearance "Uran-6" will be put into service by the engineering and sapper corps of the Guards Tank Army of the Western Military District, stationed in the Yaroslavl region.

In 2021, about 100 units of modern military equipment were received by military units of the combined arms association, district subordination units, Air Force and air defense units of the Air Force stationed in Transbaikalia.

In 2021, the Airborne Forces continued to improve and modernize the VVST samples in service, as well as the introduction of new landing equipment.

Medical units of the Western Military District (ZVO) received a batch of nine self-dressing modules (AP-3) for equipment.

More than 10 of the newest self-propelled pontoons have entered service with the railway connection of the Southern Federal District, stationed in the Krasnodar Territory.

About 40 units of modern special equipment replenished the parks of special vehicles of engineering units of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2021.

Russian sappers in Laos have begun training local specialists, the Russian Defense Ministry said. Specialists will train 30 Lao sappers who will undergo theoretical and practical training using Russian means of search and protection of a sapper.