News about special and protective equipment

The Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering (Tsniitochmash) has prematurely fulfilled a contract for the supply of ammunition to protect against high-precision weapons in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, the state corporation Rostec reported.

In the Soviet tank industry, great attention was traditionally paid to the characteristics of protection. For example, since the mid-80s, tanks produced in the USSR began to receive first mounted, and later built-in dynamic protection, which significantly reduced the effectiveness of anti-tank ammunition produced at that time: RPG and LNG rocket-propelled grenades, anti-tank guided missiles, artillery shells.

The ministry indicated that the Ugandan side plans to use this equipment for the repair, restoration and construction of roads in hard-to-reach areas of the country

The Russian Ministry of Defense has supplied the Republic of Uganda with military engineering equipment, the ministry said.

Specialists of the 27th scientific center of the Russian Ministry of Defense have designed an innovative means of protection - an armored helmet-a gas mask that protects both from the effects of weapons of mass destruction and from "ordinary" damaging elements (cartridges, fragments), follows from a document posted on the Rospatent website.

Rospatent: the scientific center of the Ministry of Defense has designed a protective gas mask-armor helmet

Russia has developed an innovative gas mask-armor helmet, which will protect not only from the effects of weapons of mass destruction, but also from such damaging elements as cartridges and fragments. The product was designed by the 27th Scientific Center of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Rospatent.

Special vehicles of the mine clearance group (SAGR) will be delivered by the end of the year to the engineering and sapper unit of the Eastern Military District (VVO), stationed in Buryatia, as part of the state defense order, the press service of the district reported on Monday.

The engineering division of the combined arms army of the VVO, according to the plan for providing engineering equipment, will receive a heavy mechanized bridge TMM-3M2.

Servicemen and employees of law enforcement agencies will be able to receive a QR code on vaccination against coronavirus, if the bill is adopted, a clarifying amendment will be prepared for it, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova said.

The children from Suvorov, Nakhimov naval schools, presidential cadet corps and boarding schools of pupils of the Ministry of Defense of Russia began winter holidays. They started ahead of schedule on the calendar.

Engineering and sapper units of the Central Military District (CVO) for the first time received a batch of induction mine detectors IMP-3.

It squeezes the torso during sleep in such a way that it maintains a normal balance of fluids, close to that observed with gravity

American and European space medics have developed a sleeping bag that redistributes fluid inside the body of astronauts and astronauts, which protects them from increased intracranial pressure and eye damage. This was announced on Friday by the press service of the University of Texas.

In Hong Kong, they created an "anti-liquid" metal. Stainless steel kills the coronavirus in three hours. The development belongs to scientists from the University of Hong Kong. The researchers adjusted the chemical composition and microstructure of steel. 10% more copper, which has antibacterial properties, was added to the "anti-liquid" material, the Izvestia TV channel reports.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation wants to ban all types of signal weapons in Russia, except pistols. The agency sent a letter with the relevant initiative to the Ministry of Industry and Trade, RIA Novosti reported on December 10.

Crystals of proteins of the new coronavirus strain "Omicron" will grow on the International Space Station (ISS), said Yusef Hesuani, co-founder of 3D Bioprinting Solutions.

Medical units of the Central Military District (CVO) for the first time received new-generation AP-3 auto-dressings in 2021, the press service of the CVO reported on Thursday.

The All-Russian Research and Testing Institute of Medical Equipment of Roszdravnadzor (VNIIIMT) became a part of the Medical Equipment consortium, the press service of the Shvabe Holding, which was the founder of this consortium, reports.

Innovations have been introduced into the tactics of the engineering and sapper units of the Central Military District (CVO) in 2021. This was announced by the head of the engineering troops of the Central Military District Dmitry Koruts.

Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption Anatoly Vyborny on Tuesday, December 7, commented to Izvestia on the idea to study the issue of banning the free sale of traumatic weapons.

Roscosmos: the transfer of oxygen to hospitals may disrupt the timing of testing rocket engines.

The state corporation stressed that they will have to be shifted due to the redirection of supplies to medical organizations fighting the coronavirus. 

Water, air and electricity are able to feed a person — according to the Agency for Advanced Defense Projects (DARPA) of the US Department of Defense, which announced the launch of the Cornucopia project ("Cornucopia").