News about special and protective equipment
The Russian designer revealed the features of the Arena-M active protection complex
The Russian complex of active protection (KAZ) of armored vehicles "Arena-M" can repel an attack from any direction. The system received a modern radar and maneuverable ammunition for destroying an attacking projectile. The features of the complex were revealed by the head of the development and design department of the Kolomna KBM, Vladimir Kharkiv, on the air of the Zvezda TV channel.
Russian military engineers will apply the combat experience of Syria at the SCO exercises
As part of the air detachments, Mi-8 helicopters with VSM-1 mining systems will be involved, tracked minelayers of modern modification GMZ-3 will also be used
The Syrian combat experience will be the basis for the actions of the Russian engineering troops at the international exercises of the military contingents of the SCO member states "Peace Mission-2021", which are taking place in the Orenburg region. This was announced to journalists on Tuesday by the head of the engineering troops of the Central Military District (CVO), Major General Dmitry Koruts.
The features of the active protection complex "Arena-M"are revealed
The modernized Arena-M active protection complex of armored vehicles, which is planned to be equipped with Russian T-72 and T-90 tanks, is able to repel the attack of any anti-tank missile - both the Israeli Spike and the American Javelin. The complex provides protection of the machine from any direction - including in the upper hemisphere.
In Belarus, a Russian tank with a "Drozd"was noticed
An unusual modification of a Russian tank was noticed on the video of the Russian Ministry of Defense. Among the equipment of the Guards Kantemirov division, which was loaded on the echelon in Belarus, there was a T-80UM2 tank. A special feature of the modification was the active protection complex (KAZ) "Drozd-2", reports Rossiyskaya Gazeta.
A new aerosol munition has been adopted by the Russian Army
A new aerosol munition developed by the Central Research Institute of Precision Engineering of the Rostec State Corporation has been adopted by the Russian Army.
The product is designed for individual protection of ground combat equipment from high-precision weapons with laser, optical and thermal guidance systems.
The company "Zlatmash" has developed a new submachine gun "CEDAR-PARA" for special forces
The new CEDAR-PARA submachine gun, designed for law enforcement agencies and special forces forces, was developed on an initiative basis by Zlatoust Machine-Building Plant (Zlatmash, part of the Roscosmos state Corporation), state tests of weapons will begin in 2022, Vadim Astashin, head of the Small arms Sales Bureau of Zlatmash JSC, told RIA Novosti on the Day of the Gunsmith.
Russian tanks will receive protection from Javelin
The Russian army has adopted a new means of protecting tanks. The 3VD35 munition is designed to protect the upper hemisphere of equipment from attacks by high-precision weapons, including Javelin anti-tank missile systems. This is reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Rostec state Corporation.
Omsktransmash handed over to the Ministry of Defense flamethrower systems TOS-1A with improved dynamic protection
The company reported that in the near future the heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" will be delivered to the troops
The Omsk Plant of Transport Engineering (part of the Uralvagonzavod concern of the Rostec State Corporation) has handed over to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation a batch of heavy flamethrower systems TOS-1A "Solntsepek" with improved dynamic protection. This was reported to journalists on Friday in the press service of the enterprise.
In Russia, trains were tested for special operations
The Russian Defense Ministry has tested special trains. Trains with residential cars and workshops are designed to eliminate the consequences of natural disasters, as well as support combat operations. They will allow carrying out work in a sparsely populated area, Izvestia reports, citing sources in the defense department.
The Russian military tested bulletproof tankers
Russian servicemen tested new fuel tankers and special tanks with bulletproof coating at the Zapad-2021 exercises. The tank can withstand a bullet from a Kalashnikov assault rifle. This is reported by TASS.
Engineers of the Pacific Fleet for the first time received a special mine clearance vehicle based on the UAZ-2363 pickup truck
For the first time, the newest special vehicle of mine clearance groups (SAGR) based on the UAZ-2363 pickup truck entered service with a separate marine engineering regiment of the Pacific Fleet.
A new generation of explosive generators has been created in Russia
Specialists of the 12th Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense have created fundamentally new explosive schemes for creating an external pulse effect on various structures.
Drones were proposed to be used to rescue people in distress at sea
In Russia, it is proposed to use unmanned aerial vehicles for search and rescue at sea. They can deliver additional rescue equipment to the shipwreck site. Drones get on the route faster and are controlled from the shore.
Israel sells "Chaika" to the East
Israeli anti-submarine warfare systems have found a customer in the East. Yesterday, on September 13, the press service of Elbit Systems announced the signing of a major contract "with the country's naval forces in the Asia-Pacific region".
An army truck "with a secret"was shown in Russia
An army truck" with a secret " was shown in Russia. The special car "Vityaz-2" is distinguished by an armored module, which is located behind a canvas awning. The model 432009-73 was presented within the framework of the Army-2021 forum, "Rossiyskaya Gazeta reports.
The Ministry of Defense has approved the Magic parachute system
The sports parachute system Magic of the Technodinamika holding of the Rostec State Corporation has passed state tests of the Ministry of Defense.
Modern protection for tanks was tested for an explosion and shown on video
The Research Institute of Steel conducted tests of the dynamic protection "Relict" installed in modern T-72B3, T-80BVM and T-90M "Breakthrough". Experts have found out whether it will work on the shot of a 12.7-by-108-millimeter bullet. The experiment was captured on a video published by the Zvezda TV channel.
In the USA, they "print" barracks
3D printers have become a construction tool of the American army.On September 11, Popular Mechanics magazine reported that ICON has built the largest "printed" structure in North America — it became the National Guard barracks at the Camp Swift training Center in Bastrop, Texas.
Scientists have created a color-changing artificial skin
Experts from Seoul National University have developed a material that can change its color depending on the environment. This is reported by the journal Nature Communications.
The Roscosmos company with scientists will present a complex of treatment of cancer patients in 2023
According to a source in the rocket and space industry, a design that could work in operating rooms is currently being developed
JSC "Information Satellite Systems" named after Academician M. F. Reshetnev " (part of Roscosmos) with partners is developing a medical complex of radiation therapy for the treatment of cancer patients. The first samples will be ready in two years, a source in the rocket and space industry told TASS.
