News about special and protective equipment
To fight fires, Shoigu sent military Il-76s to Yakutia
Due to the abnormal heat, the fire-dangerous situation in Yakutia has sharply worsened. On behalf of the President of Russia, the Ministry of Defense, in cooperation with local administrations, is actively fighting forest fires.
Niihimmash will develop a space system for processing carbon dioxide
Such a system on board the manned station will allow collecting carbon dioxide and processing it by hydrogenation reaction, according to the annual report of the institute
The Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering (Niihimmash) will develop a system for processing carbon dioxide to ensure life in space. This is stated in the annual report of the Institute.
Niihimmash will produce packages for space food
In the future, the Institute plans to start making bags for freeze-dried space food on a regular basis
JSC "Research and Design Institute of Chemical Engineering" (Niihimmash) plans to start manufacturing bags for freeze-dried space food on a regular basis. This is stated in the annual report of the Institute.
Croats have created a robot for radiation and chemical reconnaissance
The Croatian company DOK-ING has introduced an armored ground robot Komodo. It is designed for radiation, chemical and biological exploration and can operate at high temperatures, complete smoke and lack of oxygen. At the same time, Komodo is also suitable for ordinary engineering work.
The divers of the Caspian Flotilla performed descents to a depth of up to 10 m with the universal equipment of the IED-5
Military divers of the Caspian Flotilla (CFl) took part in a special exercise at the base of the ships with the use of modern equipment and equipment.
Technodinamika is working on a parachute for the promising equipment " Sotnik"
The head of the holding, Igor Nasenkov, said that the suspension system, cargo containers and the Cadet-100D parachute are being finalized in order to increase the weight of the transported cargo from 160 kg to 190-200 kg.
The first Russian device for the rescue of parachutists will be put into production in 2022
The head of the Technadinamika holding, Igor Nasenkov, said that they are also creating an electronic parachute insurance system that will allow checking the performance of the insurance devices directly on the plane[.
In 2023, the latest Cadet-100D parachutes will begin to arrive in the troops to replace the D-10
The head of the Technodinamika holding, Igor Nasenkov, clarified that the main quality of the new systems is controllability, the parachute can turn around the 360-degree axis in 12 seconds
The new Cadet-100D parachute systems are planned to be delivered to the troops as early as 2023 to replace the main parachute of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation D-10.
Rostec is creating a parachute system for landing armored vehicles "Typhoon" and " Tiger"
According to the head of the technodinamika holding Igor Nasenkov, it is assumed that the vehicle in landing is the staff
The technodinamika holding of rostec state Corporation conducts experimental design work (OKR) Parachute within which to create a cargo parachute system for the landing of armored vehicles "Typhoon" and "Tiger". This was announced to journalists by the general director of the holding, Igor Nasenkov.
The US military will test a drug to slow down aging
The US Special Operations Command has announced its readiness to begin clinical trials of "anti-aging pills" on its employees as soon as funding for the next 2022 is approved. Preclinical tests have already been conducted, no negative effects have been detected. In addition, this is not a drug, but a nutraceutical, the use of which is not controlled by the authorities, and therefore experiments on special forces can be carried out on a large scale.
Shoigu sent a plane to assist Turkey in extinguishing fires
Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu has sent a Be-200 amphibious aircraft to assist Turkey in extinguishing fires. This was announced on Thursday, July 8, the press service of the military department reported.
Russian" Safe route " will be held by foreign military engineers
Teams of military engineers of the armed forces of India, Venezuela, Tajikistan, Laos and Afghanistan will take part for the first time in the international stage of the "Safe Route" competition ArMI-2021, which will be held in the Tyumen Region at the Andreevsky training ground at the end of August this year.
The British Navy has tested a drone to rescue a dummy overboard
The Royal Navy of Great Britain tested the cargo drone T150 of Malloy Aeronautics in an improvised operation to rescue a sailor overboard. The task of the drone was to find a dummy in the water, drop it a simulation of rescue vehicles and continue to hover over it until the rescue team arrived.
In the interests of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, an installation for obtaining water in the Arctic is being developed
In the interests of the engineering troops of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, the UPVS-5 installation for obtaining water in the Arctic is being developed.
The updated ExoMars parachutes were able to land a mock-up of the landing module
Specialists of the European Space Agency conducted another high-altitude test of the parachute system for the landing module of the ExoMars-2022 mission, which ended with the successful landing of the module layout. Nevertheless, a small gap appeared again on the fabric of the second main parachute, which did not affect the landing process, according to the ESA website.
A single structure for chemical protection and medical support is being created in the CSTO
The need to consolidate efforts has intensified against the background of the COVID-19 pandemic
A specialized formation of radiation, chemical and biological protection is planned to be created in the Collective Security Treaty Organization, the press service of the CSTO Joint Staff reported on Friday.
The future of armor: how will Russian tanks change
Russia already has the research and production potential to create a new generation main battle tank (MBT). In particular, it will be distinguished from existing models by increased survivability due to air defense and upper hemisphere protection, as well as control using voice commands.
Destroy on approach: Popular Mechanics evaluated the protection of the T-72B3 tank
Kyle Mizokami, a military observer of the Popular Mechanics publication, called the Arena-M active protection complex (KAZ) installed on the T-72B3 tank" Cool military technology". According to him, the system allows you to leave vehicles that have been in service for many years in the ranks, without hanging additional armor on them.
Israeli soldiers will become invisible to thermal imagers
The Israeli company Polaris Solutions, in partnership with the Ministry of Defense of the country, has developed a modern camouflage system for military personnel - Kit 300. It makes the soldiers invisible to thermal imagers.
Rheinmetall has developed a flash-bang grenade the size of a business card box
Specialists of the German defense concern Rheinmetall have developed a compact pocket flash-bang grenade Spectac the size of a business card box. For the first time, this type of weapon was equipped with soldiers of the elite British special forces SAS in the 70s.