News about special and protective equipment
The army received bulletproof towers and electronic security systems
In the Eastern Military District, modern security systems for important objects were installed - remote transport stop devices "Shield", observation towers" Murena-1SV "and electronic complexes"Sagittarius - Sentry".
In Russia, a simulator for parachutists with a virtual reality helmet has been created
A unique simulator for training parachutists, which includes a virtual reality helmet, was created by the Technodinamika holding, part of the Rostec State Corporation. As the general director of the holding, Igor Nasenkov, told TASS in an interview, during training, a parachutist can practice jumps, both during the day and at night, in various weather conditions.
Russian RCB reconnaissance vehicles have doubled their effectiveness
New radiation, chemical and biological protection devices developed for the RHM-8 and RHM-9 vehicles based on the Tiger and Typhoon doubled the capabilities of these special vehicles of the RHBZ troops. This is reported on the website of the Ministry of Defense of Russia.
The first Ansat is equipped with a new medical module
The improvement of the Ansat helicopter used for sanaviation by the Republican Clinical Hospital (RKB) of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan was carried out.
The Russian Defense Ministry has built a water intake on the Belbek River to deliver 50 thousand cubic meters of water per day to Sevastopol
The water intake on the Belbek River and the automated water pipeline from the Kadykovsky quarry, which was built by the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, will be able to deliver about 65 thousand cubic meters of water to Sevastopol per day, Deputy Defense Minister Timur Ivanov said.
S-400 air defense systems were first camouflaged with aerosols in Kamchatka
During the exercises in Kamchatka, the military personnel of the radiation chemical and biological protection unit made the positions of the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems invisible to aviation and radar radars.
Russia will develop an oil garbage collector in the interests of the Navy
The construction of 44 support vessels continues under 18 state contracts concluded with shipbuilding enterprises, the Navy reported
The contract for development work on the development of the oil garbage collector was signed in 2020 in the Russian Federation. This was announced by the head of the auxiliary fleet of the Transport support Department of the Russian Defense Ministry, Captain I rank Sergey Epifanov.
Lockheed Martin to supply US SAZ MAPS for testing
Lockheed Martin announced a recently signed contract to supply the US Army with a basic set of Modular Active Protection System MAPS (Modular Active Protection System) to equip the BBM.
Military personnel from 50 countries were vaccinated with " Sputnik V"
Military attaches from 50 countries, as well as their family members, were vaccinated against coronavirus with the Russian Sputnik V vaccine, said Alexander Kshimovsky, head of the Main Department for International Military Cooperation of the Russian Defense Ministry.
IVAS glasses will allow US soldiers to see through walls
New army glasses for the US Army-Integrated Visual Augmentation System (IVAS) will help soldiers get important visual information without leaving the APCs and other combat vehicles. The command plans to purchase tens of thousands of such points.
Kamikaze sharks: the Pentagon's most failed pet projects
The idea of using animals as weapons does not leave humanity throughout its history. The United States was no exception: MilitaryWatch told about the most insane (and failed) projects of the local military.
The crew of the American nuclear submarine complained of bedbugs
The American nuclear submarine USS Connecticut (SSN-22, the second ship of the Seawolf II project) was attacked by bedbugs. The bloodsuckers did not allow the crew to live in peace for about a year, and the command of the boat, according to the assurances of the sailors, was in no hurry to solve the problem.
The US military will look for practical use of jetpacks
Defense Advanced Development Agency (DARPA) The United States has announced its intention to evaluate the practical use of jetpacks and other compact individual vehicles. According to Flightglobal, in early March of this year, the agency announced a tender for the development of concepts and projects of jetpacks, thanks to which the military intends to determine how such devices could be used in the military.
VVO scouts have started the development of the KRUS "Sagittarius" complex at the training ground in Buryatia
At the Divisional training ground in the Republic of Buryatia, the military personnel of the reconnaissance unit began to master the KRUS "Strelet" complex for combat equipment "Ratnik" during special training sessions.
German Leopard 2 tanks will receive the Israeli active defense system Trophy
On February 23, 2021, the Israeli Ministry of Defense announced the conclusion of an intergovernmental agreement with the German Ministry of Defense on February 22 regarding the supply of the Trophy active defense complex ("Meil Ruach") manufactured by the Israeli company Rafael Advanced Defense Systems to equip the German army's Leopard 2 tanks.
At UVZ, they told about the tests of the active protection system of the Arena-E tanks"
Test active protection system (KAZ) tanks "arena-e", is able to reflect all the tank hazardous munitions, including the U.S. Javelin anti-tank missiles will be completed soon, said on Sunday, RIA Novosti General Director - chief designer of the Ural design Bureau of transport machine-building (UKBTM, part of the concern "Uralvagonzavod") Andrey Terlikov.
NASA Is Willing to Pay $500,000 for New Space Food Ideas
NASA has launched a new project called the "Deep Space Food Challenge," which aims to gather ideas and technologies to address the food security of astronauts on future space missions. This is a social and scientific project that everyone can take part in. Twenty teams with the best results will receive prizes of $25,000 and an offer of cooperation.
"Russia has its own line of kamikaze drones»
Industrial Director of the Rostec weapons complex Bekhan Ozdoev-about the future of combat drones, the prospects of Armata and the latest Kalashnikov assault rifles
The past year 2020 has also been a difficult one for the Russian military-industrial complex. Bekhan Ozdoev, industrial director of the armament complex of the Rostec State Corporation, told Izvestia about how the coronavirus epidemic affected the implementation of international contracts and state defense orders, whether Armata will become unmanned and when domestic kamikaze attack drones will appear.
An armored car with a rocket-propelled grenade stuck in it was shown on video
Designed to protect personnel from mines and land mines, MRAP class armored vehicles can also successfully save them from other weapons of destruction. This is evidenced by the video posted on social networks.
Self-heating canned food and small-sized rations
The Ministry of Defense will receive new food rations for the Airborne Forces, Marines and Special Forces
That changes in the organization of power of the fighter, the responsible editor of the "Independent military review" Dmitry LITOVKIN on the eve 321-anniversary food service, told the head of Department (food) Department of resource support of the Ministry of defense Colonel Sergei NICHELMAN.
