News about special and protective equipment

How the Navy will destroy unmanned boats and aerial drones

The Russian Navy has begun to master a new combat training program — anti—ship protection (abbreviated as PRZ). It provides training for ship crews to combat unmanned boats and enemy UAVs. The navy is already receiving additional weapons to combat drones. Experts note that such a course is necessary for any modern fleet. The events of the last two years have shown that drones, and especially unmanned boats, have become a serious threat to warships and naval bases.

During a special military operation, many thousands of Russian servicemen live in the field, while the proximity of the line of contact requires special organization of household services. Recently, new funds and equipment have been supplied to the rear units. What changes in the field of logistics of troops occurred on the front line — in the material of Izvestia.

Rostec State Corporation's Roselektronika Holding presented for the first time at the Integrated Security exhibition a mobile control point for unmanned aircraft systems for rescue operations. The new complex allows you to quickly deploy a point in the field to work with UAVs.

Shrapnel damage is the second most common damaging factor according to the statistics of modern warfare. And if fighters, as a rule, have a variety of personal protective equipment, then anti-splinter blankets can be used for the safety of civilians and important facilities. They are designed to absorb fragments and weaken the shock wave generated by the explosion.

The head of the Russian Armed Forces Defense Forces, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, held a briefing on the military chemical activities of the United States and Ukraine.

After the creation of the new AMPV tracked armored platform in the United States, supplies of specialized vehicles based on it are gradually being deployed to the American army. So, the doctors of the 1st armored brigade are switching from the M113 to new sanitary equipment.

A combat vehicle is not afraid of any enemy when the hull is covered with diamond—shaped steel sheets - ideal protection from air attacks. The so-called "Tsar—brazier" is a technique for protecting the hull of a tank or an IFV with steel sheets, which makes the combat vehicle seem to have entered the garage, but at the same time it drives and shoots, Kirill Olkov, a correspondent of Izvestia, said on May 28.

The Yener mine detection system, recently transferred to the Turkish army, which was developed by the local company Aselsan, underwent a "baptism of fire" by taking part in the EFES 2024 exercises. The relevant footage was shown by the press.

Kurganmashzavod supplied the Russian troops with a batch of BMD-4M and BMP-3, improved by increasing survivability, in order to better counter the threat posed by drones in the Ukrainian conflict. Western observers tried to evaluate the new modifications of armored vehicles.

When SpaceX showed the spacesuit for the 2024 Polaris Dawn summer mission, many reacted almost enthusiastically. Of course: the new extravehicular spacesuit for such a mission looks stylish and, most importantly, not bulky. But for experts, the appearance of the equipment caused serious concern. Is Musk really going to land people on the Moon and Mars in spacesuits without an oxygen tank? Is this a revolution in spacesuit engineering or the most dangerous experiment on astronauts in history? In the 1960s, due to suboptimal costumes, the United States had already lost three people in a ground flight rehearsal. Will SpaceX be next in this sad relay race?

Now almost 100% of the servicemen who were injured during the special operation in Ukraine are returning to service. Moreover, this indicator has not changed for two years. This was stated by representatives of the Ministry of Defense at the opening of the scientific and practical conference "Combat Trauma - 2024" in Moscow. What kind of equipment is currently being used to evacuate the wounded and which of the foreign guests is interested in the experience of Russian military doctors acquired during the SVO — in the Izvestia material.

Tests of a UAV for the detection of explosive objects and a bomb disposal robot have been carried out

A robotic complex for humanitarian demining has been tested in Novosibirsk. The developers tested an aerial drone designed to detect explosive objects and a ground-based bomb disposal robot working in pairs. The correspondent of Izvestia visited the landfill and saw how the equipment allows you to find mines and helps to neutralize them without putting the lives of sappers at risk.

We owe the victory in the Great Patriotic War not only to the courage of soldiers, partisans and home front workers. The equipment that entered the battlefield played a huge role. Powerful, reliable and unpretentious weapons, created in huge numbers by the defense industrial complex of the USSR, helped our people defeat the most dangerous enemy.

The Polish Arms Agency has signed an additional agreement with the local company Maskpol to the contract concluded last year. According to him, the Polish army ordered an additional ten thousand HP-05 helmets for its soldiers.

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) continues to publish footage depicting the actions of its units in the Gaza Strip. So, recently, videos appeared on the Internet of the entry of the 162nd armored division "Ha-Plada" into the Palestinian city of Rafah, located in the very south of the enclave, on the Egyptian border.

Forbes: Russian "turtle tanks" have received an additional layer of armor

Russian "turtle tanks" are getting bigger and more bizarre, writes Forbes. However, they are still coping with their task. These strange machines are used for mine clearance, and the soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine cannot cope with them, the article notes.

Prolonged military operations involving a huge number of military personnel of various ages, as well as large frontline territories where civilians remain, pose a lot of tasks in medical support. Military doctors are assisted by civilian colleagues and charitable organizations. Izvestia learned about how volunteers help in providing medical units and hospitals, and how psychologists help veterans adapt after the fighting.

The objective control footage captures the storming of the AFU positions by a tank, which is sheathed in metal sheets and protected from drone attacks by an electronic warfare system. Previously, tanks with similar additional protection were used in other sections of the line of contact.

Continuing the topic, I must say that the Gaza Strip (see part I) This is far from the first case of the use of cargo parachute systems, including guided gliding cargo parachute systems (USGS), for the delivery of goods during various armed conflicts in the Middle East. So, back in 2016, as part of the world food delivery program conducted under the auspices of the United Nations, a parachute landing of goods to Syrian refugees was carried out near the city of Deir ez-Zor. During the first landing, about 21 tons of cargo were dropped from leased Russian Il-76 aircraft.

The autonomous platform can carry up to 40 kg of cargo, has a variable undercarriage and communication systems

Russian developers have created an autonomous mobile platform capable of performing a variety of tasks on the line of contact. It can be used for cargo delivery, when deploying a field cable and a network of repeaters, as well as as a kamikaze drone.