The
next generation Ratnik Future Soldier military gear will be adopted into
service by the Russian Army by the end of 2015, the head of the Central
Research Institute for Precision Machine Building (TsNIITochash) Dmitri
Semizorov told journalists Monday, November 3, 2014.
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first delivery of the Ratnik war gear is expected this year and it will
be instantly adopted into service," Semizorov announced.
Semizorov noted that it was up to the customer to decide which units would
get the equipment.
The gear, dubbed Ratnik, comprises more than 40 components, including
firearms, body armor and optical, communication and navigation devices,
as well as life support, power supply systems, knee and elbow pads. The
equipment can be used by regular infantry, rocket launcher operators,
machine gunners, drivers and scouts.
50 Russian production facilities are engaged in producing the "Ratnik"
gear, whose framework is a "breathing" synthetic overall that
one can wear for two days without taking it off. The fabric of polymeric
compounds protects the soldier against open fire and minor splinters,
and makes them invisible to infrared cameras.
The new armour body is made of ceramic plates and Kevlar, rather than
titan, so it can effectively resist even a sniper rifle bullet. The "Ratnik"
modification for seamen also has the function of a life-jacket.
The "Ratnik’s" multilayer helmet with a multifunctional
device of composite materials is no comparison, of course, to the ordinary
WWII bulletproof helmets. The modern-day helmet boasts a built-in video
camera to record the fighting as it goes on, and a video monitor, combined
with the rifle sight, so the soldier could aim from any position.
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