The Russian defense industrial base is purportedly throwing its resources into yet another next-generation super-suit for Russian soldiers to rush into combat with. State-owned defense giant Rostec ...

Ratnik is a Russian infantry combat system. It is designed to improve the connectivity and combat effectiveness of the Russian army. Improvements include modernized body armor, helmet with special ...

Russia’s ground forces are set to receive a slew of modernized weapons and equipment, according to a top army officer. Krasnaya Zvezda (Red Star), the newspaper of Russia’s Defense Ministry, published ...

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Russia’s Rostec corporation is working on the fourth and follow-up generations of the Ratnik infantry combat suit. The Ratnik line of products includes powered ...

In 2018, Ratnik kits as issued to soldiers mostly consist of new uniforms, load bearing equipment, armor, and radios. Russia’s “Ratnik” infantry modernization program has been a source of continual ...

As part of the country’s massive re-arming and military modernization efforts, Russia's defense apparatus has been quietly developing a next-generation suit that will give its wearers enhanced ...

The Army 2018 International Military and Technical Forum in Moscow was the perfect venue for TsNiiTochMash to show a prototype of what will become the Ratnik-3 “Soldier of the Future.” An active ...

August 9, 2020: In mid-2020 Russia revealed it was working on a new generation of infantry equipment called Sotnik (Centurion) to replace the current Ratnik (warrior) ensemble. Russia plans have the ...

Russia's military testing body has said that its new body armor system for soldiers has proven itself on the battlefields of Syria, a war where the country does not claim to have ground troops in ...

August 9, 2020: In mid-2020 Russia revealed it was working on a new generation of infantry equipment called Sotnik (Centurion) to replace the current Ratnik (warrior) ensemble. Russia plans have the ...