"Russia to Adopt ‘Future Soldier’ Gear in Summer" Topic

" The Russian military will adopt domestically designed "future soldier" gear this summer, the Defense Ministry said Thursday.

The adoption of the Ratnik gear into service has been repeatedly delayed due to uncertainty over the choice of small arms component, which is likely to include the new Kalashnikov AK-12 assault rifle. The equipment is currently in the final stages of field testing by Russian paratroopers.

Ratnik comprises about 50 components, including firearms, body armor and optical, communication and navigation devices, as well as life support and power supply systems…"

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That camo don't look easy to paint (smile).

Amicalement
Armand

I agree about the camo. Almost as bad as the USMC camo. :) The interesting thing is that there is nothing earth shattering here. Most of this stuff is already in the field in most first line armies. What about body armor? Why a canteen when many are using a "Camelback"? No great advances I can see.

Yes, they seem to be a little behind in this case …

The colors look closer to Chinese arid camouflage--but yes, definitely behind the times. And comparing this set up with the stuff listed at the end of the article is just plain silly.

Rob

Yea, I didn't really see much to rave about, either.

Looks like pretty standard kit, but perhaps things are different in Russia, under their austerity program.

Didn't Russia already reject adoption of the AK-12 due to the numbers of surplus AK-74 rifles in storage?

I believe that the illustration covers current equipment. There's a whole lot of stuff included in RATNIK that leads me to believe that it incorporates some sort of organic GLONASS, not to mention expandability for numerous other electronics.