"Russian Navy’s Top Military Innovations" Topic
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Tango01 | 03 Jun 2015 1:00 p.m. PST |
Armata Learns to Swim? "Russia has always been a world leader when it came to developing new military hardware and technologies. Sputnik reveals the top 5 projects of Russia's central scientific research institute "Kurs." 1. Ice-cutting Laser As Russia sets its eye on developing the Arctic and making it a key region in the near future, the institute has developed an original method of breaking the Arctic ice — an ice-slashing laser. The powerful laser will cut through the thick Arctic ice like a hot knife through butter by cutting off the top layers. After that Russian icebreakers can easily go through the rest of the ice. 2. Underwater Navigator A new underwater navigator is currently being tested by the Russian Navy. The device can work in depths of over 80 meters (262 feet) for more than 7 hours, providing underwater navigation and communication between groups of frogmen. The special feature of the device is biometric sensors that measure the heart and breathing rates of divers and transmit them back up to a base. The navigator weighs only 7 kg (15 lbs.), which makes it extremely easy to carry around underwater…" Full article here link Amicalement Armand |
Charlie 12 | 03 Jun 2015 4:53 p.m. PST |
Oh Lord…. Another Sputnik News article. They're good for a laugh, and that's about all…. |
Narratio | 03 Jun 2015 7:59 p.m. PST |
Seconded. I remember the 'ice cutting laser' discussions with fits of giggles. Ahh the physics… |
Aapsych20 | 03 Jun 2015 8:49 p.m. PST |
Ah, I've read about this, but I've never seen any before… It is a Russian inwention. YouTube link |
Tango01 | 04 Jun 2015 10:51 a.m. PST |
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Jemima Fawr | 08 Jun 2015 1:56 p.m. PST |
Do they have military socks yet…? |
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