Legionnaire (equipment for the military)

2022

Russia created a combat helmet with augmented reality support

In mid-November 2022, it became known about the development in Russia of an armored helmet with an augmented reality system. It will complement the Legionnaire equipment, said Oleg Faustov, deputy general director of Armokom.

According to him, by mid-November 2022, a technical task is being prepared for the relevant research work.

In Russia, created a combat helmet with AR support

Within the framework of this project, we plan, among other things, to work out the possibility of creating a modular armored helmet, in which several advanced solutions will be combined at once, including augmented reality technology, that is, various information about the situation on the battlefield, control signals and warnings about the danger will be displayed in the field of view of the soldier, - he noted.

The deputy head of Armokom added that the helmet will receive sensors that allow the fighter to determine, in particular, whether other snipers are aiming at him. Among other helmet capabilities is the ability to receive information from a drone, which will be controlled by the fighter himself. In addition, the helmet will be sealed and with a radiation, chemical and biological protection system.

Earlier in 2022, KRET introduced the concept of a helmet for rescuers with augmented reality technology. The novelty is an interactive helmet combined into the system, capable of receiving a picture from a quadcopter and maintaining communication with the control center. The system consists of a mobile workplace, a quadcopter and an operator's device - the Smart Hands helmet.

The mobile workplace receives data on the environment and it is possible to exchange audio and video information, graphic and thermal imaging indicators, diagrams and technical documentation.

The Smart Hands helmet creates video stories for the operator from the sewn database and predicts the presence of potentially dangerous or faulty elements - heated surfaces, electric current leaks, etc. The thermal imager built into the helmet can detect people even under the rubble, it is equipped with an OLED display with a resolution of 1024x768 pixels, a projection system and a 5-megapixel camera.^[1]

Introduction to the use of new high-tech equipment for the military

In early October 2022, it became known about the name of the new equipment for the Russian military. It will replace the "Warrior" and "Centurion" sets.

According to RIA Novosti, citing a source in the military-industrial complex of the Russian Federation, the equipment of the new generation of the soldier of the future received the "more international" name "Legionnaire." The interlocutor of the agency noted that the Ratnik project in 2022 is already 10 years old, and although the equipment turned out to be successful, time requires the creation of new equipment, since new materials, new technologies have appeared and the specifics of the battle have changed.

Equipment of a "fighter of the future" with a titanium exoskeleton at the exhibition "Russia looking to the future" in the Central Manege in Moscow, 2017

The research work of the equipment is planned for 2023, told Gazeta.Ru in Rostec. This means that by the beginning of 2024 we will receive only the appearance, then OCD (development work), tests, added to the state corporation.

According to Rostec experts, the BEV (combat equipment of a serviceman) of a new generation, in addition to the traditional five integrated systems included in the "Warrior" - systems of destruction, protection, control, life support and energy support - will also include a system associated with robotics and elements of artificial intelligence.

In connection with the advent of new materials, the Legionnaire equipment will be lighter, ergonomic and more technological. A Gazeta.Ru source at Rostec said that the military is asking to reduce the weight of the equipment, but at the same time not only maintain the level of protection, but even improve it. This will be achieved, as expected, due to high and ultra-strong threads from high molecular weight polyethylene used for the production of personal protective equipment. With increased strength and a more affordable price, it will reduce the weight of products and increase the level of protection. In Russia, such a thread is produced only by the Center for High-Strength Materials "Reinforced Composites."^[2]

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