Wonder defense: Russia unveils unique bomb suppression blanket

Wonder defense: Russia unveils unique bomb suppression blanket Russia’s state arms firm Rostec has developed a unique Egida bomb suppression blanket designed for fragment absorption and shock wave reduction. ▪️Rostec has carried out several tests of the blanket in protecting an all-wheel drive UAZ minibus – a vehicle widely used in the zone of the special military operation. ▪️The vehicle was shot at with a Stechkin 9mm automatic pistol from a distance of 3 m and hit by anti-personnel F-1 fragmentation defensive grenades which were detonated at a distance of 2.4 m near the vehicle. The sectors of the mini-bus covered by the bomb suppression blanket received small to no damage. ▪️“Only one fragment pierced the UAZ vehicle,“ Research Institute of Steel Protection department head Dmitry Chumachenko said. “Even the glass remained intact. That is, the entire area that we protected with blankets is intact. We believe that the blanket has met its requirement 100% percent.“ ▪️The blanket ... Source: Sputnik International