While similar to the American Land Warrior and Future Combat Systems projects, Ratnik has actually succeeded where the other multi-billion dollar programs have stalled.

The Ratnik-3 is a future infantry combat suit with a built-in exoskeleton, state-of-the-art reconnaissance and weaponry and, now, a nuclear-resistant watch. U.S. World ...

In the wake of another U.S. attempt to build Iron Man-style powered armor that crashed and burned, some commentators have concluded that military exoskeletons will always be science fiction ...

The Ratnik gear comprises more than 40 components, including firearms, body armor, and optical, communication and navigation devices, as well as life support and power supply systems. Russia is trying ...

February 23, 2015: The Russian government has agreed to pay for new AK-12 assault rifles as part of its new “future soldier” (Ratnik) set of gear for its infantry. The government is also increasing ...

The Ratnik outfit has been supplied to troops as standard issue since May 2015. It is primarily designed for snipers, riflemen, drivers of armored vehicles and gunners of airborne combat vehicles.

Meanwhile, Rostec has already teased an upgraded version of the Ratnik getup, called simply Ratnik-3, which it is currently prototyping with an expected reveal sometime in 2020.

Russian designers are to present the third-generation Ratnik ("Warrior") combat gear to the world in seven years, the TASS news agency has reported (in Russian), citing the press service of the ...

Some say Sotnik is simply Ratnik 4, The government, after years of pressure and complaints from combat commanders, agreed in 2015 to make the AK-12 part of the new “future soldier” (Ratnik) set of ...

MOSCOW, February 25. /TASS/. Rostec will show some components of the next generation soldier gear Ratnik-3 at the Army-2019 show in Kubinka near Moscow at the end of June, the director of Rostec ...