Russian Military to Get 'Iron Man' Suit Made of Composite Armor
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – An "iron man" suit made of composite armor, which can completely cover the body of a fighter, is planned to be created as part of the "Legionnaire" project for a future new generation of Russian soldiers, its manufacturer said.
"This work is planned to be carried out within the framework of the ‘Legioner’ (Legionnaire) research project. It will examine the possibility of manufacturing an armored ‘suit,’ but again, an exoskeleton will be required to support it," Oleg Faustov, the deputy general director of the "Armocom" combat equipment and armor protection manufacturer, told Sputnik.
An ultralight armored helmet made of composite materials and weighing only 700 grams (24 oz) has been created in Russia, Faustov added.
"We are moving forward and want to make our helmets even lighter. So, we have developed a promising sample weighing only 700 grams, however, it is still too early to talk about the mass production of such helmets," he said.
He specified that the newly developed helmet is 300 grams lighter than the Ratnik 6B47 helmet, which is currently serially supplied to the Russian Armed Forces.