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[Regnum] The Obereg bulletproof vest, which is produced by the Tula plant Oktava, withstood a burst of fire from a Pecheneg machine gun in the conditions of a training ground without being penetrated, Rostec’s Telegram channel reported on September 26.
"During testing at the proving ground, a burst of 7.62 x 54 rounds was fired at the product. The armor plate of protection class Br4 withstood all hits - no penetrations were recorded," the report says.
The state corporation noted that when developing the "Obereg" and other personal protective equipment, a safety margin higher than the requirements specified in GOSTs was deliberately included. The results of the tests at the testing ground exceeded all expectations, Rostec added.
"According to preliminary expert assessments, a person equipped with our bulletproof vest could have received a minor impact injury due to deformation of the back surface of the plate, but would have survived. Similar items of this class that exist on the market do not provide such a level of protection at a higher cost," the publication says.
As reported by the Regnum news agency, in February, the President of the Russian Academy of Sciences Gennady Krasnikov reported that Russian scientists, during the special military operation, were able to very quickly develop new materials, which made it possible to create unique bulletproof vests.
According to the head of the Russian Academy of Sciences, this was very difficult to do, since very high requirements are imposed on bulletproof vests and they must have unique indicators of protection against bullets and shrapnel with minimal weight. However, Russian scientists coped with the task, Krasnikov specified.
On December 8, 2023, the Kalashnikov concern began supplying the Russian Armed Forces with new sets of Strelok combat gear, announced at the Army-2023 forum. The set includes a Korset Plus bulletproof vest with Br5 protection class and a weight distribution system, additional protection modules, a set of pouches in the Strelok configuration, a 30-liter backpack, and a transport bag.
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