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Russian Army introduces Ratnik

30th October 2015 - 14:59 GMT | by Alexander Mladenov, Krassimir Grozev in Moscow

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The Russian MoD will purchase over 71,000 sets of new advanced soldier equipment by the end of 2015.

Dmitry Semizorov, chief of the Klimovsk-based Science-Research Institute of Precision Machine-Building, the main contractor for the Ratnik announced it is providing its Ratnik system as part of a wider modernisation effort.

The sets are currently being inducted in experimental field service with the first production-standard deliveries taking place this spring. The first unit taking Ratnik is the 24th Special Forces Brigade stationed in Novosibirsk in Russia's Central Military Distract.

The Russian military plans to introduce between 50,000 and 70,000 Ratnik sets

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Alexander Mladenov

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Alexander Mladenov is a Shephard correspondent based in Sofia, Bulgaria.

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