ST.PETERSBURG, April 3 (AVN) - The third all-Russian conference on actual problems of protection and security will open here on Tuesday, a spokesman for the Russian Conventional Arms Agency said.
The discussion is expected to centre around the outfit of the Russian serviceman which does not fully match the demands of the modern combat, the spokesman told the Military News Agency.
Russian R&D institutes and design bureaux, together with law-enforcement experts, have formulated a specific approach to formation of an original individual outfit and plans for further completion of its elements to accomplish various special missions, the spokesman said.
The approach was also used in the federal target-oriented programme of works in the sphere of armament, outfit and special equipment of the Armed Forces and other armed formations for the period until 2015.
Scientists have already completed the Barmitsa test and research programme. Under its auspices, the original set of individual combat outfit was designed. It has already passed the state tests and was recommended for supplies to the Russian Army.
According to the spokesman, the conference is planning to hear over 350 reports related to security and protection of servicemen.