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If that mount is demonstrative of how it would be mounted on a vessel 'for real' it would (I guess) obivate the use of an under deck magazine/auto reload mechanism such as that on Kashtan, So potential/actual performance gains aside, that could be a bit of a retrograde step IMHO. Maybe I'm wrong. I hope so.
I figured the Pantsir-ME should replace the Kashtan:
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the billboard vaunts it as providing, quote, universal and sufficient anti-aircraft defense for all classes of warships, end quote
 
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I figured the Pantsir-ME should replace the Kashtan:
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the billboard vaunts it as providing, quote, universal and sufficient anti-aircraft defense for all classes of warships, end quote

.... so I guess the reload issue I raised IS addressed?
 

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Russia just released a video unveiling its new 'Star Wars' combat suit

Russian "Star Wars" combat suit.Screenshot/YouTube via Ruptly

Russia showed off its new "Star Wars-like" combat suit on Thursday at a science and technology university in Moscow, state-owned media outlet RT
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The "next-generation" suit comes with a "powered exoskeleton" that supposedly gives the soldier more strength and stamina, along with "cutting-edge" body armor, and a helmet and visor that shields the soldier's entire face, RT said.

The suit also has a "pop-up display that can be used for tasks like examining a plan of the battlefield," Andy Lynch, who works for a military company called Odin Systems,
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MailOnline. There's also a light on the side of the helmet for inspecting maps or weapons.

Russia hopes to produce the suit "within the next couple of years," Oleg Chikarev, deputy chief of weapons systems at the Central Research Institute for Precision Machine Building, which developed the gear, told MailOnline.

It should be noted, however, the video only showed a static display of the suit, and it's still an open question of whether it actually has any of the capabilities that are claimed.

Still, Russia is not the only country developing such technology, Sim Tack, a Stratfor analyst, told Business Insider in an emailed statement.

The US hopes to
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its own Tactical Light Operator Suit, also known as the "Iron Man" suit, in 2018.

Tack said that France is perhaps furthest along in creating its Integrated infantryman equipment and communications system, or FELIN, but it's not as high-tech as the Iron Man suit.

Nevertheless, it's "unclear whether these type of suits will eventually make it to the battlefield," Tack said.

Some technical problems still persist: for example, the batteries required to power the exoskeletons — many of which have leg braces that evenly distributes weight and allows the soldier to run faster and jump higher — are too bulky because the suits require so much power, Tack said.

But given how much effort countries are putting into developing these suits, "we may well see some type of them reach the battlefield at some point," Tack said.

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Hopefully not coming to the Donbass region any time soon for people in Ukraine.:p;)
 
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