1. Ice-cutting Laser As Russia sets its eye on developing the Arctic and making it a key region in the near future, the institute has developed an original method of breaking the Arctic ice — an ice-slashing laser. The powerful laser will cut through the thick ...

2. Underwater Navigator A new underwater navigator is currently being tested by the Russian Navy. The device can work in depths of over 80 meters (262 feet) for more than 7 hours, providing underwater navigation and communication between groups of frogmen. The special feature of the device is ...

3. Underwater Rescue Kit A new underwater rescue kit has been designed to save the lives of pilots who crash land in water. The rescue kit allows the pilot to escape from a sinking aircraft from depths of over 30 meters (100 feet). The kit consists of an ...

4. Amphibious Vehicles on Armata Platform The institute is about to install the new Armata platform onto amphibious vehicles. Marine ships equipped with the new impenetrable armor can go as fast as 14 — 16 km/h, have a sea-keeping performance of up to grade 5 and carry 50 soldiers ...

5. Ships Without Crew No, they’re not the Flying Dutchman, but equally intimidating. Last year, the institute held trials for an unmanned marine vehicle. The vehicle could automatically dock, navigate through its course and avoid natural and artificial obstacles. Although the unmanned ship ...

Russian Navy jets constrained a US Navy ship into the eastern Black Sea after it was seen heading into Russia’s regional waters. Russian Navy Su-24 planes forced US Navy destroyer USS Ross to go into neutral waters operating in the ...