Photo: Egor Yurkin
Rostec State Corporation has delivered Obereg assault armor vests to soldiers defending border areas. A batch of advanced outfit designed by Tula-based Oktava plant included in RT-Capital holding company has been delivered to territorial defence units and volunteers in the Belgorod Region.
Modified Obereg version has entered service in territorial defence units. The outfit is furnished with fragmentation resistant attachments and ceramic plates providing high protection class Br5. Such plate withstands the impact of 7.62*54 rifle and machine gun cartridges, including 7N14 and B32 armor-piercing cartridges.
Modified Obereg in full configuration weighs 9.4 kg and the total ballistic protection area is more than 76 dm2. Currently, this is one of the best armor vests in the country in terms of protection quality/area/weight ratio. The outfit ensures free movement and has high protective properties by withstanding the impact of armor-piercing sniper ammunition and fragments.
The outfit components are made of high quality waterproof fabric. All sections, including side ones, have fragmentation layers made of aramid fibers and placed in moisture-proof bags. The protective property of the outfit remains unchanged even in extreme conditions – in water and in the temperature range from -40 to 40 °C.
