PRIORITY RESEARCHES OF MATERIALS AND PROPERTIES OF THE MILITARY UNIFORM OF THE ARMED FORCES OF UKRAINE IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR

Abstract

In order to create living conditions at the level of sufficient comfort for servicemen of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, searches of new methods and forms of material support of the troops are underway. During the modern war, the role and importance of the military uniform of the soldiers of the Ukrainian army for conducting combat operations in difficult conditions has increased significantly. Each soldier must be provided with everything necessary to preserve life, health and the ability to effectively perform combat tasks. Highquality military uniforms are essential items here. When waging a full-scale war, fundamentally new tactical and technical requirements are imposed on military and special clothing. If in the relatively recent past the main attention was paid to the protection of military personnel from adverse climatic conditions, that is, from the effects of the external environment: cold, excessive solar radiation, wind, rain and snow, from mechanical damage, from dust, dirt, etc., now the development of field uniforms is tasked with protecting personnel from a mix of striking factors of modern weapons. The creation of new models of weapons, combat equipment and equipping the Armed Forces of Ukraine with them required the development and acceptance for supply of a number of new items of special and protective clothing. Therefore, the military uniform continues to occupy an important niche in the Ukrainian market of textile materials and clothing and requires a review of its properties and a deep study of new requirements for it, which are put forward by the complicated conditions of today. The topic is relevant, because uniform for military personnel provide one of the most basic needs, and in war, the quality of uniform and its additional properties increase the possibility of survival. The field uniform facilitates the combat activities of soldiers: it camouflages them in the terrain, is convenient when servicing military equipment, etc. The aesthetic function today is not the main one and is reduced to camouflage and inconspicuous signs of distinction. The main ones are the protective and ergonomic properties of military uniform materials. The article analyzed the existing list of consumer properties of military clothing, determined the priority ones for research based on real war experience. Directions for further improvement and increase of the military uniform quality are proposed.