DRDO develops lightweight bulletproof jacket for Indian Army ANI | Updated: Apr 01, 2021 17:45 IST
New Delhi [India], April 1 (ANI): The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed a lightweight bulletproof jacket (BPJ) weighing 9 kg, meeting the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army.
According to the DRDO, the jacket has been developed by the Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, a DRDO laboratory.
Front Hard Armour Panel (FHAP) jacket was tested at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory, Chandigarh, and met relevant standards of the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), it said.
It further informed that this technology reduces the weight of the medium-sized bulletproof jacket from 10.4 kg to 9 kg.
DRDO Develops Lightweight Bullet-Proof Jacket For Indian Army DRDO Develops Lightweight Bullet-Proof Jacket For Indian Army Kanpur-based Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), has developed this jacket, a ministry statement said.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and its lab for developing the new jacket.
New Delhi:
The DRDO has developed a lightweight bullet-proof jacket that weighs 9 kg and meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army, the defence ministry said on Thursday.
Kanpur-based Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), which is one of the laboratories of the government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed this jacket, a ministry statement said.
India makes very light jackets to protect its soldiers from enemy bullets
India makes very light jackets to protect its soldiers from enemy bullets
Defence Material and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur, a DRDO laboratory, has developed a light-weight bullet proof jacket (BPJ), which weighs just 9kg.
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The newly developed bulletproof jacket
Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment, Kanpur, a DRDO laboratory, has developed a light-weight bulletproof jacket (BPJ), which weighs 9kg. The newly developed jacket meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO scientists and the industry for developing the light-weight BPJ to make the soldiers more comfortable.
DRDO develops lightweight bulletproof jacket for Indian Army
DRDO develops lightweight bulletproof jacket for Indian Army
BENGALURU: The Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur has developed Light Weight Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) weighing nine kg, meeting the qualitative requirements of Indian Army, the Defence Research and Development Organisation said (DRDO) on Thursday.
The Front Hard Armour Panel (FHAP) jacket was tested at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh and met relevant BIS standards, it said in a statement.
According to the DRDO, the importance of this vital development lies in the fact that each gram of BPJ weight reduction is crucial in enhancing soldier comfort while ensuring survivability.
The DRDO has developed a lightweight bullet-proof jacket that weighs nine kg and meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army, the defence ministry said on Thursday. Kanpur-based Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), which is one of the laboratories of the government-run Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), has developed this jacket, a ministry statement said. The front hard armour panel bullet proof jacket was tested at Terminal Ballistics Research Lab in Chandigarh and it met relevant standards of the BIS (Bureau of Indian Standards), the statement said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh congratulated the DRDO and its lab DMSRDE for developing the new jacket.