New Delhi: A unit of the Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has efficiently developed the lightest bulletproof jacket within the nation for protection against the highest threat level 6, an official assertion stated on Tuesday. This bulletproof jacket was efficiently just lately examined on the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh.
“DRDO’s Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur has successfully developed the lightest bulletproof jacket in the country for protection against 7.62 x 54 R API (level 6 of BIS 17051) ammunition. Recently, this bulletproof jacket was successfully tested at TBRL, Chandigarh as per BIS 17051-2018,” the Ministry of Defence stated in an announcement.
Features of lightest bulletproof jacket
According to the ministry, this jacket is predicated on a brand new design method the place novel materials together with new processes has been used, the assertion issued by the Ministry of Defence stated.
The entrance exhausting armour panel (HAP) of this jacket defeats a number of hits (six pictures) of seven.62×54 R API (sniper rounds) in each ICW (in-conjunction with) and standalone design.
The ergonomically designed entrance HAP is manufactured from a monolithic ceramic plate with polymer backing which boosts wearability and luxury throughout an operation. “The areal density of ICW hard armour panel (HAP) and standalone HAP is less than 40 kg/m2 and 43 kg/m2 respectively,” the assertion stated.
Secretary Department of Defence R&D and Chairman DRDO has congratulated DMSRDE for the profitable improvement of this lightest bulletproof jacket for protection against the highest threat level.
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