DRDO Develops New Light Weight Bulletproof Jacket For The Indian Army

Light- eight bulletproof developed by Kanpur-based DRDO weighting at 9 kg.

DRDO Develops Bullet Jacket 

   The Defense Ministry said on Thursday that DRDO has developed a light bullet-proof jacket, weighing 9 kg and meets the qualitative requirements of the Indian Army.

   A statement from the ministry said that Kanpur-based Defense Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), which is one of the laboratories of the government-run Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO).

  "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.

   "India needs more such innovative product design and development to realise the dream of #AtmaNirbharBharat," he said on Twitter.

   The ministry statement said that the front hard armor panel technology used for this new jacket reduces the weight of a medium-sized bullet-proof jacket from 10.4 kg to nine kg. Also, the Defense Minister congratulated  DRDO for this achievement.