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.

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. The Front-Hard Armour Panel (FHAP) jacket was tested at Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL), Chandigarh and it met the relevant BIS standards. 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.