India’s Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) has made the lightest bulletproof jacket that can protect against the highest level of danger, BIS 6. A unit of the DRDO called the Defence Materials and Stores Research and Development Establishment (DMSRDE), Kanpur, made the jacket to protect against 7.62 x 54 R API (Level 6 of BIS 17051) ammo. It’s possible for six shots to miss the jacket.
“DMSRDE, Kanpur has successfully created an indigenous light-weight Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) to protect against the highest level of threat, BIS level 6. This is the first thing of its kind made of one piece of ceramic, and it can stop six 7.62×54 API bullets. “@DefenseMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD,” DRDO wrote on X (formerly Twitter).
The Ministry of Defense says that the bulletproof jacket passed its tests at the Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) in Chandigarh, in line with BIS 17051-2018. The jacket uses a new design technique and was made with new materials and methods.
DMSRDE, Kanpur has successfully developed indigenous light weight Bullet Proof Jacket( BPJ) for protection against highest threat level 6 of BIS. This is the first of its kind in monolithic ceramic which can stop 6 7.62×54 API bullets@DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD pic.twitter.com/v8O43kf8hC
— DRDO (@DRDO_India) April 23, 2024
The head of DRDO and the chief of the Department of Defense’s Research and Development Agency praised DMSRDE for making this bulletproof jacket.
More details about the bullet proof jacket
In both ICW (In-Conjunction with) and Standalone designs, the front Hard Armour Panel (HAP) of the jacket can stop six shots of 7.62 x 54 R API (Sniper rounds).
The front HAP is made of a single piece of ceramic plate with a polymer backing that makes it easier to wear and more comfortable to use. The areal density of the ICW Hard Armor Panel (HAP) is less than 40 kg/m2 and that of the independent HAP is 43 kg/m2.
A brief history of bullet proof jackets
Bullet proof coats are meant to keep the wearer’s chest safe from bullets. During World War II, bulletproof jackets were first widely made. They were made of overlapping plates of steel, aluminum, or bonded fiberglass that were sewn into a nylon clothing to protect the person wearing it.
These days, bulletproof coats are often made of kevlar, steel, polyethylene (PE), or ceramic, among other things.
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