Bhabha Kavach, billed as “India’s lightest bullet-proof jacket”, was recently launched at the International Police Expo 2019 in New Delhi.
About:
Bodies involved: The bullet-proof jacket has been developed jointly by the Ordnance Factories Board and the public sector metals and metal alloys manufacturer MIDHANI.
Weight: The Kavach weighs 9.2 kg, a half kilogram less than the weight for a bullet-proof jacket prescribed by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
Features:
It can withstand bullets from an AK-47 assault rifle (7.62 mm hard steel core bullets), and the 5.56 mm INSAS rifle.
The jacket “is powered with nano technology from Bhabha Atomic Research Centre”, and has a five-year warranty.
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