BHABHA KAVACH

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.