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New Delhi: The DRDO has developed a bullet proof jacket (BPJ) consisting of lightest front hard armour panel for which "novel material" along with "new processes" have been used, the Lok Sabha was informed on Friday.
In a written response to another query, Minister of State for Defence Sanjay Seth said out of around 18 lakh acres of defence land across the country, "about 10,354 acres is under encroachment".
He was whether the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) has developed lightest bullet-proof jacket for the armed forces and whether the appropriate authority has given approval to take up production in mass scale.
"Yes, sir. The DRDO has developed the Bullet Proof Jacket (BPJ) consisting of lightest Front Hard Armour Panel (FHAP). This jacket has been developed in two configuration viz In-Conjunction-With (ICW) and Standalone with different areal density of FHAP," he said.
The BPJ has been developed under the DRDO project.
"The process to transfer the developed technology to the Indian industries has been initiated as per Transfer of Technology (ToT) Policy and procedure of DRDO for production," Seth said.
This BPJ is based upon new design approach, where novel material along with new processes have been used, he said.
"This BPJ confirms BIS standard 17051 and, therefore, it is the lightest BPJ of level 6 with approximate weight of 10.1 kg for medium size, which enhances the wearability and comfort during the operation. This jacket has also a unique feature of Quick Release Mechanism (QRM) along with other associated features. This BPJ will protect the soldier of Indian Armed Forces/CAPFs from maximum possible threat of 7.62×54 R AP/API rounds as on date," the minister said.
