India’s lightest bullet-proof jacket, Bhabha Kavach – Diligent IAS

BHABHA KAVACH   India’s lightest bullet-proof jacket, Bhabha Kavach, was launched at the International Police Expo 2019 in New Delhi. Developed jointly by the Ordnance Factories Board and the public sector metals and metal alloys manufacturer MIDHANI.   Highlights 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 Kavach weighs 9.2 kg and has a five-year warranty. The jacket “is powered with…

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