INDIAN SCIENTIST DESIGNS INDIGENOUS BULLET-PROOF JACKET, GETS APPROVAL FROM MINISTRY OF DEFENCE

[Khatri_pune]

Don't think it would have been approved without testing....
It don't know the specification OR testing criterion...

 

[punit]

Atleast we know we are at fault. But lol at 1.5KG vest.

really !

 

[randomradio]

has it been tested?

Yes. The article in fact speaks about approval for production.

how does it fare with respect to the currently in use BPJs?

We don't know.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

We have BPJs that's as good as Interceptor and Dragon Skin, but those won't clear IA requirements. The current orders by the IA for BPJs that failed trials are at the same level as the Interceptor and Dragon Skin.

Dragon skin was produced by a US company, and never went into mass production, due to several reasons. It was also expensive AF.. and no you don't produce it..

http://tamlindia.com/capabilities.html
TAML was the first company in INDIA to develop a light weight Bullet Proof Jacket in close co-ordination with Indian Army that could not only stop AK 47 and SLR bullets but also the DRAGUNOV sniper rifle bullet and secured the first order for light weight bullet proof jackets for the Indian Army.

Any Level IIIA jacket can protect against dragunov.

Pak uses Level IV and above.

This BPJ weighs as much as the Interceptor does, lesser actually. The new BPJ surpasses the older jackets while weighing considerably lesser.

Interceptor is old and US is develop a new armour "TEP" which would be "lighter" but not 1.5 (which is pure nonsense)

and it's OTV variant weighs around 15.5-16 kg;

And also Level IV, meaning it can stop even a 7.62x51mm round.

Now a body armour weighing 1.5 KG is just pure bullshyt.

 

[Water Car Engineer]

Interceptor is old and US is develop a new armour "TEP" which would be "lighter" but not 1.5 (which is pure nonsense)

Alright, look at the source, it's a shit article and blog mixing things up.

 

[Trango Towers]

You think IA is idiotic enough to run around with no guns and jackets? Ain't no propaganda in procurement, boyo. India's testing procedures are trusted the world over.



It's true. This jacket is going to change the way we fight completely.

Send your boys over with HMGs if you wanna kill our soldiers.



We are yet to find out what's in it. They have only said "state-of-the-art materials".

The weight will obviously go up if you add armour plates.

the way you fight is dependent on a flack jacket....
does it devise strategy for you? idiotic comments

 

[randomradio]

Dragon skin was produced by a US company, and never went into mass production, due to several reasons. It was also expensive AF.. and no you don't produce it..



Any Level IIIA jacket can protect against a 7.62x54mm fired by a dragunov.

Pak uses Level IV and above.


Interceptor is old and US is develop a new armour "TEP" which would be "lighter" but not 1.5 (which is pure nonsense)
View attachment 401956 and it's OTV variant weighs around 15.5-16 kg;

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And also Level IV, meaning it can stop even a 7.62x51mm round.

Now a body armour weighing 1.5 KG is just pure bullshyt.

The one listed in TAML failed trials.

Level IIIA is supposed to be used together with Level III and IV. III and IV are hard armours versus IIIA's soft armour. Meaning III and IV use heavy plates. So you aren't making a proper comparison.

Level III/IV and IIIA are used together. And III is good enough to stop 7.62x51. You need IV to stop armour piercing rounds.

So what TAML was talking about is the soft IIIA armour. You can get to level III or IV by simply adding plates to it. The IIIA armour that was used is about 3.8Kg. You put those plates in along with neck, groin etc guards, you get to about 14Kg, while IA wants it to be less than 11.5Kg in total. It's in the same class as the American IOTV.

A major reason why weight was brought down to 1.5Kg in the new armour is due to the use of liquid armour instead of solid armour.

The TEP is also slightly inferior to the new Indian armour because of the TEP's greater weight. The modular design of both armours are similar. TEP comes in at 10.5Kg (only 1Kg less than what IA initially required), but the Indian armour is much lighter.

To give you the reason why it is so, the IA wanted the IIIA to come in at 4Kg, and total weight at 11.5Kg, but DRDO delivered IIIA at just 1.5Kg. Even if DRDO uses the same heavy plates, the total weight of the armour will be 9Kg.

Even with the weight difference, I would say the TEP and the Indian armour are actually in the same class.

What's even better, while the TEP is expected to come in only in 2019, the new Indian armour can start deliveries this year itself, in large numbers.

the way you fight is dependent on a flack jacket....
does it devise strategy for you? idiotic comments

It brings in big changes. We are not making an incremental jump like the Americans are, we are making a huge jump.

The ones we have right now are too heavy. Most of the times soldiers take off the heavy plates during combat.

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

The one listed in TAML failed trials.

Level IIIA is supposed to be used together with Level III and IV. III and IV are hard armours versus IIIA's soft armour. Meaning III and IV use heavy plates. So you aren't making a proper comparison.

Level III/IV and IIIA are used together. And III is good enough to stop 7.62x51. You need IV to stop armour piercing rounds.

So what TAML was talking about is the soft IIIA armour. You can get to level III or IV by simply adding plates to it. The IIIA armour that was used is about 3.8Kg. You put those plates in along with neck, groin etc guards, you get to about 14Kg, while IA wants it to be less than 11.5Kg in total. It's in the same class as the American IOTV.

A major reason why weight was brought down to 1.5Kg in the new armour is due to the use of liquid armour instead of solid armour.

The TEP is also slightly inferior to the new Indian armour because of the TEP's greater weight. The modular design of both armours are similar. TEP comes in at 10.5Kg (only 1Kg less than what IA initially required), but the Indian armour is much lighter.

To give you the reason why it is so, the IA wanted the IIIA to come in at 4Kg, and total weight at 11.5Kg, but DRDO delivered IIIA at just 1.5Kg. Even if DRDO uses the same heavy plates, the total weight of the armour will be 9Kg.

Even with the weight difference, I would say the TEP and the Indian armour are actually in the same class.

What's even better, while the TEP is expected to come in only in 2019, the new Indian armour can start deliveries this year itself, in large numbers.

BS!

Than you are talking about the concealable fabric type vests;

Pics from google.

Similiar are produced by POF & Pvt companies in Pak.

 

[Skull and Bones]

There was a concept proposal submitted to DARPA about the jacket filled with pockets of non newtonian fluid.

 

[bananarepublic]

it could be saying that the weight of the jacket without the plates
also even if it was with plates or it weight at an impossible measurement it should cost more
some indians claiming that it uses carbon nanotubes and liquid armour should also think about the fact that they arent cheap and would probably cost more than the price in the article..

 

[randomradio]

BS!

Than you are talking about the concealable fabric type vests;

View attachment 401969 View attachment 401970

Pics from google.

Similiar are produced by POF & Pvt companies in Pak.

The protection area in these vests are very small. What we have made is much more holistic. Meaning, it is designed to provide 360 degree protection with a very high protection area. For example, with Level III, it should protect even the neck from an AK-47 burst from 10m away.

That's why it's in the same class as the TEP.

Why don't you look up the lightest Level IV armour the Pak forces use, and go down from there? Particularly armour that can stop 7.62x63mm. That will give you an idea where the Indian armour really is.

they arent cheap and would probably cost more than the price in the article..

Nah, prices are open and controlled in India. They won't hide the costs.

 

[G0dfather]

replace ur thunders with ruhani horses capable of reaching 7th heaven !

 

[punit]

Why? You don't have trust in gau mutra anymore? You should be lynched ASAP.

our constitution does not allow legal murder for not believing in fairy tales !

 

[Areesh]

our constitution does not allow legal murder for not believing in fairy tales !

Who cares about constitution. People are lynched for any reason any day in India. Even you know that.

 

[MULUBJA]

1.5 Kg weight is too low to be trusted , i doubt this vest capabilities in effectively stopping bullets of higher caliber

Dude, It has got approval from committee. So no scope of personnel guessing.