NEW DELHI: A major contract for the procurement of 1.86 lakh bulletproof jackets has been signed after the successful conduct of field evaluation trials, the Indian Army said on Monday.The army in a statement said, “A major contract through capital procurement route, for procurement of 1,86,138 bulletproof jackets (BPJs) has been signed. The impending requirement of the Indian Army for effective BPJs, has been met after successful conduct of stringent field evaluation trials.”The contracted bulletproof jackets have state-of-the-art specifications with added protection level, the army said. The new BPJs will provide 360 degree protection to the soldier in combat, including from latest hard steel core bullets,” the army said.The case was processed under the ‘Buy Indian’ category of the defence procurement procedure. “The provision of these new BPJs was done by Indian manufacturers who were successful in the trials. SMPP specialises in bulletproof solutions and has already supplied bulletproof products to the air force, naval commandos and paramilitary forces.

Source: Economic Times April 10, 2018 02:48 UTC