more-inAfter years of delay and much public criticism, the government has concluded a major contract for purchasing almost two lakh bulletproof jackets for the Army. “A major contract through capital procurement route, for procurement of 1,86,138 Bullet Proof 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 Army said in a statement on Monday. The Army has a total projected requirement of 3.53 lakh jackets. In March 2016, Army had procured 50,000 jackets on an urgent basis.

Source: The Hindu April 09, 2018 16:24 UTC