Central armed forces to have 50% lighter, stronger bulletproof jacket

(G.N.S) DT.27 The Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) will soon have lighter, more resilient bullet-proof jackets developed by the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre. The state-of-the-art jacket, christened ‘Bhabha Kavach’, will be 50% lighter than the bullet-proof jackets currently in use, and will be able to withstand a 7.62mm round fired