SMPP bags Rs 300 cr orders from Indian ArmySMPP Ltd. has secured two significant orders from the Indian Army, totaling Rs 300 crore, to supply crucial protective gear. The company wi...
04 Jul, 2025, 11.36 AM IST
Indian Army's bid to acquire new bulletproof jackets to leave out innovators, startupsThe Indian Army is looking to procure over 15,000 bullet-proof jackets for its soldiers under the emergency financial powers accorded to it...
04 Dec, 2022, 11.36 PM IST
No Chinese raw material for bullet proof jacketsThe move came after a row over bullet proof jackets supplied in bulk to the Army that had a significant amount of Chinese content. A new te...
20 Sep, 2022, 11.56 PM IST
Army gets multi layered clothing, best in class tentages for braving winters in LadakhThe Army is providing the troops deployed in high altitude areas with multi-layered clothing. According to the Indian Army officials, these...
16 Sep, 2020, 03.19 PM IST
Will bulletproof jackets have Chinese connection?Vendor who won the bid for vests changed the raw material supplier to a bunch of Chinese firms.
22 Jun, 2020, 01.15 PM IST
1.86 L bullet-proof jackets to be procured by April next year: GovernmentThe minister also assured the House that the government has no plans to reduce the justified benefits provided to armed personnel with disa...
08 Jul, 2019, 06.03 PM IST
Foreign firms keen to set up plants in India to supply raw materials for bulletproof jacketsThe Prime Minster's Office had asked the Niti Aayog to prepare a road map for "incentivising" domestic manufacturing of lightweight body ar...
23 Jun, 2019, 12.47 PM IST
Chinese materials find way into army bulletproof vests40% of the jacket material, comprising fabric and boron carbide powder, are being imported from China.
13 Mar, 2019, 09.07 AM IST
Army still to get 1.86 lakh bullet-proof jackets a decade after demandIt was way back in 2009 that defence acquisitions council had cleared the acquisition of 1,86,138 such bullet-poof jackets since Army was s...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.49 PM IST
After a 10-year wait, Army to get 50,000 new bullet-proof vests; Needs 3.5 lakh"The jackets will be delivered from August onwards. All the jackets are to be delivered by January 2017," a defence ministry source said.
15 Jul, 2018, 01.42 PM IST
No end to jawans' wait for 1.86 lakh bullet-proof jacketsThe only silver lining is that the "emergency revenue procurement" of 50,000 jackets, approved as an operational urgency by defence ministe...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.39 PM IST
DRDO hands over tech to defence firm to manufacture bullet-proof jacketsDRDO Chairman S Christopher asked the private firm to maintain a strict vigil on the quality of the bullet-proof jackets which will be used...
15 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Government to procure 1.86 lakh bullet proof jackets for soldiersMinister of State for defence Subhash Bhamre, replying to a question, said that 50,000 such jackets have already been delivered to the Army.
15 Jul, 2018, 01.34 PM IST
Inadequate bulletproof jackets and helmets for Indian peacekeepers in South Sudan"The situation in South Sudan has been deteriorating. The UN Secretary-General recently went on record that the country is headed for mass ...
12 Jul, 2018, 10.08 AM IST
Army inks pact for procurement of 1.86 lakh bulletproof jacketsThe concerns for BPJs for the army have been raised at the highest levels, amidst the security situation along the borders and in the count...
10 Apr, 2018, 08.25 AM IST
This little-known Kanpur company is making India proud in defence exportsWe all know the brave stories of our soldiers during Kargil war. But not many know that these stories would not have been possible without ...
06 Jul, 2017, 12.44 PM IST
Indian Army to test their armour in Gujarat Forensic Science LaboratoryVyas believes that Indian Army has put trust on Gujarat FSL considering the transparency and cost-effective testing here.
27 Oct, 2014, 11.07 AM IST