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Detailed explanation-1: -It can stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters. The helmet has been developed under project Abhedya by Major Anoop Mishra. The officer is part of the Indian Army’s College of Military Engineering.

Detailed explanation-2: -"The ballistic helmet has been developed under project Abhedya by Major Anoop Mishra who has also developed a full-body protection bulletproof jacket which can withstand even sniper rifles, ” Army officials told ANI.

Detailed explanation-3: -Indian Army has developed first bulletproof helmet of the world which can stop an AK-47 bullet round fired from a distance of 10 meters. The Ballistic helmet is developed by An Indian Army Major Anoop Mishra.

Detailed explanation-4: -The bullet-proof jackets are named ‘Bhabha kavach’ since the Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) had developed the technology.

Detailed explanation-5: -The story of helmets in the Indian Army The ‘Patka’ like helmets designed by former Major General VK Datta in the early 1990s, was the low cost option used for protecting the soldier wearing it.