Salient features of Indian Standard on

Bullet resistant jackets (IS 17051:2018 )

J K Gupta, BIS, New Delhi

 Synopsis of IS 17051-2018

 This standard prescribes the minimum performance

requirements of bullet resistant jackets for protection
against small arms and ammunition and provides
procedures for their evaluation.
 The scope of the standard is limited to physical and
ballistic evaluation of bullet resistant jackets against in-
service small arms ammunition used by the Indian
armed forces, paramilitary, state police forces and other
law enforcement agencies.
 This standard does not cover the threats from knives,
sharply pointed instruments and shards, splinters and
fragments from the hand grenades.
 Synopsis of IS 17051-2018

 BRJ helps in absorbing impact and stop penetration of bullet

from small arm/Rifle round
 Consist mainly of following component-
 i) Soft armour panel (SAP) (Front, back, groin, neck, collar etc )
 ii) Hard armour panel (HAP), (Front, Back and side for 360º
protection)
 iii) Carrier to hold SAP & HAP
 Synopsis of IS 17051-2018

 Specifies five size designations based on chest/bust girth- XS

(72-80 cm), S (above 80-88), M (above 88-96), L (above 96-
104), XL (above 104-112).
 Shall be designed ergonomically to minimize restrictions of
movement – Ensured by conducting field tests by personnel.
 Includes optional requirements of Quick release system,
Dynamic weight distribution system and high buoyancy jackets.
 Covers physical requirements like protection area of SAP and
HAP, maximum aerial densities of BR panels and Total weight
of jacket.
 Specifies 6 threat levels faced by Indian Army and Para military
(Level 1 to 6).
 Requirements of outer carrier fabric
Test Parameter Requirement Test Method

Mass, g/m2, Max 160 IS 7016 (Part 1)

Tensile strength, N, Min: IS 7016 (Part 2)
a) Warp wise 1150
b) Weft wise 900
Tear strength, N, Min: IS 7016 (Part 3), Method
a) Warp wise 160 A2, Trouser shaped test
b) Weft wise 140 piece, Single tear method
Flame resistance test: IS 11871, Method A
a) Duration of flame (After flame
time), s, Max 5
b) Duration of afterglow, s, Max 5
Resistance to water penetration No water IS 7016 Part 7
( 30 cm water column for 30 min) penetration
Colour fastness , Min 4 IS 2454
 Minimum Coverage Areas of
Components of Soft Armour Panel (m2)
Size Total Total Total Total
Protection Protection Protection Protection
Area of SAP Area for Area for Area for
(Including shoulder Groin only Neck and
Torso, Neck, only Collar only
Shoulders
and Groins)
XS 0.45 0.035 0.05 0.05
S 0.50 0.035 0.05 0.05
M 0.55 0.035 0.05 0.05
L 0.60 0.04 0.06 0.06
XL 0.65 0.04 0.06 0.06
 Minimum Coverage Areas of
Components of Hard Armour Panel (m2)
Panel/Size XS S M L XL
Front/Back 0.066 7 0.070 0 0.073 5 0.077 2 0.081 0
Side (optional) 0.032 6 0.034 2 0.035 9 0.037 7 0.039 6
Groin (Optional) 0.037 0 0.037 0 0.037 0 0.037 0 0.037 0
Throat (Optional) 0.024 5 0.025 7 0.027 0 0.028 4 0.029 8
Total (considering
front and back, two
0.260 0.271 0.283 0.295 0.308
sides, throat and
groin)
Total (considering
0.133 0.140 0.147 0.154 0.162
only front and back)
 Areal Density, Max
Threat Areal Density (25mm BFS) Areal Density (44mm BFS)
level SAP HAP Standalone SAP HAP Standalone
1 5 – – 3.8 – –
2 5 15 21 3.8 15 20
3 5 16 22 3.8 15 20
4 5 23 29 3.8 22 27
5 5 27 33 3.8 25 30
6 5 40 46 3.8 38 44
 Weight comparison of GSQR 1438
and BIS standard

Small size BRJ Medium size BRJ Large Size BRJ

weight , Kgs weight, Kgs weight, Kgs
GSQR 1438 BIS GSQR 1438 BIS GSQR 1438 BIS

10.1 9.23 10.4 9.68 11.3 10.40

 Threat levels
Threat Ammunition Impact Bullet Remarks
Level Velocity, weight, g
m/s

1 9 × 19 mm, SM, 430 ± 15 7.4 - 8.2 For all flexible

MP-5, Carbine) panels
2 7.62 × 39 mm, 710 ± 15 7.45 - 8.05 —
AK 47, MSC
3 7.62 × 51 mm, 840 ± 15 9.4 - 9.6 In addition, shall
NATO ball, be compliance
SLR/BAR with threat level 2
4 5.56 × 45 mm, 890 ± 15 3.5 - 4.0 In addition, shall
INSAS be compliance
5 7.62 × 39 mm, 700 ± 15 7.45 - 8.05 with threat level 3
AK 47, HSC
6 7.62 × 54R, API 830 ± 15 10.3 -10.5
 Performance requirements
 Maximum permissible BFS limits shall be 25 mm or 44 mm.
 Critical Defect
 a) Complete Perforation (HAP and SAP) OR
 b) BFS of any shot exceeding 10 percent of maximum
permissible limit. OR
 c) Ballistic limit — V50,BL < V50, Manufacturer [permissible up to
(-)10 m/s]
 Major Defect
 a) Perforation of HAP but stopped by SAP. OR
 b) Any BFS > 25 mm or 44 mm (with UPL ≤ 25 mm or
44 mm)
 Shelf life & its Assessment
 Shelf life of SAP and HAP ballistic panels shall be minimum 5
years
 SERVICE LIFE ASSESSMENT –
 For SAP-
 Environmental chamber (Temp. 65 ± 5°C, humidity- 80 ± 5 %,
Time -10 days) with tumbling apparatus (Rotation - 5 ± 1 rpm,
Total Rotation-72000 ± 1500)
 For HAP-
 a) Uniform thermal exposure (Temp. 65 ± 5°C, humidity- 80 ±
5 %, Time -10 days)
 b) Cyclic thermal exposure test (Varying temp. and humidity)
 c) Mechanical drop test
 Performance requirements after
operating conditions
 Extreme temperatures (For SAP & HAP) – High
(70 ± 5°C for 4 h) and low (minus 40 ± 5°C for 4 h)
 Fluid exposure (For SAP & HAP) - Water resistant
(water head of 150 ± 10 mm for 30 minutes) and Sea
water resistance (water head of 145 ± 10 mm for 30
minutes)
 In transit conditions (For HAP only) – Mechanical
drop (Height 1.2m and total weight on armour- 10 kg)
and vibration test (25.4 mm peak-to-peak, circular
synchronous motion at a frequency of 5 Hz for 1 h)
 Number of shots
Threat Panel Type Total Shots At 0° Angle At 30°
Level and 45°
Angle

1 Front/Back 6 4 2
Groin/Other Max 3, Min 1 Max 3, Min 1 —
2 Front/Back 6 4 2
Groin/Other Max 3, Min 1 Max 3, Min 1 —
3 Front/Back 6 6 —
Groin/Other Max 3, Min 1 Max 3, Min 1 —
4 Front/Back 6 6 —
Groin/Other Max 3, Min 1 Max 3, Min 1 —
5 Front/Back 6 6 —
Groin/Other Max 3, Min 1 Max 3, Min 1 —
6 Front/Back 6 6 —
Brief testing procedure
 Fair hit criteria
 a) From the edge:
 1) At minimum distance of 51 mm in case of HAP (ICW or standalone
configuration) or any flexible/rigid armour panel.
 2) For SAP – between 51mm and 70mm from edge for shot numbers 1, 2, 3.
 3) At less than 51 mm from edge but does not cause perforation or excessive BFS.
 b) From a prior shot:
 1) At minimum distance of 51 mm in case of SAP/ HAP (ICW or standalone
configuration) or any flexible/rigid armour panel.
 2) At less than 51 mm distance from the prior shot but does not cause perforation or
excessive BFS.
 c) Velocity:
 1) At velocity within the specified range.
 2) At a velocity less than the specified range but causes perforation or excessive
BFS.
 3) At a velocity more than the specified range and less than specified inter-shot
distance and/or less than specified edge to shot and does not cause perforation or
excessive BFS.
 Ballistic Limit test parameters
Parameter Description Value

Velocity of first shot The reference velocity for

the armour type and
caliber
Velocity step until first a) – 30 m/s, if first shot
reversal was a perforation
b) + 30 m/s, if first shot
was a stop
Velocity step until second ± 22 m/s, depending on
reversal result of previous shot
Velocity step after second ± 14 m/s, depending on
reversal result of previous shot
 BL Performance Requirements
 a) V50,BL ≥ V50, Manufacturer (permissible up to -10 m/s).
 b) No perforations shall occur at or below the
corresponding maximum fair hit velocity of a threat
level.
 c) The estimated probability of complete perforation
at the corresponding P-BFS reference velocity shall
be less than 5 percent. In other words, V05 ≥ Vref
THANK YOU
FOR FINER DETAILS PLEASE CONTACT
J. K. GUPTA
SCIENTIST ‘D’
BUREAU OF INDIAN STANDARDS
MANAK BHAWAN
9, BAHADUR SHAH ZAFAR MARG
NEW DELHI 110002
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