Sikh troopers in the Indian Army will quickly get ballistic helmets designed particularly for them. Officials in the Army have claimed that that is the first such order for procurement by the Defence Ministry, although an organization had designed such helmets for Sikh troopers final yr.

According to the Request of Proposal issued by the Defence Ministry, it plans to purchase 12,730 ballistic helmets for its Sikh troops underneath emergency procurement through the quick monitor mode.

According to an official doc, the ministry will purchase two kind of helmets — 8,911 massive and three,819 extra-large helmets shall be procured and the content material will need to have majorly indigenous design.

Since India has the highest quantity of Sikh troops, this may be the world’s first procurement specifically designed for them to go well with their wants and make them extra snug and battle-ready, an official stated.

Helmets at present in use aren’t very nicely suited to the safety and luxury of Sikh troopers who put on turbans and whose religion prohibits them from slicing or trimming their hair. This poses an issue notably in robust terrains.

The newest order of procurement was launched after understanding the points with the present helmets. According to the doc, the new helmets ought to give you the chance to go well with the head dimension of Sikh troops and will have a centre-bulge design. It must also facilitate unhindered use of communication radio handset, in-service evening imaginative and prescient gadgets, private spectacles and respirators or chemical hoods.

Sources stated that since greater than 10% of Indian Army troops are Sikh, the authorities will procure extra helmets in the close to future after evaluation and assessment. Sikh troopers serve in the Sikh, Jakli, Para and Punjab regiments of the Army amongst others.

Punjab has the second highest quantity of troopers in the Army amongst all states and Union Territories in the nation. Around 90,000 Army personnel are from Punjab.

An organization had final yr invented helmets specifically for Sikh troopers. According to experiences, the helmet is the first-of-its-kind throughout the world as until date Sikh troopers had been unable to use helmets that could possibly be worn over the turban comfortably. This uncovered them to accidents, main to dying in some situations.

The helmet can also be absolutely appropriate with Multi Accessory Connector System (MACS) that may allow troopers to use the newest head-mounted sensors, cameras, torches, communication tools and evening imaginative and prescient gadgets for their operations.

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