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• https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9781782424611000030
• https://www.materialsciencejournal.org/vol14no1/carbon-fibres-production-properties-and-potential-use/
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glass_fiber
• https://textilelearner.net/kevlar-fiber-types-properties-manufacturing/
• https://www.dupont.com/life-protection/push-the-limits-of-protection-with-kevlar.html
• https://www.explainthatstuff.com/kevlar.html
• https://www.innovativecomposite.com/what-is-carbon-fiber/#:~:text=Carbon%20Fiber%20is%20a%20polymer,steel%20and%20twice%20as%20stiff
• http://www.armorus.cn/product/Military-bulletproof-vest-ballistic-vest-130.html

Manufacturers in India

• https://www.indianarmour.com/ballistic-vests/
• https://www.msmemart.com/msme/listings/company-list/bulletproof/28/959

Tenders

• https://www.tendersontime.com/indiaproducts/indian-bulletproof-vest-tenders-6768/
• https://www.tendersontime.com/india/details/bullet-resistance-vest-4201051/
• https://www.tendersontime.com/india/details/bulletproof-jacket-quantity-required-21-nos-3f4a970/

Indian Standards

• https://in.apparelresources.com/business-news/sourcing/first-ever-indian-standard-bullet-resistant-jackets-approved-bis/
• https://bis.gov.in/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/PR_BRJ_21012019.pdf

History

• https://bulletsafe.com/pages/the-history-of-bulletproof-vests

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