We are not all from Krypton; neither can we all run faster than bullets. So, unless these Hollywood heroes would like to share their special powers with the military force, it would need to take things into its own hands by building more fail-safe ways to guarantee that lesser officers are prone to combat related deaths.

The question of whether or not AK-47 bullet rounds can be stopped by any existing ballistic helmet has been on for quite some time. Luckily, there is a silver lining and a glimmer of hope.

An Indian Army Major – Major Anoop Mishra – who had earlier been responsible for the development of a bulletproof jacket for protection against sniper bullets, has now been reported to have developed a ballistic helmet which is claimed to be the first such in the world. This is because the helmet is said to be able to stop an AK-47 bullet round from a distance of 10 meters.

According to what the Army officials told news agency ANI,

“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.”

The major is reported to be part of the Indian Army’s College of Military Engineering and had got into the development of bulletproof jackets after he had received gunshots on his vintage bulletproof jacket.

In order to enhance the personal protection of its soldiers, the Indian Army has been reported to have requested for 100,000 pieces of this ‘AK-47 protected’ helmet. No doubt, this would be one of the world’s largest procurements of these specialized ballistic helmets.

Although the manufacturers claimed to have tested the ballistic helmet, there is no major news of acquisition being made by other combatant nations yet.

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