New Delhi: SMPP Limited, a Delhi-based manufacturer of ballistic protection equipment, has received an additional order for 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces including the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB).
The fresh order comes on top of an existing contract under which SMPP was already supplying 40,000 jackets to paramilitary forces, of which around 28,000 have been delivered so far. The company said the additional order was placed in recognition of its delivery record and product quality.
SMPP also holds a separate Indian Army contract. In June 2025, the Army ordered 27,700 bulletproof jackets and 11,700 ballistic helmets from the company in a deal valued at over ₹300 crore. The firm says it is additionally supplying armour-piercing-round-resistant jackets to the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and the Army, although the quantities under those contracts have not been disclosed.
The jackets are designed and manufactured in India, the company said, to meet ballistic and operational specifications for personnel deployed in high-risk environments.
Ashish Kansal, the chief executive of SMPP, said the orders reflected the company’s manufacturing capacity and quality systems. He added that SMPP was expanding beyond personal protection into ammunition for 155mm artillery guns, as well as drones and drone munitions.
SMPP is a relatively new name in India’s defence supply chain but has moved quickly into a segment – ballistic protection – where domestic sourcing has historically been inconsistent, with forces sometimes depending on imports or facing delivery delays from local vendors.
The orders fit into a broader push by the Indian government to source protective equipment for its security forces domestically. Bullet-proof jackets have had a complicated procurement history in India: the Army flagged shortages as far back as the Kargil conflict in 1999, and efforts to standardize specifications and accelerate domestic supply have been ongoing for over two decades.
