Rostec State Corporation has begun mass production of the Amulet body armor at the Oktava plant in Tula, designed to endure direct hits from B-32 armor-piercing rounds. The announcement came through TASS from Pavel Pavlenko, the managing director of the facility.
According to Pavlenko, the development moved rapidly from an initial, largely experimental stage to a fully certified product within six months. This period included numerous ballistics tests, consultations with security agencies, and feedback from active service members, all contributing to a robust final design.
A trial batch of vests was dispatched to the special operations zone for field evaluation. The protective system centers on a ceramic breastplate capable of absorbing kinetic energy, paired with a high molecular weight polymer that yields Br5 protection class performance. During testing, the ceramic component withstood three hits from a B-32 armor-piercing round fired from a sniper rifle at a ten-meter distance, while two other shots of lower power were also successfully absorbed.
The Amulet vest weighs 9.1 kilograms and includes additional safeguarding features for the shoulders, neck, and groin areas, as well as a carrying handle to aid wounded personnel. Production capacity is projected at up to one thousand units per month, illustrating Rostec’s commitment to scalable field protection for service members.
In related program updates, Rostec previously indicated that Arena-M protection would be integrated into T-90 and T-80 tanks, expanding aftercare and survivability options for armored platforms in active service.