Indonesia Turns Palm Oil Waste Into Military-Grade Armor

The Indonesian Army may soon equip its soldiers with a bulletproof vest made from an unlikely source: recycled palm oil waste.

Developed by researchers from the Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB) University, the next-gen vest has cleared rigorous ballistic testing and recently earned certification for military use.

In trials, it stopped 9×19mm rounds fired from just 5 meters (16.4 feet) with zero penetration, while limiting deformation to 44 millimeters.

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