The BJ-05 bulletproof vest protects military personnel from being hit by small arms bullets and shrapnel. The bulletproof vest is adapted for wearing soft ballistic inserts made of high-strength fibers of protection class C2, Br1 and ballistic armor panels with protection classes Br5 (back), Br5 (chest). It can be equipped with Br2, Br3, Br4 armored panels.
Body armor weight
| Name of the bulletproof vest element | Класс Protection class | Weight in kg no more |
| Bulletproof vest with soft inserts and a set of ballistic armorpanels, without special pouches. | Br1, C, C2 class, Br2class | 7.0±0.5 |
| Ballistic armor plate 9.0 dm2 ( plate ( chest/ back protection) | Br2 | 1.9 ±0.15 per unit |