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- Pune Ammunition Factory Sends First Consignment Of Fully Indigenised UBGL
Pune Ammunition Factory Sends First Consignment Of Fully Indigenised UBGL
- 13 Aug 2020
- The Ammunition Factory in Pune’s Khadki on August 12, 2020 sent the first consignment of indigenised 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) to the Border Security Force.
- This ammunition is fired from a launcher fitted under the barrel of 5.56 mm Rifle (INSAS).
- The 40 mm UBGL ammunition has several advantages over the traditional hand grenade -
- It is lightweight, has a range of 400 Meters as against the hand grenade which has a range of 30 Meters
- It can be fired by the same equipment by the soldier and it is also very safe ammunition for carrying by soldiers.
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