Military Procurement International Vol. 18, No. 9, May 1, 2008
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JORDAN
Hashim
grenade launchers
Under a US$2 million contract, Russia’s SPRE
Bazalt is to supply the King Abdullah
II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) with 10,000 training versions of
the RPG-32 Hashim rocket-propelled grenade launcher. Deliveries are to be made
by late 2008, when Rosboronexport
will sign a US$50 million contract to supply 25,000 operational Hashim launchers
to the Jordanian Army. Thereafter,
production will take place in Jordan, at a factory to be completed by 2011.
The
RPG-32 fires both 72mm and 105mm grenades to a maximum range of 700m. The 105mm
HEAT round will penetrate 800mm of armour and a thermobaric munition has also
been developed. A fragmentation round is under development.
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