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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.