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Jadara Equipment from Jordan to launch licensed production of RPG-32 Nashab anti-tank grenade TASS 12209162.
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Defence & Security News - Jordan
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Jordanian company Jadara Equipment and Defense System launched licensed production and annually puts out 20 thousand RPG-32 Nashab jet anti-tank grenade launchers, head of the company Mark Voloshin told TASS.
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 RPG-32 Nashab jet anti-tank grenade launchers |
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"Our facility near Amman can produce 60 thousand RPG-32 however today we ensured sustainable production of 20 thousand units in one-shift operation of the enterprise. If export orders arrive we can easily increase annual production to 60 thousand units," he said.
The Jordanian-made RPG-32 are supplied both to the national military and for export. Jadara Equipment has already implemented several export contracts, including supplies to the armed forces of the UAE. Other Middle East and Asian countries displayed interest in the weapon. The quadruple version of RPG-32 which can be mounted on mobile platforms, in particular, armored vehicles and also stationary used. The new launcher has a remote control which can operate at a distance of over 300 meters through wired connection. The quadruple launcher is targeted like an ordinary one. The operator uses inbuilt laser range scope to determine the distance to the target after which the computer calculates the grenade flight trajectory and elevation angle. The maximum efficient range of the grenade launcher remained the same at 700 meters. If in the basic version the operator has to manually target the launcher after all computer calculations, the quadruple launcher adjusts targeting automatically. The advantages of the new option also include a TV camera and a thermal sight. Both devices were designed by the Belarussian BelOMO Company which supplies sights for the basic RPG-32. The thermal sight of the quadruple launcher can automatically trace the target in infrared range. |
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 Quadruple launcher of RPG-32 Nashab jet anti-tank grenade launchers |
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Representative of the Moscow office of the company Yuri Kashko said Jadara Equipment had mastered licensed production of RPG-32 and is working to increase localization of the serial production. "Moreover, we consider the possibilities of modernizing the grenade launcher," he said.
The company is creating a design bureau for high-tech armaments. The first own product of Jadara Equipment is the G-9 sniper's rifle with the sight supplied by the Belarussian BelOMO Company. RPG-32 was created by the Russian Basalt enterprise on a technical assignment from Jordan. The contract for promoting serial production of the grenade launcher in Jordan was signed by Russian Rosoboronexport arms trader in the spring of 2010. The grenade launcher was designed on the basis of Russian RPG-26 and RPG-27. Nashab became the first multi-caliber grenade launcher in the world with munitions of two calibers - 72 and 105 mm. The range is 700 meters. The grenades are equipped with thermobaric or tandem warheads. |
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