BY:IDRW NEWS NETWORK
Armament Research Development Establishment (ARDE) Pune Developed Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) will finally enter Mass production .The 40 mm Under Barrel Grenade Launcher (UBGL) developed by ARDE is designed keeping in view the global trend in technology for small arms from the concept of point-target capability to area-target capability.
Indigenous developed UGBL was built on request from Indian Army and it has been under testing from 2006 and it was also given to Indian army for user feedback from 2007 onwards , after rigorous testing and suggested improvement given by army was carried out it has entered mass production at the ordinance factory in Trichy .main body and barrel of the UBGL are made of lightweight and high-strength aluminum alloy
The UBGL is a modular add on unit on Rifle 5.56 mm INSAS, which can be fitted very easily by removing hand guard of rifle and sliding the UBGL in its place and locking it. It can also be mounted on the Ak 47rifle.
UBGL fills the gap between maximum range achieved by a hand grenade and the minimum range of a mortar, and has better accuracy unlike a mortar or a hand grenade.
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