Hand grenades by pvt firm delivered to Army

Tribune News Service New Delhi, August 24 The first batch of multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG) that have been manufactured by a private company using the transfer of technology from Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) were handed over to the Indian...

Tribune News Service

Updated At : 10:43 AM Aug 25, 2021 IST

Tribune News Service

New Delhi, August 24

The first batch of multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG) that have been manufactured by a private company using the transfer of technology from Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory (TBRL) were handed over to the Indian Army in the presence of Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at Nagpur on Tuesday.

The TBRL, headquartered at Chandigarh, is under the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO). The grenades have been produced by Economic Explosives Limited (EEL).

The MoD says the grenade has a distinctive design that gives flexibility of employment in both defensive and offensive modes. These new grenades will replace grenade No. 36 of World War I vintage design, which had been continuing in service till date. The EEL had signed a contract for supply 10 lakh such grenades.

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