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Bazalt
NPO Bazalt () is a weapons manufacturing company in Russia that took over (or continued) the production of weapons such as the RPG-7 after the collapse of the Soviet Union. NPO Bazalt manufactures the RPG-7V2 and the RPG-29. AO NPO Bazalt is included in the state corporation Rostec. History Bazalt was founded in 1916. Over its history, the company created 700 models of ammunition for military use. Bazalt is one of the leading designers and developers of many variants of aircraft bombs, anti-tank and anti-saboteur marine grenade launcher complexes, mortar shells of many variants, and calibers and other kinds of ammunition. The company's most famous product is the RPG-7, developed in the 1960s and used by the armies of over 40 countries, with over one million having been built by the company or on license by 2004. Ammunition developed by Bazalt is used by the armed forces of over 80 countries in the world. Licenses for production of 61 types of ammunition were transferred to ...
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RPG-28
The RPG-28 Klyukva ("Cranberry") is a Russian handheld anti-tank rocket launcher. History The RPG-28 was unveiled in 2007 at IDEX Abu Dhabi by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt as a modern anti-tank rocket launcher designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armour as well as fortified infantry. It was offered for export in 2008. Officially adopted by the Russian Government in December 2011. Description The RPG-28 shares a close resemblance with the RPG-27 in that it is a portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity. The RPG-28 has a larger diameter round than the RPG-27 which enables the RPG-28 to achieve higher armour penetration performance. The RPG-28 round is a 125 mm tandem shaped charge with a weight of 8.5 kg and a range of 300 meters. The round has a stated penetration capability in excess of 1000 mm RHA (after ERA An era is a span of time. Era or ERA may also ...
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RPG-27
The RPG-27 is a Soviet single shot disposable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) shoulder-fired missile and rocket launcher. It entered service with the Soviet Army in 1989. History The RPG-27 ''Tavolga'' ('meadow grass') was developed by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern, anti-tank grenade launcher with a one-stage rocket, designed to defeat modern and future tanks with advanced reactive and composite armor, and fortified infantry. The RPG-27 was developed by the Soviet Union from the RPG-26. Description The RPG-27 shares a close resemblance to the prior RPG-26 in that it is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank grenade launcher with a single shot capacity. The RPG-27 has a larger diameter round than the RPG-26, which enables higher armour penetration. The RPG-27 fin stabilised round is a 105 mm tandem-charge high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead with a range of . The round has a stated penetration ability in excess of of rolled homogeneous ...
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RPG-32
The RPG-32 Barkas (Russian: РПГ-32) is a reusable Russian shoulder-launched, unguided anti-tank rocket system. Development It was developed by Bazalt between 2005 and 2007, under contract and at the request of Jordan. The first RPG-32 'Nashshab' grenade launchers were to be delivered to Jordan from Russia in 2008, and it was planned that the RPG-32 and its ammunition would be mass-produced in Jordan under license at the JADARA factory. On 30 May 2013, Rostec chief executive officer (CEO) Sergey Chemezov and King Abdullah II opened a production facility for the Russian RPG-32 in Jordan. Design It was designed and developed by state-owned unitary enterprise (FGUP) "Bazalt" weapon manufacturing company. It is also assembled in Jordan from Russian-made kits from Bazalt under the name "RPG Nashab" (Arabic: ار بي جي نشاب). Combat history In March 2016, video was released of Ansar al-Sharia (Yemen) using the RPG-32 against Houthi forces during the Yemeni Civil W ...
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RPG-30
The RPG-30 "Kryuk" ("Hook"; ) is a Russian hand-held disposable anti-tank grenade launcher. History The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank grenade launcher designed to address the challenge of reactive armor and active protection systems (APS) on tanks. Active protection systems such as ARENA-E, Drozd and Trophy defeat anti-armor munitions by destroying them before they reach their target. The RPG-30 is an intended response to the introduction of these systems. The RPG-30 cleared its testing program and entered service in 2012–2013 and was immediately put on the Pentagon's list of "asymmetrical threats to the US armed forces." Description The RPG-30, like the RPG-27, is a man-portable, disposable anti-tank rocket launcher with a single shot capacity. Unlike the RPG-27 however, there is a smaller diameter precursor round in a side tube, in addition to the main round in the main tube. precursor rou ...
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RPG-26
The RPG-26 ''Aglen'' is a disposable anti-tank rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher developed by the Soviet Union. It fires a one-stage rocket with jack-knife fins, which unfold after launch. The rocket carries a diameter high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) single shaped charge warhead able to penetrate of armour, of reinforced concrete or of brickwork. It has a maximum effective range of around . The similar sized rocket features a slightly heavier and more powerful HEAT warhead and more powerful rocket engine. The limited extension of the RPG-22 launch tube was found of little use. Thus, the RPG-26 has a rigid non-telescoping launch tube. Variants The ''RShG-2'' (Russian: , ''Reaktivnaya Shturmovaya Granata'', Rocket-propelled Assault Grenade) ''Aglen-2'' (Аглень-2) is a RPG-26 variant with thermobaric warhead. RShG-2 is heavier than the RPG-26 at and has a reduced direct fire range of . It is intended for use against infantry and structures rather than armoured ve ...
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RPG-7
The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) 6G3. The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon; it is manufactured in several variants by nine countries. It is popular with irregular and guerrilla forces. Widely produced, the most commonly seen major variations are the RPG-7D (десантник – ''desantnik'' – paratrooper) model, which can be broken into two parts for easier carrying; and the lighter Chinese Type 69 RPG. DIO of Iran manufactures RPG-7s with olive green handguards, H&K style pistol grips, and a commando variant. The RPG-7 was first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961 and deployed ...
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PBK-500U Drel
The PBK-500U Drel (Russian language, Russian: Дрель, "drill") is an inertial guidance, inertial and GLONASS-guided cluster bomb, cluster glide bomb developed by the Russian Federation, designed to destroy enemy armored vehicles and buildings. Drel is equipped with Identification friend or foe, friend or foe identification system and electronic countermeasures making it resistant to jamming and radar detection and is being introduced to the Russian military in 2024. Bazalt considers equipping Drel with a pulsejet engine to increase its range. Parameters * Altitude: 14 km * Range: 30–50 km * Weight: 540 kg Munitions * 15 self-targeting anti-tank SPBE-K submunitions with a twin-band (3–5 μm and 8–14 μm) infrared seeker and a millimetre-wavelength radar seeker with an identification of friend-or-foe (IFF) system * Other types of munitions are under development Operators ; : See also * * Convention on Cluster Munitions References

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PG-7VR
The RPG-7 is a portable, reusable, unguided, shoulder-launched, anti-tank, rocket launcher. The RPG-7 and its predecessor, the RPG-2, were designed by the Soviet Union, and are now manufactured by the Russian company Bazalt. The weapon has the GRAU index (Russian armed forces index) 6G3. The ruggedness, simplicity, low cost, and effectiveness of the RPG-7 has made it the most widely used anti-armor weapon in the world. Currently around 40 countries use the weapon; it is manufactured in several variants by nine countries. It is popular with irregular and guerrilla forces. Widely produced, the most commonly seen major variations are the RPG-7D (десантник – ''desantnik'' – paratrooper) model, which can be broken into two parts for easier carrying; and the lighter Chinese Type 69 RPG. DIO of Iran manufactures RPG-7s with olive green handguards, H&K style pistol grips, and a commando variant. The RPG-7 was first delivered to the Soviet Army in 1961 and deployed at ...
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RPG-29
The RPG-29 "Vampir" is a Soviet Union, Soviet Reuse, reusable rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher. Adopted by the Soviet Army in 1989, it was the last RPG to be adopted by the Soviet Armed Forces, Soviet military before the Dissolution of the Soviet Union, fall of the Soviet Union in 1991. The RPG-29 has since been supplemented by other rocket-propelled systems, such as the RPG-30 and RPG-32. Description The RPG-29 is a Shoulder-fired missile, shoulder-fired, unguided, tube-style, breech-loading anti-tank rocket system with an effective range of . The light weapon is designed to be carried and used by one soldier. Atop the launch tube is a 2.7× 1P38 optical sight. When launched, the missile deploys eight fins as the rocket leaves the launcher, stabilizing the rocket during flight, up to an effective range of . Three warheads are available for the weapon: * The TBG-29V Thermobaric weapon, thermobaric Anti-personnel weapon, anti-personnel round. * The OG-29 high-explosive ...
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Techmash
Tecmash ()—formal name Aktsionernoe Obshchestvo Nauchno-Proizvodstvenny Kontsern Tekhnologii Mashinostroeniya ()—is a 2010s-20s Russian arms industry company within the Rostec state corporation group producing and developing weapons, munitions, and ammunition for Armed Forces. Founded in 2011, the Tecmash consortium played an important role in manufacturing military equipment and supplies during the Russo-Ukrainian War. History Tecmash was incorporated in April 2011 as part of a major Russian government reorganization of industry and assumption of ownership of the companies of the Russian Federation, with its headquarters in Moscow. , the company was manufacturing ammunition, artillery shells, tank shells, rockets, multiple rocket launchers (MRL), missiles, precision-guided munitions, general-purpose bombs, glide bombs, grenade launchers, rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), and UAVs Subsidiaries The structure of the holding company JSC "SPC" Tecmash at one time may have ...
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RPG-18
The RPG-18 Mukha () is a Soviet short-range, disposable light anti-tank Shoulder-launched missile weapon, rocket launcher designed in 1972, based on the American M72 LAW. The RPG-18 has been in service in over 20 conflicts and used by over 20 armed forces across the world. History The RPG-18 is very similar to the US M72 LAW, M72-series LAW anti-tank rocket launcher, with captured examples during the Vietnam War likely being sent to the Soviet Union. The RPG-18 has been succeeded by the RPG-22, a very similar design with a larger warhead. Description The RPG-18 fires a 64 mm ''PG-18'' high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT) warhead mounted on a small rocket able to engage targets within 200 meters. The warhead self-destructs six seconds after launch, placing a limit on range even if a sight was used that was effective with targets beyond 200 meters. The RPG-18 can penetrate up to 300 mm of conventional vehicle armor (Rolled homogeneous armour, RHA); up to 500 mm of reinforced c ...
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