Rheinmetall Denel Munition grows Asian customer base for 40mm grenades
Rheinmetall Denel Munition manufactures 40mm grenade ammunition in three variants. (Photo: RDM)
Two contracts from Asian customers will see Rheinmetall Denel Munition deliver low- and medium-velocity 40mm grenades.
The South African subsidiary of Rheinmetall has two obtained new orders from unnamed Asian militaries to supply 40mm ammunition.
One customer — new to Rheinmetall Denel Munition — ordered 400,000 low-velocity (LV) 40mm grenades for delivery by December 2022.
The other deal will see an existing customer receive 100,000 rounds of medium-velocity (MV) grenades between December 2022 and February 2023, Rheinmetall noted in an 11 July statement.
The combined value of the two orders is about €25 million ($25.04 million).
‘Negotiations are already underway to increase the quantities,’ Rheinmetall added.
Rheinmetall Denel Munition manufactures 40x46mm LV, 40x53mm high-velocity and 40x51mm MV grenades.
The latter can hit targets 800m away, while the LV grenade is effective out to 400m. In both variants, the high-explosive dual-purpose projectile can be used against bunkers and armoured targets, being capable of penetrating 50mm rolled homogenous armour.
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