The Armed forces of Spain will receive a new batch of hand grenades in the amount of 42,500 units, as evidenced by the published tender with a maximum cost of 5.5 million euros. The term of the contract is one year.
The main candidate for its implementation is the Instalaza company from Zaragoza, which is the only serial producer and supplier of the Alhambra D/O (M2) grenade to the Spanish Armed forces on a permanent basis.
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This is indicated by the specified requirements for the grenade, which describe it in particular: 400 grams weight, the possibility of conversion from defensive grenade to offensive One due to an additional plastic body, which should contain at least 3500 fragments in the form of 2 mm steel balls.
That is, the tender simply describes the Alhambra D/O (M2), as reported by Infodefensa, which has studied the procurement documentation in detail.
On the part of Defense Express, we note that such a purchase allows us to answer the question: how much does an ordinary modern hand grenade cost now - 129.4 euros per unit (ap. $138). This price is indicative, as we are talking about tender requirements but not a contract, while the difference with the final price is unlikely to be very significant.
It should also be noted that the Alhambra D/O (M2) grenade by Instalaza belongs to the truly modern hand grenades. Although it seems very difficult to invent something new for this simple and well-known ammunition, the Spaniards succeeded. Because this grenade is the only one in the world with a mechanical-electronic detonator.
It does not require an additional power source, but the use of electronics allows for double checks during production, which gives the reliability of operation, as declared by the manufacturer, at the level of 99.91% with a warranty period of 10 years.
The grenade also comes with an additional plastic body that increases fragmentation. The weight of the explosive in this 400-gram grenade is 104 grams, and the guaranteed lethal radius of damage in a defensive configuration is 10 meters. Detonator delay - 4 seconds.
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