Defence ministry places order for 10 lakh multi-mode hand grenades for the Army

The defence ministry has signed a deal worth Rs 409 crore with Economic Explosive Ltd (EEL), Nagpur for the supply of 10,00,000 multi-mode hand grenades to the Indian Army.
These grenades replace the obsolete World War-II design in service with the forces. The new grenades have a distinctive make and are extremely effective in both offensive and defensive modes.
The new hand grenades, called multi-mode hand grenades (MMHG) have been designed by the DRDO and is entirely made in India. The complete supply of the hand grenades to the armed forces will take about two years.
It is for the first time that a privately owned company will supply completely built ammunition to the defence forces thus reducing its dependency on Ordnance Factory Board (OFB). According to some sources, the costing of the new grenades is relatively less than the production cost of OFB.