BOF making 40mm SAGL munitions

Reading Time: < 1 minute The Bangladesh Ordnance Factories (BOF) is to manufacture the 40mm grenades indigenously for the first time in the country for use with the Milkor SAGLs acquired from South Africa. The six-shot grenade launcher was developed in 1981 to meet the requirements of global defence export market. While branded as the SuperSix MGL, it was renamed to the “SAGL” or “Semi-Automatic Grenade Launcher” when it got inducted by the Bangladesh Army in 2022. The SAGL has the capability to fire 40mm less lethal, Low and Medium Velocity NATO ammunition in quick succession. With the effective range of lethal ammunition ranging from 30m to 800m (ammunition dependant) the SAGL enables the operator to have a strategic advantage in scenarios ranging from Guerrilla and CQB type combat to medium range defensive and offensive operations compared to a traditional small calibre rifle. With the evolution of 40mm High Explosive