A survey of weaponry being used by the Indian armed forces discovered that 30% of hand grenades used by the soldiers don’t explode.
Weapons experts from the Indian Army and defence organisations interviewed soldiers to compile the report.
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Grenades supplied to the army are made by ordnance factories under the Indian State Ordnance Factory Board.
A retired defence expert said that the army is still using World War II vintage hand grenades, which may have undergone chemical degradation.
