The STK 40 GL, formerly the CIS 40 GL is a
40 mm
40 mm grenade (also styled 40mm grenade) is a generic class-name for grenade launcher ammunition ( subsonic shells) in caliber. The generic name stems from the fact that several countries have developed or adopted grenade launchers in ...
grenade launcher, developed in the late 1980s and produced by the
Singapore
Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, borde ...
an defense firm CIS - Chartered Industries of Singapore (currently
ST Kinetics
ST Engineering Land Systems Ltd (STELS), doing business as ST Kinetics, is a strategic business area of ST Engineering and handles land systems and specialty vehicles.
In 2000, ST Engineering acquired the Chartered Industries of Singapore (CIS) ...
). The launcher is employed primarily by the
Singapore Armed Forces
The Singapore Armed Forces (SAF) are the military services of the Republic of Singapore, responsible for protecting and defending the security interests and the sovereignty of the country. A military component of the Ministry of Defence (MINDE ...
and the police and security forces of several other countries.
[Woźniak, Ryszard. Encyklopedia najnowszej broni palnej - tom 2 G-Ł. Bellona. 2001. pp60.]
Design
According to ST Kinetics Senior Engineer Felix Tsai, the STK 40 GL can be configured to be used with a buttstock or attached underneath assault rifles like the SAR-21, the M16 and HK series.
Users
* : 601st Special Forces Group uses it on
Samopal vz. 58s.
* : Made under license by
Luigi Franchi S.p.A. as the Franchi GLF-40.
* : Used by the Royal Papua New Guinea Constabulary.
*
* : Used during Cenepa war 1995.
Non-state actors
* Secretly acquired by
Tamil Tigers
The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE; ta, தமிழீழ விடுதலைப் புலிகள், translit=Tamiḻīḻa viṭutalaip pulikaḷ, si, දෙමළ ඊළාම් විමුක්ති කොටි, t ...
.
Notes
References
Bibliography
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External links
Official Site
{{Singapore-designed weapons
40×46mm grenade launchers
Grenade launchers of Singapore