ALCOTAN-100
Since the Russian invasion began on 24 February 2022, Ukraine was promised a plethora of infantry anti-tank weapons. More than half a dozen Western nations have pledged to send anti-tank weapons specifically, while others have promised other lethal and non-lethal aid. In an unexpected move Spanish Minister of Defense, Margarita Robles, announced on 02 March 2022 that two shipments of lethal aid would be delivered to Ukraine on 4 March. The shipments will include 1,370 ‘grenade launchers’, an unspecified number of light machine guns and 700,000 rounds of small arms ammunition. The ‘launchers’ are believed to be infantry anti-tank weapons made by Instalaza, either Spain’s C-90 (comparable to the AT4) or Alcotán-100 (comparable to the NLAW). Both weapons are single-use, shoulder-fired systems which can be discarded after firing.
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