The Instalaza C90 is a disposable, shoulder-fired and one-man operated rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher.
Design The C90 can be fitted with a VN38-C night vision device for full night combat capability.
It is being used as an infantry-type weapon, with Instalaza also claiming it to be the, "lightest infantry weapons system in its class".
Variants
The following are variants produced by Instalaza:
C90-CR (M3) Equipped with hollow-charge warhead of different types, has armour penetration of .
C90-CR-RB
Equipped with hollow-charge warhead, has armour penetration of .
C90-CR-AM (M3.5) Equipped with a shaped head charge, but with a special body that provides anti-personnel fragmentation
C90-CR-FIM (M3.5) contains more than of red phosphorus composition, producing incendiary effects and smoke
C90-CR-BK (M3.5) Equipped with a tandem warhead precursor for anti-bunker / building fortifications; the warhead pierces the walls and goes through the wall before it explodes inside the interior.
C-90-CR-IN (M3) Training model with inert warhead.
Operational history 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine After the Russian invasion of Ukraine in 2022, the Spanish government, like other Western governments, sent Ukraine shipments of weapons, equipment, ammunition, and vehicles, including numerous C90 grenade launchers. There are images of at least one Russian infantry fighting vehicle being destroyed by a C-90 near Dronivka.
Users
Royal Brunei Land Force
Colombian Army
Ecuadorian Army
Salvadoran Army
Estonian Defence Forces
Defence Forces of Georgia
Indonesian Army − in use with the infantry units and Special Forces; versions C-90CR antiarmor, C-90-CR-RB (M3), C-90AM antipersonnel and C-90BK bunker buster
Indian Army − C-90-CR-RB (M3) only
Italian Army − in use with Special Forces; versions C-90CR antiarmor, C-90AM antipersonnel and C-90BK bunker buster
Kuwait National Guard
Malaysian Army − in service since 1990s; 780+178 additional units ordered in 2024
Portuguese Air Force
Saudi Arabian Army
Spanish Army Spanish Marines Spanish Air Force Guardia Civil
Territorial Defence Forces − 1,370 rockets
Yemeni Armed Forces − Supplied by Saudi Arabia to Pro-Hadi forces − At least 16 were captured from Saudi or Pro-Hadi forces
Possible operators
Possibly supplied by Houthis.
References
External links
Instalaza Homepage