Georgia Procures C90 Anti-Tank Weapons
The Georgian Ministry of Defense has announced the procurement of Instalaza C90 anti-armor weapons for the Georgian Land Forces. Instalaza, based in Zaragoza, Spain manufacture a range of infantry anti-armor weapons with the C90 being one of the most popular systems.
The C90 is available in a variety of variants including two anti-armour variants which can penetrate 400mm and 500mm respectively, an incendiary variant, a tandem warhead anti-structure variant and an anti-personnel variant. The weapon system is in use around the world with the Spanish, Portuguese, Estonian, Indonesian and Saudi Arabian armed forces. Most recently Spain has transferred a sizeable number of the weapons to Ukraine where they have been used effectively against Russian armored vehicles.
A brief statement posted on the Georgian Ministry of Defense’s Facebook said: “Georgian Defense Forces received new Spanish production anti-tank systems in their arms. The purchase of these weapons will further increase the mobility of the Defense Forces.”
The statement also explained that the Georgian Defense Forces Training and Military Education Military Personnel, Special Operations Forces, Eastern and Western Commandments military personnel had all undergone a special course on anti-tank weapons with the assistance of Spanish instructors.
“The course included theoretical and practical parts, where graduates learned the single and reusable systems of the C90 family,” the Ministry’s statement explained, “the personal personnel have been trained to become instructors who will provide the sharing of their knowledge and experience within the Defense Forces.”
On 28 September, Georgia’s Defense Minister Juansher Burchuladze attended a demonstration of the new C90s at the Krtsanis shooting range. Burchuladze was briefed and had the opportunity to fire the weapon himself. It’s currently unclear how many C90 systems Georgia has procured and it is also unknown which variants of the weapon have been acquired.