Profile
- Type
- Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- Russia / Jordan
- Service note
- 2010s-present
Infantry Weapons
RPG-32
The RPG-32 is a Russian-designed, Jordan-assembled reusable anti-tank rocket launcher built around a compact firing unit and disposable launch containers. It can fire 105 mm anti-tank and thermobaric rounds, giving small units a portable close-range weapon against armor, field fortifications, buildings, and personnel in cover. Open-source reporting placed Jordanian Nashshab-marked RPG-32 launchers in Ukrainian hands during the Russia-Ukraine War, with the exact delivery channel remaining unclear.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
Service History
- In service
- Produced in Jordan from 2013; observed in Ukrainian service in 2022
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces, Jordanian Armed Forces
- Wars
- Russia-Ukraine War
Production History
- Designer
- NPO Bazalt
- Designed
- Mid-2000s
- Produced
- 2013-present
- Variants
- RPG-32 Hashim, RPG-32 Nashshab
Specifications
- Caliber
- 105 mm launcher; 72 mm and 105 mm grenade family reported for the system
- Ammunition
- PG-32V anti-tank round and TBG-32V thermobaric round in transport-launch containers
- Sighting range
- 700 m
- Launcher weight
- 2.7 kg without optical sight
- Launcher length
- 370 mm
- Service life
- 200 shots for the reusable launcher
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Reported in Ukrainian service in August 2022 after imagery showed RPG-32/Nashshab launchers with Ukrainian soldiers; the apparent transfer route was not publicly confirmed.
RPG-32 Images
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RPG-32Publisher: Rosoboronexport | Note: Official product page supporting role, ammunition, range, dimensions, weight, and launcher service-life specifications. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Rostec starts grenade launcher production in JordanPublisher: Rostec | Note: Supports Bazalt design attribution, Jordanian assembly by Jadra/JADARA facilities, and 2013 production background. | Accessed: 2026-06-20The newest Russian RPG-32 in service with the Armed Forces of UkrainePublisher: Ukrainian Military Pages | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War context by reporting RPG-32/Nashshab launchers appearing with Ukrainian forces in August 2022 and noting uncertainty over the transfer route. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Rosyjsko-jordanskie granatniki na UkrainiePublisher: Defence24 | Note: Supports direct Russia-Ukraine War context by describing an RPG-32 photographed with a Ukrainian soldier and discussing likely Jordanian origin. | Accessed: 2026-06-20File:RPG-32.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image page for the primary RPG-32 photograph, identifying the DVIDS/U.S. Army source and public-domain status. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Jordan, U.S. celebrate training cycle completionPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Public-domain U.S. Army image provenance for a Jordanian soldier firing an RPG-32 during 2019 training. | Accessed: 2026-06-20