Etan improves the Ramon gun in cooperation with the Civil Guard INFODEFENSA

February 6, 2023 Diego Cohen

Friday, January 27, 2023, 09:00

A Ramon pistol, purchased by the Civil Guard in a public and competitive contract as a regulatory weapon, has been improved in its efficiency and reliability with the cooperation of the armed institute itself, as explained by the company that owns it, the Israeli Emthan Company. and its representative in Spain, Guardian Homeland Security SA

According to these companies, the reliability of Ramon pistols was proven in the technical acceptance test program of the Civil Guard's armaments service, one of the known demands and few countries in the world implement with such a level of rigor . Covers all possible faults that may occur with very high safety and quality margins.

A total of 12 tests were performed, among others, barrel clogging, useful life, operation in unfavorable conditions, resistance to chemical products, functionality and operation, after which the Ramon pistol was the most evaluated before direct competition, Glock, in accuracy, length and ergonomics and operation.

Specifically, in all the technical tests (35 points), the Ramon gun came first (34.86 points), followed by the weapons presented by the other companies, Glock (28.34) and Uniformidad y Suministros de Protection SL (22.77).

With the results in hand, the company explained that the Harmon is a "high-quality" weapon, which is subject to "a strict and systematic testing program during the evaluation phase of the purchase case, as well as the weapons presented in other offers. companies."

The evaluation tests are included in the PPT of the tender, which, as you remember, "repeats each of the supplies that correspond to the annual payments, after receiving the contract, with the aim of permanently guaranteeing the quality of the supply."

The tests were carried out at the "SAEP facilities in Valdemoro and the ammunition used was that provided by the Civil Guard" . In the case of subsequent supply quality assurance tests, both in 2021 and 2022, these "were carried out at the facilities of the Ematan plant itself in the State of Israel and the ammunition used was NATO approved . The aforementioned tests were carried out and reviewed in the presence of a technical delegation from the Civil Guard's armament service."

The two companies also report that with regard to the alleged failures of the gun, these were not discovered during the technical acceptance tests that were carried out with a sample of two random guns from each batch of 1,000 guns, a total of six. Ammunition of a certain year, according to which the Ematan company offered an improvement in the extractor nail that was studied, tested and accepted by the technicians of the armament service. The company explains that the solution to these incidents was confirmed after replacing the extractor nail in all the guns supplied (6,144 in total).

Also, the Ematan company held a specific training day (according to the contract) for the Ramon pistol and its study was included in the program of days to update knowledge for maintenance in the service of armaments and police equipment.