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grenade launcher Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged grenade launcher.

7 weapon systems

QLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher, 35 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsQLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher35 mm automatic grenade launcherSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: NORINCO / ChinaThe QLZ-87 is a Chinese 35x32 mm automatic grenade launcher built for unusually portable infantry fire support, with light bipod and heavier tripod configurations. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, Small Arms Survey documented one QLZ-87 among materiel captured by Boko Haram during the 2016 Bosso military camp attack in Niger, making the evidence strongest for battlefield capture rather than sustained use.

GP-25 Kostyor, 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGP-25 Kostyor40 mm under-barrel grenade launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: TOZ / Soviet UnionThe GP-25 Kostyor is a Soviet 40 mm muzzle-loaded under-barrel grenade launcher developed by TsKIB SOO and produced by TOZ. It mounts beneath Kalashnikov-pattern rifles, fires 40 mm VOG-25 caseless grenades, and remains the baseline GP-series launcher that later versions such as the GP-30 followed.

GP-30 Obuvka, 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGP-30 Obuvka40 mm under-barrel grenade launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: Tula Arms Plant (TOZ) / RussiaThe GP-30 Obuvka is a Soviet-designed 40 mm under-barrel grenade launcher produced by Tula Arms Plant (TOZ). It is a single-shot, muzzle-loaded launcher for VOG-25-family rounds, lighter than the earlier GP-25 and documented on AK-family rifles including the AK-74M.

GP-34 underbarrel grenade launcher, 40 mm underbarrel grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsGP-34 underbarrel grenade launcher40 mm underbarrel grenade launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: Izhmash / Kalashnikov Concern / RussiaThe GP-34 is a Russian 40 mm single-shot underbarrel grenade launcher developed by Izhmash / Kalashnikov Concern as an evolutionary improvement over the GP-25 and GP-30. It uses VOG-25-family grenades, mounts on modern Kalashnikov rifles including the AK-103, and remains in Russian service with military and special police units.

UAG-40 automatic grenade launcher, Belt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsUAG-40 automatic grenade launcherBelt-fed 40 mm automatic grenade launcherSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Kuznya na Rybalskomu / UkraineThe UAG-40 is a Ukrainian belt-fed automatic grenade launcher chambered for 40 x 53SR mm high-velocity ammunition. Developed and manufactured by Kuznya na Rybalskomu, it emphasizes low weight for a crew-served launcher and was documented in the Boko Haram Insurgency when Boko Haram displayed a captured example after an April 2016 ambush in Nigeria.

Electric trigger for Mk-19 grenade launcher, Electric trigger, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentElectric trigger for Mk-19 grenade launcherElectric triggerSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineDevDroid's electric trigger for the Mk-19 grenade launcher is a Ukrainian remote-firing component for combat modules and turrets, built for 40 mm automatic grenade launcher integration in the Russia-Ukraine War era.

Droid NW 40, Ground robotic complex, Support Equipment

Support EquipmentDroid NW 40Ground robotic complexSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineThe Droid NW 40 is a Ukrainian tracked ground robotic complex from DevDroid that combines the Droid Box control system with a Wolly 40 combat module adapted for a 40 mm Mk-19 automatic grenade launcher. In the Russia-Ukraine War, it was presented as a reconnaissance and strike system for remote fire support against lightly armored targets and personnel.