Hand grenade

Hand grenade is a compact explosive payload family used for close combat, screening, signaling, and crowd-control tasks. Army grenade manuals describe the weapon as a basic close-range munition, and +972 Magazine documented Autel EVO drones in Gaza carrying and dropping hand grenades through an iron-ball attachment.

Hand grenade, Hand-thrown explosive grenade, Munitions

Image source: File:Hand grenade.jpg

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Multiple countries
Built by: Various manufacturers
Type: Hand-thrown explosive grenade

grenade portable strike

Specifications

Role: Compact short-range explosive payload family
Delivery: Thrown by hand or adapted for small-UAV release hardware
Fuze delay: Usually a short delay of a few seconds
Effects: Fragmentation, smoke, riot-control, or stun effect depending on fill

Carrier Drones

Open-source reporting on Gaza grenade-drop use shows hand grenades being affixed to Autel EVO-family quadcopters and dropped from the air.

Carrier

Carrier type

Carriage evidence

Autel weaponized quadcopter, Commercial quadcopter drone, Aircraft & UAVs

Autel weaponized quadcopter

Commercial quadcopter drone

+972 Magazine reported that Israeli soldiers in Gaza used Autel EVO drones fitted with an iron-ball attachment that let a hand grenade be affixed and released with a button press.

Sources: Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing drones

Media

Hand grenade Images

Hand grenade, Hand-thrown explosive grenade, Munitions - view 1 — Source: File:M67 grenade.jpg

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Sources

FM 3-23.30 Grenades and Pyrotechnic SignalsPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports general hand grenade background, close-combat use, and the manual's descriptions of fragmentation, smoke, riot-control, and stun grenades. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 Israel enforcing Gaza evacuations with grenade-firing dronesPublisher: +972 Magazine | Note: Supports the Gaza grenade-drop relationship by documenting Autel EVO drones fitted with an iron-ball attachment that let a hand grenade be affixed and dropped with a button press. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 File:Hand grenade.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for the primary hand-grenade photograph. | Accessed: 2026-06-27 File:M67 grenade.jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and licensing page for a representative M67 hand grenade photograph used as a secondary gallery image. | Accessed: 2026-06-27