The M9 rifle grenade is a U.S. World War II anti-tank rifle grenade family fired from rifle grenade adapters and later reported in Myanmar drone-drop attacks. Mizzima reported local defence forces dropping an M9 rifle grenade from a drone onto a junta checkpoint near Monywa Town Gate and quoted a reported cost of about 250,000 kyats, while Fulcrum later described footage showing four primed M9 rifle grenades dropping on junta troops.
Myanmar reporting ties the M9 rifle grenade to improvised drone carriage by Chinese commercial quadcopters.
| Carrier | Carrier type | Carriage evidence |
|---|---|---|
 | Commercial quadcopter UAV | Mizzima reported local defence forces dropping an M9 rifle grenade from a drone onto a junta checkpoint, and Fulcrum later reported four primed M9 rifle grenades dropping on junta troops. Sources: Drone drops M9 grenade on junta checkpoint in Sagaing's Monywa Town, Resistance Forces in Myanmar: Changing the State of Play with Weaponised Drones |
Reference material places the M9 rifle grenade in wartime production from 1942, as an American anti-tank rifle grenade family built for rifle-launcher use.
Sources: M9 rifle grenade
Mizzima reported local defence forces dropping an M9 rifle grenade from a drone onto a junta checkpoint in Sagaing Region and quoted a reported price of about 250,000 kyats for the grenade.
Sources: Drone drops M9 grenade on junta checkpoint in Sagaing's Monywa Town
Fulcrum later described footage showing four primed M9 rifle grenades dropping on junta troops in Myanmar.
Sources: Resistance Forces in Myanmar: Changing the State of Play with Weaponised Drones
