This article lists all forms of grenade launchers around the world, that is to say weapons that launch grenades with more accuracy, a higher velocity and to greater distances than a soldier could.[1]
Below is the list of grenade launchers.
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year | Note |
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AG-C | Steyr Arms | 40 mm grenade | Austria | |||
ARDE 40 mm UBGL | Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli | 40 mm grenade | India | 2010 | ||
BS-1 Tishina | TsNIITochMash | 30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1970 | ||
China Lake Grenade Launcher | China Lake Naval Weapons Center | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1967 | ||
EAGLE grenade launcher | Colt Canada | 40 mm grenade | Canada | |||
GL06 | Brügger & Thomet | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland | 2006 | ||
GL 40 | Steyr Arms | 40 mm grenade | Austria | Circa 2012.[2] | ||
GLX 160 | Beretta S.p.A. | 40 mm grenade | Italy | |||
GM-94 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 43 mm grenade | Russia | 1990s | ||
GP-25 | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 40 mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1966 | ||
GP-30 GP-34 |
KBP Instrument Design Bureau |
|
40 mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1989 | |
HK AG36 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2002 | Grenade launcher for the HK G36 | |
HK AG-C/EGLM | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80 in the British Army | ||
HK69A1 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | West Germany | 1960s | Grenade launcher usable on its own or with the H&K G3 | |
HK269 | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | Grenade launcher for the HK 416 and the HK 417 | ||
M79 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory Action Manufacturing Company Kanarr Corporation[3] Thompson-Ramo-Wooldridge |
40 mm grenade | United States | 1953 | ||
M129 grenade launcher | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1966 | |||
M203 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company |
|
40 mm grenade | United States | 1967 | |
M203XX RAMBO (Rapid Additively Manufactured Ballistics Ordnance) | ARDEC / Picatinny arsenal | 40 mm grenade | United States | Prototype by the US Army [4] | ||
M320 Grenade Launcher Module | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2008 | Replaces the M203 in the US Army | |
MAHG K 218 | — | — | — | 18th century | ||
Milkor 37/38mm and 40mm Stopper | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 37 mm flare 38 mm grenade 40 mm grenade (All less-lethal rounds) |
South Africa | 1981 | ||
Northover Projector | — | 2.5 inch | United Kingdom | 1940 | ||
Pallad wz. 1974 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 1968 | ||
Pallad wz. 1983 | Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów | 40 mm grenade | Poland | 1968 | ||
Pindad SPG-1 | Pindad | 40 mm grenade | Indonesia | 2005(?) | ||
RGM-40 | V.N. Teles | 40 mm grenade | Russia | 1997[5] | Stand-alone version of the GP-30 | |
RGS-50M | Degtyaryov Plant | 50mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1990s | ||
RWGŁ-3 | Łucznik Arms Factory | UGŁ-200 canister | Poland | 1970s | ||
SIG GL 5040 | Swiss Arms | 40 mm grenade | Switzerland | 1997 | Usable with the Sig 550 family | |
Type 91 grenade launcher | NORINCO
(China North Industries Corporation) |
35 mm grenade (Non-lethal round) | China | 1991 | Usable on Type 56, Type 81 and QBZ-95 Chinese rifles [6] | |
UBGL-1 | Arsenal JSCo. | 40 mm caseless grenade | Bulgaria | |||
VB rifle grenade | Viven-Bessières (VB) | — | France | — | ||
Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces | — | 2.5 inches | France | 16th century or 17th century | Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock | |
XM148 grenade launcher | Colt's Manufacturing Company | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1964 |
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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6S19 | Pribor Research and Production Association | 40 mm caseless grenade | Russia | 2022 [7] | |
AGS-17 | Molot plant | 30×29mm grenade | Soviet Union | 1967 | |
AGS-30 | Degtyarev plant | 30×29mm grenade | Russia | 1995 | |
AGS-40 Balkan | Tecmash Research and Production Association | 40 mm caseless grenade | Russia | 2017 | |
Daewoo Precision Industries K4 | S&T Motiv | 40 mm grenade | South Korea | 1985 | |
Howa Type 96 | Howa | 40 mm grenade | Japan | 1996 | |
Heckler & Koch GMG | Heckler & Koch | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 1992 | |
Indumil IMC-40 | INDUMIL | 40 mm grenade | Colombia | ||
KBA-117 | kbmia | 40 mm grenade | Ukraine | [8] | |
M75 grenade launcher | Springfield Armory | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1961 | |
Mk 18 Mod 0 grenade launcher | Honeywell Corporation and Aeronautical Products Division | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1962 | |
Mk 19 | Saco Defense Industries Combined Service Forces |
40 mm grenade | United States | 1960s | |
Mk 20 | NOS Louisville | 40 mm grenade | United States | ||
Mk 47 Striker | General Dynamics | 40 mm grenade | United States | 2000s | |
RDS40-AGL [9] | Repkon Defence | 40 mm grenade | Turkey | 2022 | |
SB LAG 40 | Santa Bárbara Sistemas | 40 mm grenade | Spain | 1984 | |
Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher | CJAIE
(China Jing An Import & Export Corp.) |
40 mm grenade | China | ||
STK 40 AGLor | ST Kineticsor
Pindad under licence |
40 mm grenade | Singaporeor
Indonesia |
1991 | |
Type 87 grenade launcher | Norinco | 35 mm grenade | China | 1980s | |
UAG-40 | 40 mm grenade | Ukraine | |||
Vektor Y3 AGL | Denel | 40 mm grenade | South Africa | 1992 | |
XM174 grenade launcher | Aerojet Ordnance Manufacturing Company | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1968 | |
XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon | General Dynamics Armament Technical Products |
25 mm grenade | United States |
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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Hawk MM-1 | Hawk Engineering Co. | 40 mm grenade | United States | 1970 | |
Milkor MGL | Milkor (Pty) Ltd | 40 mm grenade | South Africa | 1980 | |
Neopup PAW-20 | Gemaco Elbree PTY LTD | 20×42mm | South Africa | 1999 | |
RDS40-MGL [10] | Repkon Defence | 40 mm grenade | Turkey | 2023 | |
RG-6 grenade launcher[11][12] | TsKIB SOO | 40 mm grenade | Russia | 1993 | |
SSW 40
"Squad Support Weapon 40" |
Rheinmetall | 40 mm grenade | Germany | 2022 [13] |
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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S&T Daewoo K11 | S&T Motiv | 20×30mm grenade | South Korea | 2000 | |
XM25 CDTE | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems |
25 mm grenade | United States | 2010 | |
XM29 OICW | Heckler & Koch Alliant Techsystems |
20 mm grenade | United States Germany |
1996 |
Name | Manufacturer | Image | Cartridge | Country | Year |
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Bazooka | United States | 1942 | |||
Carl Gustav recoilless rifle | Saab Bofors Dynamics | 84×246mmR | Sweden | 1946 | |
MRO-A | State Research Bazalt |
72.5mm warhead | Russia | 2003 | |
Navy 8cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲 [14] | 80mm | Japan | 1944 | ||
Northover Projector | 63.5mm warhead | United Kingdom | 1940 | ||
Panzerfaust | 149mm warhead | Germany | 1942 | ||
PIAT | Imperial Chemical Industries | United Kingdom | 1942 | ||
Rifleman's Assault Weapon | Brunswick Corporation | 100mm warhead | United States | 1977 | |
RPG-2 | State Factories | 80mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1949 | |
RPG-7 | Bazalt Degtyarev plant |
40mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1961 | |
RPG-16 | 58.3mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1968 | ||
RPG-18 | 64mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1972 | ||
RPG-22 | 72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1985 | ||
RPG-26 | State Research Bazalt |
72.5mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-27 | State Research Bazalt |
105mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-28 | State Research Bazalt |
125mm warhead | Russia | 2000s | |
RPG-29 | Bazalt | 65mm warhead 105mm warhead |
Soviet Union | 1980s | |
RPG-30 | State Research Bazalt |
105mm warhead | Russia | 2008 | |
RPG-32 | JARDANA | 72mm warhead 105mm warhead |
Russia | 2005 | |
RPG-76 Komar | Zakład Sprzętu Precyzyjnego | 40mm warhead | Poland | 1985 | |
RPO-A Shmel | KBP Instrument Design Bureau | 93mm warhead | Soviet Union | 1980s | |
Sturmpistole | Walther | 26-61mm warheads | Germany | 1942 | |
Type 4 | 72x359mm | Japan | 1944 | ||
Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle | 45mm (80mm warhead) | Japan | 1944 | ||
Type 69 RPG | China North Industries Corporation | 40mm warhead | China | 1970 | |
Yasin (RPG) | Hamas | 40mm warhead | Palestine | 2004 |
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List of grenade launchers.
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