List of grenade launchers

This is a list of grenade launchers.

Single grenade launcher

Multiple-grenades launcher

Automatic

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year Note
6S19 Pribor Research and Production Association 40 mm caseless grenade Russia 2022[8]
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 Republic of 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 [9]
M75 grenade launcher Springfield Armory 40 mm grenade United States 1961
M129 grenade launcher Ford Aerospace 40 mm grenade United States 1966
Metal Storm 3GL Metal Storm 40mm (electronically fired) Australia 2007
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
PAK-40 AGL Daudsons 40 mm grenade Pakistan 2022
QLZ-04 grenade launcher Norinco
35 mm grenade China 2000s
QLZ-87 grenade launcher 35×32mmSR 1980s
QLU-11 / LG5 35 mm grenade 2010s
RDS40-AGL[10] Repkon Defence 40 mm grenade Turkey 2022
SB LAG 40 Santa Bárbara Sistemas 40 mm grenade Spain 1984
Squad Support Automatic Grenade Launcher(LG-02) CJAIE (China Jing An Import & Export Corp.) 40 mm grenade China
STK 40 AGL

SPG-3

 ST Kinetics or Pindad under licence 40 mm grenade Singapore

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
XM175 grenade launcher Hughes Aircraft Company[11] 40 mm grenade United States 1968
XM307 Advanced Crew Served Weapon General Dynamics Armament
Technical Products		 25 mm grenade United States

Semi-Automatic

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
DP-64 Degtyaryov Plant 45 mm Russia 1989
MTL-30

"Multi-purpose Tactical Launcher" [12]

 FN Herstal 30 mm grenade United States 2025
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
PGS

"Precision Grenadier System" [13]

 Northrop Grumman 25 mm grenade United States 2025
RDS40-MGL[14] Repkon Defence 40 mm grenade Turkey 2023
RG-6 grenade launcher[15][16] TsKIB SOO 40 mm grenade Russia 1993
RGA-86 Military University of Technology 26.7 mm  Poland 1986
RGP-40 Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów 40 mm grenade  Poland 2017
SSRS

"Squad Support Rifle System" [17]

 Barrett Firearms Manufacturing 30 mm grenade United States 2024
SSW 40

"Squad Support Weapon 40"

 Rheinmetall 40 mm grenade Germany 2022[18][19]
XRGL[20] Rippel Effect 40 mm grenade South Africa 2007

Dual-use weapons

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
QTS-11 20mm grenade China 2011
S&T Daewoo K11 S&T Motiv 20×30mm grenade Republic of Korea 2000
Scicon IW SD Scicon Ltd[21] 10 mm grenade United Kingdom 1984
XM25 CDTE Heckler & Koch
Alliant Techsystems		 25 mm grenade United States 2010
XM29 OICW 20 mm grenade United States
Germany		 1996

Rocket propelled grenades

Name Manufacturer Image Cartridge Country Year
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 8 cm Rocket Launcher / 八糎噴進砲[22] 80mm Empire of 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 105mm warhead 1980s
RPG-28 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 Polish People's Republic 1985
RPO-A Shmel KBP Instrument Design Bureau 93mm warhead Soviet Union 1980s
Sturmpistole Walther 26-61mm warheads Germany 1942
Type 4 72x359mm Empire of Japan 1944
Type 5 45mm recoilless rifle 45mm (80mm warhead) Empire of Japan 1944
Type 69 RPG China North Industries Corporation 40mm warhead China 1970
Yasin (RPG) Hamas 40mm warhead Palestine 2004

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Rediscovering the hand-howitzer - Standing Well Back". Archived from the original on 2021-10-25. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  2. ↑ "Eurosatory: Steyr ujawnia GL 40" [Eurosatory: Steyr reveals GL 40]. Agencja Lotnicza Altair (in Polish). 12 June 2012. Archived from the original on 17 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Kanarr Corporation v. the United States, 413 F.2d 1143 (Ct. Cl. 1969)". Justia Law. Retrieved 2021-11-22.
  4. ↑ Trevithick, Joseph (2017-04-10). "Meet RAMBO, the U.S. Army's 3D-Printed Grenade Launcher". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  5. ↑ "Гранатомет РГМ-40 "Кастет" – Военный портал". Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Defensa.com (2024-01-30). "Shorty 40, un lanzagranadas monotiro compacto de altas prestaciones – Noticias Defensa defensa.com noticias industria defensa". Defensa.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-08.
  7. ↑ "QLG-91 Underbarrel Grenade Launcher | MilitaryToday.com". www.militarytoday.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  8. ↑ "6S19 grenade launcher enters serial production | Shephard". www.shephardmedia.com. Retrieved 2023-07-26.
  9. ↑ "Automatic grenade launcher KBA-117 – ООО "КБ МИА"". Retrieved 2023-12-01.
  10. ↑ "REPKON DEFENCE introduces a new 40 mm Automatic Grenade Launcher". Defense Here. 2022-03-01. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  11. ↑ The American Rifleman, January 1969, Pages 53
  12. ↑ "FN MTL-30® | FN Herstal". https://fnherstal.com. Retrieved 2026-08-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  13. ↑ "PGS® | Northrop Grumman". https://www.northropgrumman.com/. Retrieved 2026-08-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  14. ↑ "Armed Forces of Ukraine use Turkish RDS40 multiple grenade launcher | Ukraine – Russia conflict war 2022 | analysis focus army defence military industry army". www.armyrecognition.com. 26 July 2023. Retrieved 2023-08-01.
  15. ↑ "Ошибка 404". Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 23 November 2014.
  16. ↑ RG-6 at the manufacturer's website Archived 2012-04-28 at the Wayback Machine
  17. ↑ "Barrett SSRS® | Barrett". https://barrett.net/. Retrieved 2026-08-20. {{cite web}}: External link in |website= (help)
  18. ↑ Helfrich, Emma (2022-06-17). "New Automatic Grenade Launcher Is Designed Like An Assault Rifle". The Drive. Retrieved 2023-08-13.
  19. ↑ "Rheinmetall Hydra / Squad Support Weapon SSW-40 grenade launcher (Germany) - Modern Firearms". modernfirearms.net. Retrieved 2025-09-15.
  20. ↑ "XRGL40® | Rippel Effect". www.rippeleffect.co.za. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
  21. ↑ Firefight!: The History of Personal Firepower – Peter Newark, Newton Abbot: David & Charles, 1989, Infantryman of the future Page 182, ISBN 0715391763
  22. ↑ "Target Report - Japanese Projectiles - General Types" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-04.
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