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List of grenade launchers

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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.

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Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Country	Year	Note
AG-40		40 mm grenade	Romania	1986	Designed to mount on the PA md. 86 rifle
ARDE 40 mm UBGL	Ordnance Factory Tiruchirappalli	40 mm grenade	India	2010
Bren CZ 805 G1	Česká zbrojovka Uherský Brod	40 mm grenade	Poland	2011	Developed for the Bren 805 A1/A2 rifle
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	2016
Enhanced Grenade Launcher Module	FN Herstal	40 mm grenade	Belgium	2004	Updated version of the GL1 for use with the FN SCAR family of rifles and stand-alone use
GL06	Brügger & Thomet	40 mm grenade	Switzerland	2006
GL1 grenade launcher	FN Herstal	40 mm grenade	Belgium	2001	Designed for use with the FN F2000 rifle
GL 40	Steyr Arms	40 mm grenade	Austria	2009^[2]	SL40 variant adopted by the Australian Defence Force
GLX 160	Beretta S.p.A.	40 mm grenade	Italy	2008
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	2000s	Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80(named L123) 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(named HK79 in this configuration)
IWI X95 GL40	Israel Weapon Industries	40 mm grenade	Israel	2009	Grenade launcher for the X95 and Galil ACE rifles
HK269	Heckler & Koch	40 mm grenade	Germany	2000s	Variant of the AG-C with a shorter barrel 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
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	2017	3D-Printed prototype by the US Army^[4]
M320 Grenade Launcher Module	Heckler & Koch	40 mm grenade	Germany	2008	Replaces the M203 in the US Army
M7/M8 grenade launcher	Springfield Armory		United States	1943	M7 and variants for the M1 Garand rifle, M8 for the M1 carbine
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
Milkor 40 mm UBGL grenade launcher	Milkor (Pty) Ltd	40 mm grenade	South Africa	2010s
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(?)
QLG-10		35 mm grenade	China	2010s
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
Schiessbecher		30mm	Germany	1942	For the Karabiner 98k rifle
Shorty 40	LMT (Lewis Machine & Tool Company)	40 mm grenade	United States	2024	^[6]
SIG GL 5040	Swiss Arms	40 mm grenade	Switzerland	1997	Usable with the Sig 550 family
T85 grenade launcher	Combined Logistics Command	40 mm grenade	Taiwan (Republic of China)	1992	Usable on T65 , T86 and T91 assault rifles
Type 2 rifle grenade launcher		40mm	Japan	1940s	For the Type 38 and Type 99 rifles
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^[7]
UBGL-1	Arsenal JSCo.	40 mm caseless grenade	Bulgaria
VB rifle grenade	Viven-Bessières (VB)	—	France	1916
Verrou Mortier 2.5 pouces	—	2.5 inches	France	16th century or 17th century	Brass grenade launcher with a trigger lock
VHS-BG grenade launcher	HS Produkt	40 mm grenade	Croatia	2007	Designed for the HS Produkt VHS rifle
XM148 grenade launcher	Colt's Manufacturing Company	40 mm grenade	United States	1964

Name	Manufacturer	Cartridge	Country	Year
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
QLU-11 / LG5	Norinco	35 mm grenade	China	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 or SPG-3	ST Kinetics or Pindad under licence	40 mm grenade	Singapore or 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	Cartridge	Country	Year
DP-64	Degtyaryov Plant	45 mm	Russia	1989
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^[11]	Repkon Defence	40 mm grenade	Turkey	2023
RG-6 grenade launcher^[12]^[13]	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
SSW 40 "Squad Support Weapon 40"	Rheinmetall	40 mm grenade	Germany	2022^[14]

Name	Manufacturer	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^[15]	10 mm grenade	United Kingdom	1984
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	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^[16]		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

List_of_grenade_launchers

List of grenade launchers

Single grenade launcher

Multiple-grenades launcher

Automatic

Semi-Automatic

Dual-use weapons

Rocket propelled grenades

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