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List of grenade launchers

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This is a list of grenade launchers.

Single grenade launcher

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Name Manufacturer Image 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 Czech republic 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
Davidson Hand Howitzer[1] Sirocco Engineering Works
Munitions Inventions Departments		 United Kingdom 1917
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
40 mm grenade Soviet Union 1966
GP-30
GP-34
40 mm grenade 1989
HK AG36 Heckler & Koch 40 mm grenade Germany 2002 Grenade launcher for the HK G36
HK AG-C/EGLM 40 mm grenade 2000s Used with the Diemaco C7 and C8 in the Netherlands Army, with the SA80 (named L123) in the British Army
HK69A1 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
K201 (grenade launcher) SNT Motiv

40 mm grenade South Korea 1990s
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
Norinco LG2 Norinco 40 mm grenade China 20??
Northover Projector — 2.5-inch United Kingdom 1940
OPL-40M Z111 Factory 40×46mm NATO Vietnam 2010
Pallad wz. 1974 Zakłady Mechaniczne Tarnów 40 mm grenade  Poland 1968
Pallad wz. 1983 40 mm grenade 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
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Multiple-grenades launcher

Automatic

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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
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Semi-Automatic

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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
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Dual-use weapons

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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
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Rocket propelled grenades

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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
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