The Chinese ZH-05 Rifle gives each soldier a smart grenade launcher that effortlessly kills enemies hiding in holes and bunkers half a mile away.

Science 'Smart' grenade launcher heads to Afghanistan The XM-25 makes use of features like a laser rangefinder and microchip-equipped ammo to take on targets out of reach of small arms fire.

Gun versus gun The ZH-05 OICW is pattered on the original XM-29 design. The Chinese gun combines a 5.8-millimeter rifle and a 20-millimeter smart grenade launcher in an over-under configuration.

Key point: When you need a good explosion during a fire fight, grenade launchers will help in a pinch. This is why they are still kept in arsenals the world over. Infantry platoons bristle with ...

The 18 pound XM-29 was developed, in the 1990s, as a replacement for the 40mm grenade launcher. The 40mm rounds weigh eight ounces each, the 20mm OICW round weighs 3.5 ounces and the new 25mm shells ...

Yesterday, I spent the day at the Aberdeen Test Center, firing the Army’s latest batch of small arms and observing a demonstration of that wicked looking thing above: the XM-25 weapons system.

The XM-25 consists of a five-round grenade launcher—made by German arms company Heckler and Koch, complete with a thermal sight to help gunners aim at night—and the "smart" grenades and fire ...

The XM-25 is a grenade launcher tricked out with a guidance system called a Target Acquisition Fire Control Unit that talks to sensors and microchips inside a 25-mm high-explosive round.

June 18, 2025: The U.S. Army has a new 25mm Precision Grenade Launcher/PGS. This weapon has an effective range of up to a kilometer and the ability to take out drones as well as ground targets. This ...

The ultra-lethal XM25, which looks like something out of a James Cameron sci-fi flick, is a “smart” grenade launcher that carries four small warheads and features an array of sights, sensors ...

The XM-25 grenade launcher shoots a 25 mm high-explosive round that's basically a "smart" grenade. What makes it smart? Sensors and microchips inside the round talks to the gun's guidance system ...

The XM-25 is a direct-fire weapon separate from the standard grenade launchers that use programmable air-burst rounds.