The "Bulava" UAV unit testing a "Queen Hornet" FPV drone equipped with a grenade launcher. (i.imgur.com)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz to c/ukraine@sopuli.xyz

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💥 Successful test of the world's first grenade launcher drone

The Bulava shock unit from the Separate Presidential Brigade named after B. Khmelnytskyi installed a grenade launcher on the Queen of Hornets FPV drone and conducted a successful test.

From now on, an ordinary grenade launcher can work at a distance of 5+ km. This opens up new opportunities for the military.

We can't tell you more details yet, except that we will continue to work in this direction in collaboration with Bulava with the goal of going into mass production to help our military.

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[-] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

lol the Terminator music

[-] CoffeeJunkie@lemmy.cafe 8 points 1 month ago

Special delivery, lol

[-] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 1 month ago

Pretty slick.

[-] GBU_28@lemm.ee 3 points 1 month ago

Welp that's terrifying

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

That looks more like an AT4 or RPG style weapon than a grenade launcher to me.

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

https://vmz.bg/en/production/rocket-propelled-grenades-for-disposable-grenade-launcher

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Not a grenade. Why are these listed as such? It's an anti-armor weapon.

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

Anti-tank grenades were originally hand-tossed.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anti-tank_grenade

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

To be clear, I'm not saying it's technically incorrect, but it's an old description. We don't call calculators adding machines anymore either.

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago

So you would prefer they use the term "rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) launcher", correct?

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Are you referring to an RPG-7?

[-] LaFinlandia@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago

Any type of RPG.

[-] LowtierComputer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

RPG comes from Ручной Противотанковый Гранатомёт
Meaning handheld, antitank, grenade launcher.

An M203 or an mk19 is a grenade launcher. An AT-4 or RPG-7 is a rocket or missile launcher, firing a warhead.

Do you see what I mean?

A grenade is a fragmentation device. And yes these are technically grenade launchers, but they're specifically anti-armor, rocket or missile launchers.