March 30, 2011: For years, American troops have been complaining about the inadequate sight on the Mk 19 40mm automatic grenade launcher. The brass finally paid attention, and then some. Last year, a ...

June 23, 2020: Back in 2011, the United States and China both introduced electronic fire control systems for 40mm long-barrel grenade launchers. Nearly a decade later, both of these longer range, ...

Oct. 30 (UPI) --Rheinmetall has received a contract from the U.S. Marine Corps award to produce 40mm practice ammunition for the U.S. Marine Corp. The $59 million contract, announced Monday by the ...

Sept. 24 (UPI) --American Ordnance has received a $92.3 million contract modification for M918E1 40mm high velocity target practice grenade. M918E1 40mm high velocity grenades are designed ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: By far the biggest benefit the Mk 47 offers over the Mk 19 is its significantly lower weight. Incredibly, the large grenade launcher weighs just under forty pounds, ...

Here’s What You Need To Remember: By far the biggest benefit the Mk 47 offers over the Mk 19 is its significantly lower weight. Incredibly, the large grenade launcher weighs just under forty pounds, ...

General Dynamics has announced that its Armament and Technical Products business unit has delivered 85 MK19 40mm grenade machine guns to the US Army under the company's latest contract award for the ...