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Kalashnikov programmable air-burst grenade round adds aerial-detonation drone-kill mode

Published 30 September 2026 · updated 1 October 2026

Russian military media reports that Kalashnikov Concern has developed a grenade launcher round with a programmable electronic fuse in a transport-launch container. The round introduces selectable detonation modes — including aerial burst — enabling engagement of troops in defilade and low-flying aerial targets such as drones; the propellant-ignition circuit is electrically isolated from the fuse electronics to improve reliability.

Sources — 2 posts

Русский инженер (Russian Engineer) adversary29 Sep 2026 Open the post
Boris Rozhin (Colonel Cassad) adversary1 Oct 2026 Open the post

Topicscomponents drones interceptors manufacturing

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