The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System, also known as the Punisher and the Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System, was an American and German developed bullpup grenade launcher firing programmable 25x40mm airburst ammunition, designed by Heckler and Koch with Orbital ATK. It was deployed for field evaluation in Afghanistan starting in 2010, but malfunctions and 2013 budget cuts delayed its planned entry into service, and the United States Army terminated the program on July 24, 2018.
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Weapon ClassBullpup grenade launcher 1 Introduced Year Caliber Class Classification
Service Status Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)Grenade / Explosive Device 1 FAQs
Why did the XM25 airburst grenade launcher never enter regular service?
Malfunctions and budget cuts delayed it, and the program was terminated on 24 July 2018.
The XM25 was fielded to soldiers in the War in Afghanistan in 2010, but malfunctions and 2013 program budget cuts delayed its official entry into service, which had been planned for early 2017. In early 2017 the contract with Orbital ATK was cancelled, which called the future of the whole program into question, and the program was officially terminated on 24 July 2018. The source names these delays and cancellations but does not give a single cause.
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United States and Germany
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Bullpup grenade launcher
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It was fielded to soldiers serving in the War in Afghanistan in 2010, after which malfunctions and 2013 program budget cuts delayed official entry into service, planned for early 2017.
Infobox: caliber
25 mm
- Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
Infobox: type
Bullpup grenade launcher
Infobox: service
2010-2013 (field evaluations)
- Operated By: United States Army, infobox used_by/operator field: 'United States Army'
Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wikipedia article text
It was fielded to soldiers serving in the War in Afghanistan in 2010, after which malfunctions and 2013 program budget cuts delayed official entry into service, planned for early 2017.
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