May 27, 2005 The XM25 Advanced Airburst Weapon System is an entirely new class of weapon that takes the concept of a grenade launcher and adds some smarts, thereby increasing the probability of hit-to ...

After years of delays and cost increases, the Army has officially pulled the plug on the XM25 Counter-Defilade Target Engagement System, the 25mm shoulder-fired airburst weapon lovingly nicknamed ‘The ...

Delays and price hikes have plagued the Army's XM25 launcher acquisition, but a major program decision could come as early as the end of the calendar year. A Defense Department Inspector General's ...

American infantrymen could soon get a lot more fearsome in the field: The Army has just developed a rifle that will enable soldiers to attack around corners and inside trenches. The bullet itself ...

I found out on late Friday afternoon that the U.S. Army cancelled its XM25 25mm airburst weapon contract with Orbital ATK Inc. Nicknamed "the Punisher" and designed by Orbital ATK and Heckler & Koch, ...

The XM25 fires a programmable airburst 25mm smart round. It consists of the weapons system with a target acquisition control system mounted on top. Army photo A soldier aims an XM25 Counter Defilade ...

Summary and Key Points: The XM25 Punisher was a promising grenade launcher developed by the US Army, designed to fire 25mm programmable grenades that could detonate at precise points. -Its ...

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Aug. 9, 2013) -- The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement weapon system is now in development. But by this time next year, the system may have moved into low-rate ...

May 27, 2009 The XM25 Individual Air Burst Weapon is looking likely to be the shoulder-fired weapon of choice for the US military to kill or neutralize hidden targets. Due for field test this summer, ...

WASHINGTON (Sept. 28, 2012) -- The U.S. Army is preparing to conduct a second Forward Operational Assessment of its XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement airburst weapon system. Program managers are ...

The future has arrived for the U.S. military: guns that kill enemies behind walls. Last week, the Army deployed in Afghanistan prototypes of its first-ever programmable "smart" grenade launcher, a ...