| XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement System | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Type | Bullpup grenade launcher |
| Place of origin | United States and Germany |
| Service history | |
| In service | 2010–2013 (field evaluations) |
| Used by | United States Army |
| Wars | War in Afghanistan |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Heckler & Koch Orbital ATK |
| Manufacturer | Heckler & Koch |
| Unit cost | US$30,000–35,000[1][2] |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 6.35 kg (14.0 lb) empty |
| Length | 749 mm (29.5 in)[3] |
| Cartridge | 25×40mm grenade |
| Caliber | 25 mm |
| Muzzle velocity | 690 ft/s (210 m/s) |
| Effective firing range | 550 yd (500 m) for point targets 765 yd (700 m) for area targets |
| Maximum firing range | 1,100 yd (1,000 m) |
| Feed system | 5-round detachable box magazine[4] |
The XM25 Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System,[5] also known as the Punisher and Individual Semiautomatic Air Burst System was an airburst grenade launcher with programmable ammunition derived from the XM29 OICW. It was fielded to soldiers serving in the War in Afghanistan in 2010,[6] after which malfunctions and 2013 program budget cuts[7] delayed official entry into service, planned for early 2017.[8] In early 2017, the contract with Orbital ATK was cancelled, calling the future of the entire program into question.[9] The program was officially terminated on 24 July 2018.[10]
- ^ Grant, Greg. "Army Sending Precision Grenade Launcher to Afghanistan". Defense Tech. Retrieved 6 May 2010.
- ^ "Weapons: Being First Is Often The Worst". www.strategypage.com.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 August 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ Army to Rename XM25 Airburst Weapon - Defensetech.org, 15 August 2013
- ^ "XM25, Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System". May 2010. Archived from the original on 31 July 2013. Retrieved 11 May 2013.
- ^ Piper, Raymond. "XM25 feedback demonstrates lethality." Army News Service, 7 October 2011.
- ^ "Weapons: Being First Is Often The Worst".
- ^ Soldiers Can Set When Grenade Explodes With New Launcher Army Times, 12 October 2015
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
military6may17was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Army’s XM25 program officially goes kaput. Stars and Stripes. 10 August 2018.