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Heckler & Koch XM25
The Heckler & Koch XM25 Individual Airburst Weapon System (also known as the Counter Defilade Target Engagement (CDTE) System) is a semiautomatic airbursting grenade launcher spun off from work on the grenade launcher module of the terminated Heckler & Koch XM29 Objective Individual Combat Weapon project, developed by Heckler & Koch and Alliant Techsystems. Five pre-production models have undergone field testing in Afghanistan with the 101st Airborne Division who nicknamed it the "Punisher," and 36 more XM25s have been made since then.
Following a double-feed malfunction during live-fire training in February 2013, the Army ordered all XM25s removed from the field for further testing. In June of the same year, the Senate Armed Services Committee recommended the 2014 budget eliminate funding for the 1,400 launchers intended to be purchased that year; this was misintrepreted by some as meaning the cancellation of the entire XM25 program, but the Army renewed its commitment to fielding the XM25 in August 2013. In September 2014 the main contractor, ATK, was awarded a $33.4 million contract to complete the weapon's engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase within the next two years, with the procurement phase delayed to 2017.
In late 2015 a new pre-production version was showcased, fitted with an improved, more compact fire control system with a 3x scope replacing the older 2x scope. In August 2016, the Defense Department Inspector General's Office issued a heavily-redacted report in which they recommended the Army "determine whether to proceed with or cancel the XM25 program after reviewing the results of the 2016 Governmental testing," which was scheduled to conclude in fall 2016.
Early mock-ups used a polymer body very reminiscent of the Heckler & Koch XM8, but more recent pre-production versions had a far more conventional appearance. The latest version appears to have gone to halfway between the mockups and the pre-production version, though it is not clear if the displayed weapon was a live XM25 or a mockup.
Specifications
(2010 - present) (Prototypes fielded 2010-2013)
Type: Grenade Launcher
Length: 29 inches (737mm)
Weight: 14 lbs (6.35kg) empty
Calibre: 25x40mm
Capacity: 4/5-round detachable box magazine (recent prototype appears to use 5) +1 chambered
Fire modes: Semi-Auto
The Heckler & Koch XM25 can be seen in the following film and video games:
Film
Title | Actor | Character | Note | Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
The Expendables 3 | Victor Ortiz | Mars | Mockup constructed around an L85A1 | 2014 |
Video Games
Game Title | As | Character | Notes | Release Date |
---|---|---|---|---|
Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter | M25 AAW | Captain Scott Mitchell | 2006 | |
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots | XM25 | Old Snake | Based on mock-up | 2008 |
Battlefield Play4Free | XM-25 Airburst Grenade Launcher | With RIS foregrip, firing manually-programmed impact/airburst grenade rounds | 2011 | |
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 | XM25 | Incorrectly seen as bolt-action in campaign | 2011 | |
ArmA III | Cut from the final game | 2013 | ||
Battlefield 4 | XM25 | 2013 | ||
Counter-Strike Online | "Vulcanus-5" | Appears as an assault rifle which fires smart bullets | 2015 |
See Also
- Alliant Techsystems - A list of all firearms manufactured by Alliant Techsystems.