New Chinese programmable airburst projectile

13 May 2025

A composite photo of the Chinese programmable airburst projectile

A new Chinese 80 mm recoilless weapon has been displayed

A new Chinese 80 mm recoilless weapon has been displayed
The system is portable, disposable, shoulder-launched, and fires an unguided, programmable, airburst projectile.
Transit container markings suggest the following designations:
- DNS181 – projectile
- DRU181 – fuze
- SB-18 – propulsion charge
Previous related 80 mm recoilless Chinese launchers have an overall weapon code of DZxyy (where 'x' is a nature/type, and 'yy' is a truncated date)

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