Ukrainian military turned American M430A1 grenades into bombs for DJI Mavic 3

The Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully use American M430A1 grenades, but as aerial bombs.

What we know

The Ukrainian military converted 40-mm grenades into aerial bombs for the Chinese drone DJI Mavic 3 cost $2200 (the cheapest version). The upgraded ammunition drops freely from the quadcopter and is designed to destroy the engines of enemy armored vehicles.

Ukrainian DJI Mavic 3 modified to carry two M433 40mm grenades pic.twitter.com/XYbLn5jYS6

- OSINTtechnical (@Osinttechnical) July 27, 2022

As for the M430A1, this is a 40 x 53mm American unitary grenade launcher round developed in the 1960s. It was adopted as the NATO standard ammunition for automatic grenade launchers.

Source: @Osinttechnical

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