Ukraine develops new rocket-propelled grenade launcher to replace Soviet Rys

The grenade launcher will replace the Soviet-era RPO Rys rocket propelled flamethrower, which was withdrawn from use in 2014, as the shelf life of its reactive mixture had expired, Narodna Armia wrote.

Read alsoUkroboronprom tests retrofitted model of armored infantry vehicle (Video)The new sample of heavy infantry weapons is designed to engage such targets as lightly armored and unarmored equipment (launchers, radars, aircraft on the ground, cars, etc.), field fortifications (permanent fire positions and bunkers), troops (both across open terrain and in shelters), as well as facilities made of stones, bricks or concrete, it said.

The main feature of the launcher is a modern optic-electronic sight, which automates and simplifies the process of aiming. It allows detecting and recognizing targets at a distance of up to 1,800 meters.

As UNIAN reported earlier, Ukraine's state-run Ukroboronprom Concern, which incorporates major enterprises of the country's military and industrial complex, handed 3,673 units of military equipment and weapons to the Ukrainian army in 2017.