AGS-40

• Name — AGS-40 Balkan • Origin — Russia • Type — Automatic grenade launcher • Is Ranged — yes • Is Explosive — yes • Service — 2017–present • Used By — See Users • Designer — TsKIB SOO GNPP "Pribor" • Design Date — 1980–2017 • Manufacturer — Tecmash Research and Production Association • Production Date — 2017–present • Weight — 32 kg unloaded on tripod 46 kg on tripod loaded with drum of 20 rounds • Cartridge — Caseless 40 mm grenade • Action — Gas Piston, Open Bolt • Rate — 400 rpm • Max Range — 2500 m • Feed — 20 grenade disintegrating belt in drum • Sights — PAG-17, iron sights • Illustration — Close-up view of Russian AGS-40 grenade launcher

The AGS-40 uses 40 mm CL (caseless) grenades with a range of 2,500 m (compared to the 30 mm grenades with range 1,700 for AGS-17 and 2,100 for AGS-30) and a rate of fire of 400 rounds per minute, with short burst (5 rounds), long burst (10 rounds), and continuous fire modes. The weapon is usually equipped with a tripod and a PAG-17 2.7× telescopic sight; it can also have back-up iron sights installed. A unique feature of the AGS-40 is a detachable seat that allows for more stable shooting using the weight of an operator.

• Caseless high-explosive-fragmentation 40 mm 7P39 grenades. • 7P39P and 7P39U practice rounds

Development of the AGS-40 started in 1980 but stalled after the dissolution of the Soviet Union and the subsequent economic decline in Russia. However, the project was revived in the early 1990s under the codename "Balkan", and was put into operational evaluation in 2018. State tests were successfully completed and the weapon was recommended for introduction into service as of March 2021. The first serial batch was delivered in January 2022. AGS-40 can be installed on armored vehicles. The AGS-40 can be integrated with Kalashnikov MBDU remote weapon station.

• Russian Federation

AGS-40 is classified as an automatic grenade launcher. Associated with Russia.