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An attachment for the Russian GP-25 grenade launcher, designed to destroy drones. Russian gunsmiths have developed a device for the GP-25 Koster under-barrel grenade launcher that allows you to effectively hit drones at close range.
The extension insert is inserted into the grenade launcher and is designed for a 12-gauge hunting cartridge loaded with buckshot. The device can be used with Kalashnikov assault rifle grenade launchers with a caliber of 5.45 mm and 7.62 mm; when used, the effective range of destruction of drones can reach up to 50 meters.
The grenade launcher insert allows you to successfully hit FPV drones at close range and eliminates the need to carry an additional shotgun

Exercises of the Russian Pacific Fleet, repelling an attack by UAVs and sea drones. Fifteen ships of the Russian Pacific Fleet conducted an exercise to combat unmanned boats and UAVs in Peter the Great Bay. In the exercises, a Russian experimental naval aviation UAV was used as a mock enemy, which can take off and land on the helicopter deck of a ship. UAVs and unmanned boats simulating naval drones were hit from standard AK-630 and AK-630M anti-aircraft artillery systems, as well as from Kord and DShK heavy machine guns. It is worth noting that it would be more expedient to conduct the exercises at night, since ships are most vulnerable at this time of day. The corvettes “Sovershenny”, “Gromky” and “Rezkiy”, the large anti-submarine ship “Admiral Panteleev”, large landing ships, small anti-submarine ships and other ships of the Pacific Fleet took part in the exercise to repel attacks by unmanned vehicles.

Soldier30 said:

An attachment for the Russian GP-25 grenade launcher, designed to destroy drones. Russian gunsmiths have developed a device for the GP-25 Koster under-barrel grenade launcher that allows you to effectively hit drones at close range.
The extension insert is inserted into the grenade launcher and is designed for a 12-gauge hunting cartridge loaded with buckshot. The device can be used with Kalashnikov assault rifle grenade launchers with a caliber of 5.45 mm and 7.62 mm; when used, the effective range of destruction of drones can reach up to 50 meters.
The grenade launcher insert allows you to successfully hit FPV drones at close range and eliminates the need to carry an additional shotgun

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Would be great to see something like the AKDAS UBS-12 Gen 3 Under Barrel 12Ga Shotgun... Still nice to have one shot but multiple would be way better.

Atomicfrog said:

Would be great to see something like the AKDAS UBS-12 Gen 3 Under Barrel 12Ga Shotgun... Still nice to have one shot but multiple would be way better.

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Master key types like this suffer heavy weight and awkward ergonomics. It’s part of why despite being around since the late 1970s almost nobody has adopted it. The U.S. probably the one country that would, instead developed a new system the M26 rather than go with the established master key system of an M4A1 with a M870 derivative.
To understand the issues the Russian modern pump action shotgun is the RmB 93 in 12 gauge. That mounted to an AK12 would likely add 600mm to the 922mm of the AK12. Translation that rifle is roughly 5 foot long. That gives you an 8 round shotgun magazine.
Knights Armament company when they designed their version to mount to the M4A1 to keep the length near that of M4A1 they cut the magazine capacity to 3 rounds. Which as a breaching weapon is fine. The additional 5.7 lbs left much to be desired.
The U.S. Army wanted more capacity and lighter weight that resulted in a magazine fed straight pull shotgun weighing 3 lbs.

A Mi-35 helicopter attacks a Ukrainian MAGURA naval drone with a GSh-23L cannon. Footage of the attack of the Russian Mi-35M helicopter on the Ukrainian maritime drone MAGURA V5, technical information about the drone is on the channel. The Mi-35M helicopter fires at the drone from an NPPU-23 installation with a GSh-23L double-barreled aircraft cannon with a 23 mm caliber. The GSh-23L aviation cannon is liquid-cooled, which allows firing in long bursts without high-speed air flow blowing onto the gun; the GSh-23L's rate of fire is 3,400 rounds per minute. Reportedly, a total of 15 maritime drones were destroyed in the Black Sea, but only one was shown on video.

The Russian Tula Research and Production Association "Strela" has developed the kamikaze drone "Strela", it is already in the Russian troops. Thanks to its foldable design, the drone can be transported already charged and ready for use. The drone can overcome electronic warfare systems. The maximum flight range of a drone with a combat load of 3 kg is about 35 km; tests have already confirmed the drone’s operating distance of up to 24 km. The drone is equipped with a remote charge activation system. The drone can also be launched by hand if the charge weight does not exceed 1.5 kg. When using a drone as a reconnaissance aircraft, the flight time is about 1.5 hours. The weight of the Strela UAV in ready-to-use form is up to 7 kg, the price is not reported.