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At the World Defense Show 2026 international defense exhibition in Saudi Arabia, the Russian NPO Bazalt presented the modernized RPG-29M hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher. The original RPG-29 "Vampire" entered service with the Soviet Army in 1989. The RPG-29M has been made lighter, while its power and firing range have increased. The RPG-29M launcher, empty, now weighs 4.4 kg, compared to the standard version's 12.1 kg.
The RPG-29M now weighs even less than the RPG-7, while also carrying a more powerful 105 mm grenade.
The RPG-29M has an integrated fire control system and a new ITP-VG-50 infrared sight. The sight offers 2×, 4×, and 8× digital zoom. This allows for human detection at ranges of up to 1,300–1,500 meters. The RPG-29M uses the PG-29VM tandem munition, designed to destroy armored vehicles at ranges of up to 700 meters. The TBG-29VM thermobaric munition has a firing range of up to 1,000 meters. There is also the MG-29M multipurpose munition with a firing range of up to 1,000 meters. The grenade launcher can also fire incendiary, cluster, and fragmentation-beam munitions.
The RPG-29M now weighs even less than the RPG-7, while also carrying a more powerful 105 mm grenade.
The RPG-29M has an integrated fire control system and a new ITP-VG-50 infrared sight. The sight offers 2×, 4×, and 8× digital zoom. This allows for human detection at ranges of up to 1,300–1,500 meters. The RPG-29M uses the PG-29VM tandem munition, designed to destroy armored vehicles at ranges of up to 700 meters. The TBG-29VM thermobaric munition has a firing range of up to 1,000 meters. There is also the MG-29M multipurpose munition with a firing range of up to 1,000 meters. The grenade launcher can also fire incendiary, cluster, and fragmentation-beam munitions.
