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Small arms1969–present
Grenade launcher
M203 grenade launcher is a grenade launcher originating in United States. It was built by Colt Defense Diemaco Airtronic USA RM Equipment U.S. Ordnance Knight's Armament Company Lewis Machine & Tool Company.
United StatesM203 grenade launcher
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United States
1969–present
See Users
Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cambodian Civil War Civil conflict in the Philippines Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian–Vietnamese War Sino-Vietnamese conflicts (1979–1991) Third Indochina War Soviet–Afghan War Falklands War Gulf War War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Syrian Civil War Gaza war Russian invasion of Ukraine 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflict
AAI
1967–68
Colt Defense Diemaco Airtronic USA RM Equipment U.S. Ordnance Knight's Armament Company Lewis Machine & Tool Company
US$1,082
1969–present
See Variants
3 lb (1.36 kg) (unloaded)
M203/M203A2: 15 in (380 mm) M203A1: 12 in (305 mm)
M203/M203A2: 12 in (305 mm) M203A1: 9 in (230 mm)
40×46mm SR
Single shot
5 to 7 round/min aimed shots 15 to 17 round/min area suppression
250 ft/s (76 m/s)
382 yds (350 m) fire-team sized area target; 164 yds (150 m) vehicle or weapon point target
437 yds (400 m)
Quadrant sight or ladder sight on rifle
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Bangladesh
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Congo-Kinshasa
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
France
Gabon
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Malaysia
Mexico
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Bougainville
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Thailand
Turkey
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
United States
Vietnam
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 0.38 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
M203 grenade launcher equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Afghanistan
Albania
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Bangladesh
Belize
Bolivia
Brazil
Brunei
Cambodia
Cameroon
Canada
Chile
Colombia
Cyprus
Czechia
Denmark
Dominican Republic
East Timor
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Estonia
France
Gabon
GreeceReported count for M203/203PI. Service scope: Hellenic Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 1,240. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Guatemala
Honduras
India
Indonesia
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kosovo
Kuwait
Lebanon
Liberia
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Morocco
Myanmar
Netherlands
New Zealand
North Macedonia
Oman
Pakistan
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Philippines
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Saudi Arabia
Sierra Leone
Singapore
Slovakia
South Korea
Sri Lanka
Sweden
Taiwan
Thailand
TongaReported count for M203 grenade launcher. Country-wide list; no individual service specified. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): number: 20. Origin: USA. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Tunisia
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom United States
VietnamAfghanistan, Albania, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brazil, Brunei, Cameroon, Canada, Chile, Congo-Kinshasa, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, East Timor, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, France, Gabon, Greece, Guatemala, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liberia, Malaysia, Mexico, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Bougainville, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam
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