Russia's GP-25 Shotgun Adaptor
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Drones have come to define the war in Ukraine with both sides making prolific use of the them for observation and ordnance delivery. Both sides have struggled to find adequate countermeasures for the drone threat but most recently several Russian companies have developed some innovative solutions. In this video we examine an adapter that that converts a standard GP-25 under-barrel grenade launcher into an anti-drone shotgun!
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