This is reported by TASS with reference to the executive director of JSC "Research and Production Concern" Technologies of Mechanical Engineering "Alexander Kochkin.
"State tests of this sample were successfully completed with recommendations for adoption by the Armed Forces of Russia," TASS quoted him as saying.
He noted that the grenade launcher had previously passed experimental military operation.
The 6S19 AGS-40 "Balkan" automatic grenade launcher of 40 mm caliber is intended to replace the 30-mm AGS-17 "Flame" and AGS-30 grenade launchers in the army.
Earlier, the press service of the Rostec state corporation reported that the firing accuracy of Russian howitzers had increased to 96%.