And even a small grenade can start a big fire. Thermite that burns at 4,000°F, can melt metal panels, enters Ukraine war© Provided by Interesting Engineering ...

Thermite grenades can melt through artillery or vehicle components, rendering them inoperable. The Ukrainian Military Center reports that thermite is capable of burning through the armor of vehicles.

The United States military also produces thermite grenades, but though Washington is a principal supplier of weapons to Ukraine, it is unclear if the US supplies thermite-grade weapons to Kyiv.

This molten thermite drone ammo burns through damaged Russian tanks at over 3000 degrees to make sure they stay dead ...

Reports indicate that the Ukrainian military is using UAVs to drop thermite on Russian forces, turning commercial drones into makeshift aerial flamethrowers.

The US military has also used thermite in grenades, with the US Army’s Pine Bluff Arsenal producing the weapons from the 1960s through 2014 and then resuming production again in 2023.

Thermite grenades are typically used for demolition, for example to put an artillery piece or vehicle out of action by melting or burning a key component.

Thermite is usually used in munitions such as artillery rounds and grenades to create a catastrophic incendiary effect on the target. A combination of aluminum and oxidized iron, thermite can burn ...

Ukrainian forces are using drones to release molten thermite on Russian armor and positions. The tactic helps Kyiv make sure that damaged Russian tanks can't be fixed up for battle again. BI ...