The RPG-30 was unveiled in 2008 by the State Research and Production Enterprise, Bazalt, as a modern anti-tank grenade launcher designed to address the challenge of reactive armor and active protection systems (APS) on tanks.

[1] Active protection systems such as ARENA-E, Drozd and Trophy defeat anti-armor munitions by destroying them before they reach their target.

The RPG-30 cleared its testing program and entered service in 2012–2013 and was immediately put on the Pentagon's list of "asymmetrical threats to the US armed forces.

The APS is not ready to engage again until 0.2–0.4 seconds later, allowing the main round time to hit the target.

It consists of a 360-degree radar that detects all threats and launches 17 projectiles, of which one should strike the incoming missile.