Blast overpressure is a rapid high wave of pressure created by an explosion that can cause serious or fatal injuries.

The Army has approved the M111 hand grenade, the first new lethal hand grenade since Vietnam, to replace the MK3A2 for indoor combat.

The M111 relies primarily on blast overpressure rather than fragmented inner pieces to incapacitate, making it better suited ...

The Army just approved its first new lethal hand grenade since Vietnam. Six decades of hard lessons in urban combat finally ...

The U.S. Army has a new hand grenade after years of relying on a model from decades ago. The M111 hand grenade is the first to achieve what the Army calls “full material release” since 1968, according ...

The U.S. Army has cleared the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade (OHG) for Full Material Release (FMR). Developed by the Capabilities ...

The M111 will replace the body and fuze of the Mk3A2 hand grenade series, which entered service in 1968.

U.S. soldiers have a new baseball-sized weapon in their arsenal designed to give them an advantage in close-quarter fighting. The Army on Tuesday approved for full release of a hand grenade built for ...