Feb 6, 2019 · engineered a 40mm grenade round with a net inside to take down unmanned aerial vehicles, according to a new patent issue on Tuesday.

Feb 11, 2019 · This week, the Army was granted a patent for a net-carrying grenade-sized weapon, designed to work in a standard 40mm launcher, that can ensnare a drone.

Feb 5, 2019 · U.S. Army researchers have packed a net into a 40mm grenade so they can take down enemy drones. The new invention, which was patented on Tuesday, brings high-tech engineering to the tried-and-true grenade launchers common among U.S. military and law enforcement units.

Munitions and fuze engineers at the U.S. Army's DEVCOM Armaments Center have invented a novel counter-drone cartridge for the ubiquitous 40mm grenade launcher. Along with payload, the Army has developed a hand-settable fuze allowing the …

Feb 9, 2019 · UAS Vision and Techlink report that US Army researchers have packed a net into a 40mm grenade to take down enemy drones. The new invention, recently patented, comprises net strings packed under a proximity detector which detonates a small charge, springing the 40mm grenade apart and spreading the net out six to nine meters from the target.

Feb 11, 2019 · This week, the Army was granted a patent for a net-carrying grenade-sized weapon, designed to work in a standard 40mm launcher, that can ensnare a drone. Formally a “scalable effects net warhead,” the net grenade could finally provide a countermeasure to cheap drones that’s almost as inexpensive as the drones themselves.

Feb 8, 2019 · Engineers with the US Army are developing a countermeasure, in the form of a drone-netting grenade. The experimental 40-mm grenade was invented by Tomasz Blyskal, Richard Fong and LaMar...

It was the standard issue anti-personnel grenade used during World War II, and also saw limited service in later conflicts, including the Korean War and Vietnam War. Replacing the failed Mk 1 grenade of 1917, it was standardized in 1920 as the Mk II, and redesignated the Mk 2 …

Feb 12, 2019 · The U.S. Army patented a net-carrying grenade-sized weapon that the service built to catch and deter unmanned aerial systems, C4ISRnet reported Monday.Â.

The Net Grenade is a next-generation counter-drone solution that deploys a precision-engineered capture net to entangle and disable drones mid-flight. Designed for seamless intergration with standard military launchers, it providers reliable, non …