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Navy Looking Into Grenades For C-UAS

Monday, May 18th, 2020

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Navy Looking Into Grenades For C-UAS

Photo illustration of DARPA's Mobile Force Protection counter-drone system.

The Navy issued a Request For Information (RFI) May 15 looking into sources for specific 40mm grenades to be used in counter-unmanned aerial systems (C-UAS). The RFI notice, posted to beta.sam.gov, said Naval Surface Warfare Center (NSWC) Crane, Ind., is conducting market research to determine if any sources have 40mm grenades that can be used in C-UASs “that has low collateral damage and limited range.” It explained this means it is looking for collateral damage measured inside the surface danger…

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