Fragmentation, smoke, stun, and incendiary grenades are often grouped together, but each type is designed for a very different purpose on the battlefield. Some are built to disperse shrapnel outward, ...

The US Army this month introduced its first new lethal hand grenade since the Vietnam War, a plastic weapon that uses shock waves rather than shrapnel to kill enemies.

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 ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. – The U.S. Army has cleared the M111 Offensive Hand Grenade (OHG) for Full Material Release (FMR). Developed by the Capabilities Program Executive Ammunition and Energetics ...

After decades of relying on Vietnam-era designs, the Army has approved the first offensive hand grenade to enter the service since 1968. The new M111 Offensive Hand Grenade was approved for full ...

Panic gripped Malmö city centre this Friday, May 1, as a live hand grenade was discovered lying in a public outdoor space.