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JANE'S DEFENCE WEEKLY - APRIL 13, 2005

US speeds development of non-lethal weapons

JOSHUA KUCERA JDW Staff Reporter
Washington, DC

The US intends to field a vehicle-mounted non-lethal weapon within two or three years that would fire a high volume of projectiles a long distance.
The programme is still known as the Tactical Unmanned Ground Vehicle (TUGV) Non-Lethal Mission Payload Module because it was originally designed to fit on the US Marine Corps' Gladiator TUGV. However, observing the use of tactical robots in Afghanistan and Iraq has convinced service officials that their efforts would be better spent getting a vehicle-mounted weapon quickly rather than waiting for robot technology to develop.
The Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate (JNLWD) is looking at integrating weapons like a 40 mm or 62 mm grenade dispenser or the Metal Storm high-speed electronic gun on to a Humvee, said Kevin Swenson, the directorate's acquisition division chief.
It is one of a variety of non-lethal weapons that are proceeding quickly from the research and technology phase to the field. A version of the Active Denial System, a vehicle-mounted microwave beam that causes a burning sensation in the skin, is being fielded to Iraq this year under the name Sheriff. The Department of Defense has budgeted $271 million over the next six years for development of non-lethal weapons, not including procurement.
Soldiers and marines also want a short-range, high-volume, non-lethal weapon to be fielded quickly, Swenson said. Based on experiences in Kosovo, where US soldiers were confronted with angry crowds but only had single-shot M203 grenade launchers with which to shoot sting balls and sponge grenades, the JNLWD is developing a .60 calibre rubber ball munition for the Mk 19 machine gun, which would be able to fire 275-350 rounds per minute. It is intended to be used from 10 m to 50 m or more, Swenson said.
In a longer-term effort, the JNLWD is developing a 40 mm airburst munition for the Mk 19 or Mk 47 machine guns. That is more likely to be a flash-bang grenade or chemical riot-control agent, Swenson said, although the exact payload is yet to be determined. It will have a range of between 500 m and 1,500 m and should be fielded by 2009, he said.
"The Mk 19 short-range [machine gun] is being used to drive a crowd of people away from a high-value asset or facility or a convoy, and the airburst non-lethal munition is going to be used to incapacitate people at extended ranges," Swenson said.
The JNLWD is also looking at ways to increase the length of the effect of flash-bang grenades over the current Mk 141 for the US Marine Corps and the Mk 84 for the US Army. "Right now we're getting between one to three seconds of disorientation with those rounds. What the services are looking for is longer durations - 10 seconds, 20 seconds, two minutes - the longer the better," Swenson said.



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