Army Fast-Tracks New Airburst Shoulder-Fired Weapon
The Army is fast-tracking acquisition of more than 1,000 upgraded, lightweight shoulder-fired weapons able to destroy enemy targets hidden behind rocks, trees and buildings,
Scout Warrior - Sep 26, 9:59 PM
By Kris Osborn
The weapon is an upgraded variant of the Army’s Multi-Role Anti-Armor, Anti-Personnel Weapons System, or MAAWS - a reusable, recoilless shoulder-fired conventional munition.
It first ordered by the Army in response to an Operational Needs Statement from Afghanistan seeking to procure a direct fire, man-portable, anti-personnel and light structure weapon able, among other things, to respond to insurgent rocket-propelled grenade, or RPG, fire.
http://scout.com/military/warrior/Article/Army-Fast-Tracks-New-Airburst-Lightweight-Recoilless-Shoulder-Fi-108048541
