NEWS FROM SOFIC: Military Shows Interest in Digital, Reusable Flash-Bang Grenade
5/23/2019
By Stew Magnuson
TAMPA, Fla. — A new flash-bang stun grenade designed to greatly reduce collateral damage to buildings and hostages, as well as enhance the safety of its users, has caught the attention of the U.S. military.
After four years of research and development, the Enhanced Diversionary Device was introduced to the market in January. The Colorado Springs, Colorado-based small business Liberty Dynamic will begin to fill orders this summer with special weapons and tactics teams, said co-founder and CEO John M. Chapman.
The company has also received a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Air Force, which is interested in firing the weapon from a small drone. The Marine Corps administered Joint Nonlethal Weapons Directorate, which is responsible for fielding all nonlethal weapons for the U.S. military, has also shown interest, he said.
http://www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/2019/5/23/news-from-sofic-military-shows-interest-in-digital-reusable-flash-bang-grenade
