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 ...

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 ...

The U.S. Army has cleared the M111 offensive hand grenade for procurement, the first new lethal hand grenade model to enter the service’s inventory since the M67 fragmentation grenade arrived in 1968.

The new M111 Offensive Hand Grenade was approved for full material release this year, the Army announced Tuesday. (Christopher Arthur/U.S. Army) After decades of relying on Vietnam-era designs, the ...