Why the Army’s new M111 grenade uses blast overpressure instead of fragmentation

Blast overpressure is a rapid high wave of pressure created by an explosion that can cause serious or fatal injuries.
Army Times on MSN

Army approves first new offensive hand grenade in nearly 60 years

The M111 relies primarily on blast overpressure rather than fragmented inner pieces to incapacitate, making it better suited ...
Military.com

US Army Approves Its First New Lethal Hand Grenade Since the Vietnam Era

The Army just approved its first new lethal hand grenade since Vietnam. Six decades of hard lessons in urban combat finally ...
Stars and Stripes

Army approves issue of first new hand grenade since Vietnam War era

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 Army is getting a new lethal hand grenade for the first time in decades

The Army has approved the M111 hand grenade, the first new lethal hand grenade since Vietnam, to replace the MK3A2 for indoor combat.
The Atlantic

Handouts for Hand Grenades: Yakuza Gang War Leads to an Explosive Bounty

TOKYO -- Japan’s Fukuoka Prefecture Police have become the first in Japan to offer cash rewards to anyone who reports finding a hand grenade (or "pineapples" in yakuza slang) starting today, April 2.