force protection award contracts 9/3/11, page-16

I think there is overlap with the 2 programs. Much of the MPM description talks about what I think is force protection.


The Mission Payload Module-Non-Lethal Weapons System (MPM-NLWS) will provide the joint warfighting community a capability that delivers non-lethal counter-personnel effects to control crowds, deny and defend areas, control access, and engage threats while providing increased standoff range for protection of friendly forces.

In the first spiral, the MPM-NLWS will be mounted onto the High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and Navy surface water vessels through an evolutionary acquisition process.

The MPM-NLWS is designed to operate in all environments and is particularly well suited for asymmetric warfare, urban environments, maritime security, homeland defense, and decisive combat engagements.

http://jnlwp.defense.gov/developing_capabilities/MPM_NLWS.html

I think the recent news proves Metal Storm is the only company in the world that can build a portable lethal non-lethal system loaded and deployed with a wide range of programmable ammo types with variable velocity and variable firing rates.