This may be the reason why we haven't seen TRL's yet ?If you...

This may be the reason why we haven't seen TRL's yet ?

If you look at this document in the pdf -:

https://www3.natick.army.mil/docs/FPOmnibus/APPENDIX%20A_SC_Rev_20110120.pdf

It shows what materials are to be used, if you go to section
2.7 you will see this-:

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2.7. Non Lethal Systems
2.7.1. 40 mm blunt impact non-lethal munitions & delivery system
Page - 13
2.7.2. 40 mm spin stabilized flash-bang projectile & delivery system
2.7.3. 12 ga blunt impact non-lethal munitions & delivery system
2.7.4. 12 ga flash bang munitions & delivery system


If you look at the lethal weapons systems there aren't any 40mm or 12 gauge stuff in there "YET"

So we get to sell the weapons still, they will just be used for non lethal at this point in time I guess, up until they are certified to fire lethal stuff that is.

But we also get to sell non lethal ammo from the start, lethal will follow I presume when certification takes place.

But the fact that they chose metalstorm 40mm and 18mm weaponry instead of 60mm stuff from GD tells us something, doesn't it?