usmc concepts & programs 2010

The information below is from USMC Concepts & Programs 2010
To be found on page 244 of the document. On page 243 (Page above) you will see A page on the VENOM? Non-Lethal Tube Launched Munitions System (NL/TLMS)

http://www.marines.mil/unit/pandr/Documents/Concepts/2010/Ch_03_b.pdf

USMC Concepts & Programs 2010

Mission Payload Module Non-Lethal Weapons System (MPM-NLWS)

Description
The Mission Payload Module Non-Lethal Weapons System (MPM-NLWS) program will develop and field a new vehicle-mounted, tube-launched munitions delivery system with a novel pyrotechnic munition designed to render targeted personnel temporarily incapacitated.
It will disable, inhibit, or degrade one or more functions or capabilities of a target to render it ineffective within a specified zone of influence. The objective of the program is to provide a capability to deliver counter-personnel non-lethal effects applicable to controlling crowds, denying or defending areas, controlling
access, and engaging threats while providing sufficient standoff for protection of friendly forces.
The initial increment of MPM-NLWS will be mounted onto the Marine Corps Transparent Armored Gun Shield (MCTAGS) on a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) and its replacement vehicle.

Operational Impact
The MPM-NLWS will allow the Marine infantryman to effectively launch non-lethal munitions to a broader area with a greater duration of effects and volume of fire. Employment of the MPMNLWS will grant commanders additional
options short of lethal force and flexibility in implementing rules of engagement with less-restrictive measures.

Program Status
MPM-NLWS achieved Milestone A in 2004.
The Capability Development Document was approved in November 2007.
Anticipate awarding contracts to industry for the Technology Development Phase in the second quarter FY2010.
The Approved Acquisition Objective is 312 units, with IOC anticipated in the first quarter FY 2016.

Developer/Manufacturer: TBD