Next generation grenade launcher.

AuthorJacks, Jason
PositionTECH TALK: A TIP-SHEET ON THE LATEST GADGETS

* In June, soldiers with the 82nd Airborne Division were the first in the Army to start training on the new 40mm M320 grenade launcher.

German firearms maker Heckler & Koch designed the weapon, which will eventually replace the M203 grenade launcher that the Army has used since the late-1960s.

The M320 can be attached to M4 and M16 rifles. It can also be fired as a standalone weapon. The launcher is equipped with a side opening...

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