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

Believe it or not, military supply stores used to sell them as paperweights---once the explosives were removed.

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

The Army has cleared the M111 hand grenade for service. It will replace the Mk3A2 series, marking the first new grenade for the Army since 1968.

A 12-year-old in Virginia was killed by an exploding grenade investigators believe was bought from an antique mall in North Carolina, and now authorities are warning others may have been sold and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IDF soldiers operate on Mount Hermon, on the border between Israel and Syria, December 12, 2024 (photo credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. L.A. County sheriff's deputies salute as bomb squad members escort the flag-draped casket of one of three detectives killed in ...

One of two grenades recovered from a Santa Monica townhome complex is confirmed to have caused the blast that killed three detectives on July 18, but the second grenade is missing despite extensive ...

The disposal of a dummy hand grenade brought a large response from police and firefighters Saturday afternoon.Officials said someone noticed the device in a Dumpster at the Tiffany Oaks Apartments on ...

Two cars and a motorcycle were damaged when one of three hand grenades thrown at a car rental shop in Barangay Tangub, Bacolod City exploded. Authorities have recovered the two other grenades. Capt.