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DoD Non-Lethal Weapons Program

Overview Brief and Information Exchange

Presented by Mr. Douglas J. Jerothe

Deputy Director, Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Directorate, Quantico, VA

to

Keystone Course, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.

15 Jan 2015

http://jnlwp.defense.gov

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Joint

S&T

Joint

R&D

Service

S&T

Service

RDT&E

Service

Procurement

Joint Non-Lethal

Weapons Directorate

Chairman, JNLW

Integrated Product

Team

(DC PP&O)

Service

O&M

Joint Non-Lethal Weapons Program

DoD Non-Lethal

Weapons Program

Direct Oversight Coordination

USD(P) Policy Oversight

Service-Unique

Non-Lethal Weapons

Programs

USD(AT&L) Principal

Oversight

General

Dunford DoD NLW

Program

Executive Agent

CMC

Col Michael

Coolican

LtGen Bailey

DoD NLW Program Organization

Ms. Witkowsky

Office of Special

Operations/ Low

Intensity Conflict

Mr. Gonzales

Office of Land Warfare

and Munitions

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DoD Non-Lethal Weapons Program

DoD NLW Program Established 1996

• Operation United Shield

(Somalia): General Anthony

C. Zinni pioneered use of NLW

• FY96 National Defense

Authorization Act directed DoD

to centralize responsibility for NLW

Vision

“A fully integrated non-lethal

competency within each Service, to

complement lethal effects, enhance the

Joint Force's adaptability, and support

strategic objectives that include

minimizing civilian casualties”

Program Highlights

• CMC designated

Executive Agent

• Joint S&T / RDT&E

funding

• Services responsible for

NLW procurement

Non-Lethal Weapons

• Provide escalation-of-force options

• Minimize civilian casualties

• Reduce collateral damage

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Non-Lethal capabilities assist operating forces in

minimizing civilian casualties and collateral damage


NLW Utility in Contemporary Operations

1996 to Present

United Shield ‒ Somalia

Haiti

Bosnia and Kosovo

OIF and OEF

Reverting Back to the “New Normal”

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• Acoustic Hailing Devices

• Procured by USA, USMC, USN, USAF, USCG

• Discriminating hail and warn capabilities, up to 300+ m

• Optical Distraction Devices (Dazzling Lasers)

• Procured by USA, USMC, USAF, USN, SOCOM

• Warn/dissuade pedestrians, vehicle drivers

• Range: 150 + meters (day); 2000+ meters (night)

• Non-Lethal Grenades

• Procured by USA, USMC, USAF, SOCOM

• Blunt Impact Munitions

• Procured by USA, USMC, USAF

• Modular Crowd Control Munitions

• Procured by USA

Acoustic Hailing Devices

Optical Distractors

Flash Bang Grenades Stingball Grenades

& Launch Cups

Modular Crowd Control

Munitions

Blunt Impact Munitions

Fielded Non-Lethal Weapons, Munitions& Devices

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• 40mm & 12 Ga Joint Non-Lethal Warning Munitions

• “Flash Bang” warning shots at 100, 200 or 300 meters

• Originally procured by USN; USMC, USCG now obtaining

•X26 TASER

• Effective range 0-35 feet

• Procured by USA, USAF; Authorized for USMC procurement

• Portable Vehicle Arresting Barrier

• Can stop a 7500lb vehicle moving at 45 mph

• Procured by USA

• Vehicle Lightweight Arresting Device M2 Net

• Can stop a 5500lb vehicle moving at 30 mph

• Procured by USA, USMC

• Other Non-Lethal Devices

• Caltrops, Spike strips

• Pen flares, riot control agent dispensers

Portable

Vehicle

Arresting

Barrier

Vehicle Lightweight

Arresting Device M2 Net

X26 Taser

Joint Non-Lethal Warning

Munitions


(cont.)

Pen Flares

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Capability Sets/Escalation-of-Force

Mission Modules • Procurement and Maintenance funding for non-lethal

weapons is the responsibility of the Services (Title

10)

• The Army, Marine Corps, Air Force and National

Guard Bureau have procured non-lethal capability

sets/escalation of force mission modules;

maintenance responsibilities vary among Services

(e.g., Army requires individual units to maintain sets)

NLCS/EoF MM applications include checkpoint,

convoy, detention and crowd control.


(cont.)

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NL Weapons Range Overview

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 200 300 400 600 1000

12 GA

Area

Point

40MM

Point

Airburst Non-Lethal Munition

(Developmental)

METERS

GG04 Stingball Grenade with

Launch Cup

Fin Stabilized

Crowd Dispersal (Army)

Sponge Grenade (Army)

350m (O)

Blunt Trauma Flash Bang 8

Joint Warning Munitions

Joint Warning Munitions

Point

Extended Range Marking Munition (Developmental)

Shotgun

Launched

Stingball

Grenade

Point

Precision

Challenge

Area FN303 Comp. Air Rifle

FN303

Point 150m (T)

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Crowd Dispersal

Taser Point

Area


NL Weapons Range Overview

10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 100 200 300 400 600 1000

Area

(Daytime)

(Daytime) (Night time) LA-9/P

Green Laser

Interdiction System

Venom

40MM

Active Denial System

METERS

Dazzling

Lasers

MPM

66MM (Developmental)

Blunt Trauma Flash Bang ADT OI 9

Precision

Challenge

Area

Max R

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win

g R

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ge 500m (O) Area 150m (T)

(Night time)

Solid State Active

Denial System (Developmental)

Invisible Millimeter Wave Directed Energy Beam

Invisible Millimeter Wave

Directed Energy Beam

Modular Crowd

Control Munition Area 60 Degree

Dispersal

Angle


Near-Term/Quick Wins

Increase Duration, Non-Kinetic

• 40 mm round for use in systems

as the M203 grenade launcher

• Has a fuel enriched pyrotechnic

payload, proximity airburst and

selectable delay option fuse

• Designed to deny access into/out

of an area to individuals, move

individuals through and area and

suppress individuals

• Potential to support multiple

missions:

• Force protection

• Room Clearing/denial

• Crowd control

• Offensive and defensive

operations

Airburst Non-Lethal Munition

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Airburst Non-Lethal Munition Effect


Near-Term/Quick Wins

Increase Duration, Non-Kinetic

• Commercial/Non-Developmental Item

• Fills the requirement for a non-damaging

dazzling laser

• Employed during the escalation-of-force

continuum to deliver a glare effect to warn

and/or suppress targeted personnel from 10

meters to 500 meters

• Greater light output and duration

• Improved environmental, health, and safety

compliance

• Used as a counter-personnel tool to

move/deny/suppress individuals in

breaching and/or other non-lethal force

operations

• Focused on a commercial

solution

• Flash bang / diversionary

grenade that has the capability

to bang multiple times within an

area to serve as a diversion /

distraction

Ocular

Interrupter

Improved Flash-

Bang Grenade

Multi-Bang

Flash-Bang Grenade

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Mid-Term/Big Win

• The Mission Payload Module - Non-Lethal Weapons System is a game-changing, non-lethal

counter-personnel weapon system that provides both force-application and force-protection

capabilities.

• The MPM-NLWS consists of an advanced, suppressive 66 mm munition, launcher and laser

sighting system with:

– extended range (30-500 meters)

– high volume of fire & capability to transition from non-lethal to lethal engagements within

seconds

– shoot on the move capability

– vehicle, vessel or ground-mounted/tripod mounted tube launcher

Increase Range, Kinetic/Non-Kinetic

Mission Payload Module

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Active Denial Technology

Active Denial System

• Advanced Concept Technology

Demonstrator

• Proven Effects – 95 GHz effects

• Effective at long-ranges

Compact ADT

• Demonstrate the same effectiveness in an operationally

suitable configuration

• Develop a compact, lightweight second harmonic

Gyrotron with a room temperature electropermagnet

Solid State (SS) ADT

• Develop a compact, self-contained,

NL SS-ADT demonstrator

• Significant reduction in size and weight

• Cost sharing effort between Army Research

and Development Center and JNLWP

DoD Directed Energy Investment

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ADS 2: 1,000m range; 1.5m spot size

Active Denial System (ADS) Sergeant Major

of the Marine

Corps, SgtMaj

Barrett

experiences the

momentary

effects of ADS

• Provides ability to repel/suppress personnel

and vehicle/vessel operators up to 1,000m

• Uses “millimeter waves” not “microwaves”

• Legal, treaty and arms control compliant

• ADS was recently integrated in I MEF Exercise

Valiant Mark (December 2014). Marines from 1/5,

1st Marine Division were engaged with ADS.


Demonstrators

Distributed Sound and Light Array (DSLA)

• Acoustical and optical device

• Provides hailing and warning capabilities

• Combined effects of two integrated sensory stimulators

Non-Lethal Indirect Fire Munitions (IDFM)

• Non-lethal 81 mm mortar round

• Integrated flash-bang munitions

• Suppress combatants at range with low risk of significant injury

Pre-Emplaced Electrical Vehicle Stopper (PEVS) • Pre-emplaced, electric, direct injection system

• Non-lethally stop vehicles at significant keep-out ranges

• Reduces risk to personnel from vehicle-born IEDs

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Non-Lethal Weapons Summary

• Provide operating forces with escalation-of-

force options while minimizing casualties and

collateral damage

• Always have lethal force overwatch/back-up

• Help fill the gap between shouting and shooting

• Offer options across the full spectrum of conflict

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