The U.S. Army has opened the door for defense contractors to compete for a new grenade launcher meant to retire two weapons that have been in soldiers’ hands for decades. A federal solicitation posted ...

It never really left the squad. The 40mm grenade launcher has been there for decades. Slung under rifles, carried as a standalone system, trusted to arc explosives over walls and into places rifles ...

Ever since the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army has been trying to field a grenade launcher that duplicates the accuracy of that mythical grenadier and his M79 so compelling portrayed in Francis Ford ...