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Combined Systems, Inc. is a U.S.-based company (often marketed and produced under the brand name Combined Tactical Systems (CTS)), [1] specializing in the manufacture of military and police equipment such as tear gas canisters, flash grenades, breaching munitions, and handcuffs.
Other times, he said, groups of officers have simultaneously fired handguns and "less-lethal" weapons — a trend confirmed by a Times review of nearly 50 LAPD shootings between January 2020 and ...
The report added, “This knowledge of potential deficiencies in performance and accuracy of 12 gauge less lethal munitions discovered by the APD training academy does not appear to have been ...
As protests have surged across the United States, so has police use of so-called less-lethal munitions. In this video, Newsy breaks down what kinds of munitions are commonly used and Bellingcat's ...
The ARWEN ACE is a breech-loaded less-lethal launcher which fires a variety of 37mm less-lethal munitions which includes direct impact batons, chemical irritant delivery munitions and smoke delivery munitions. "ARWEN" is an acronym for "anti riot weapon enfield". As of 2001, all ARWEN trademarks and patents are owned by Police Ordnance Company Inc.
In current usage a riot gun or less-lethal launcher is a type of firearm that is used to fire "non-lethal" or "less-lethal" ammunition for the purpose of suppressing riots. Less-lethal launchers may be special purpose firearms designed for riot control use, or standard firearms, usually shotguns and grenade launchers, adapted to riot control ...
The department also hopes to obtain additional breaching munitions, armor-piercing rounds, flash bangs, chemical agents and less lethal munitions. The new equipment, including the drones, would ...
With the greater emphasis on improving less-lethal capabilities of the U.S. military in response to the changing nature of U.S. deployments around the world, less-lethal and riot control cartridges have been developed over the years. These rounds are often akin to 37 mm cartridges that have been in use by law enforcement for years.