Kinetic non-lethal weapons

TLDR

The paper aims to help non‑specialists understand the science and technology behind kinetic non‑lethal weapons. It reviews physical parameters, experimental methods, and sketches the state‑of‑the‑art and challenges in the field. Performance tests of the FN303 and Cougar with Bliniz projectile are presented and compared to other projectiles, including custom balls and a beanbag. Orienting paper about kinetic non‑lethal weapons.

Abstract

Orienting paper about kinetic non-lethal weapons. One of its purposes is to help the non-specialist reader better understand scientific and technological aspects of these new weapon systems. Physical parameters and experimental methods are reviewed. Performance tests of two existing non-lethal weapon systems are shown, i.e. the FN303 and the Cougar with Bliniz projectile. Results are compared with other projectiles: our different balls and a beanbag. They sketch the state-of-the-art and challenges of this developing field