Examples of less lethal weapons
Non Lethal or Less Lethal come in a great variety. The table on the right side gives you an overview over the most important systems. Please click to enlarge.
| Technology | Examples |
|---|---|
| Kinetic Energy | Impact munitions (wooden dowels, bean bags, plastic bullets, water cannons, ring airfoil projectile, foam rubber projectiles ) |
| Barriers and entanglements | Devices to slow the progress and stop vehicles or boats (nets, chains, spikes, rigid foams) |
| Electrical | e.g. Taser stun guns, retractable stun sword, exoskeleton stun weapon, wireless electrical weapon (e.g Close Quarters Shock Rifle), laser-induced plasma weapon |
| Acoustic | Acoustic generators, acoustic cannon, long-range acoustic devices |
| Directed energy | High-power microwave, milimitre wave, lasers, pulsed energy, projectile weapon |
| Chemical | RCAs, malodrants, anti-traction materials, obscurants, sticky foam, anti-material chemicals, defoilians/herbicides |
| Chemical/Biochemical | Calmatives, convulsants, incapacitants |
| Biological | Anti-material microorganisms, anti-crop agents |
| Combined technologies | Flash-bang grenads, kinetic + chemical dispersal devices, optical + chemical dispersal devices |
| Delivery systems | Non-lethal munitions (e.g mortar shells), landmises, unmanned vehicles and vessels, encapsulation/microencapsulation |