Green Ammunition
The MK281 is a new type of 40mm grenade ammunition that has been accepted for use into the United States Marine Corps and the United States Army. It is "green" because it is non-toxic and non-dud producing, meaning that there is no unexploded ordnance left to clean up on the range and heavy metals in the fuze don't leak into the ground. The MK281 was introduced into parts of the U.S. Armed Services because of an executive order mandating that they buy green ammunition. The MK281 is manufactured by an American subsidiary of the Rheinmetall Group.
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