NICO BTV-1 flash-bang grenade

Last updated July 01, 2025

The NICO BTV-1 is an American flash-bang grenade.

It is designed to deny access into/out of an area to individuals, move individuals through an area, and suppress individuals.^{[ clarification needed ]}

It is a hand-thrown interim replacement for the MK-141 flash-bang grenade based on an urgent needs statement.^{[ clarification needed ]} It is intended to prevent serious injury to personnel in the event of premature detonation of the grenade, provide 3–5 seconds of flash blindness, a lower pressure to reduce blast injury risk, and hand-safe capability with metal body and top and bottom venting.^[1]

References

↑ "Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office > Current Intermediate Force Capabilities > NICO BTV-1 Flash Bang Grenade". jnlwp.defense.gov. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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[1] "Joint Intermediate Force Capabilities Office > Current Intermediate Force Capabilities > NICO BTV-1 Flash Bang Grenade". jnlwp.defense.gov. Archived from the original on September 29, 2020. Retrieved 2023-09-26. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

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