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Threat density is rising
Cheap, widely available drones are changing the tactical environment and forcing every formation to think about aerial threats at much lower echelons.
ANTI-UAV
Operational counter-UAV capability
Anti-UAV rifle
ammunition
Pellet Storm ammunition delivers a controlled multi-pellet effect against small drones while preserving standard-rifle compatibility, standard-magazine compatibility, and suppressor use that operators expect from service ammunition.
Standard 5.56 / 7.62 platforms
Standard Magazines
Suppressor friendly
System Overview
Designation
Anti-UAV Rifle Ammo
Platforms
5.56 & 7.62 NATO
Compatibility
Standard Magazines
Suppressor
Friendly
Why It Matters
Small drones changed the close fight.
Small UAVs are now a persistent battlefield threat — from reconnaissance to direct attack. Units need more than layered systems in the rear. They need an immediate close-range answer at the squad and shooter level, especially when speed, surprise, and proximity compress reaction time.
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Reaction windows are short
At close range, units often need a response that is already in hand, already loaded, and immediately employable under stress.
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Separate systems are not enough
Dedicated counter-drone tools matter, but they do not eliminate the need for an organic rifle-based option at the point of contact.
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No new instincts required
The rifle is already a trained system. Operators have thousands of rounds through it. A simple mag swap is all it takes to bring that system to bear on a new threat.
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Logistics simplicity matters
Frontline capability improves when a new answer fits naturally into the systems units already carry and sustain.
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Operator safety matters
Better close-range drone defeat is ultimately about improving survivability for troops facing a fast-moving and expanding aerial threat.
Platform Family
Built around the rifles already fielded.
Pellet Storm is focused on anti-UAV bullets for the two rifle ecosystems that matter most across U.S. and allied users today: 5.56 and 7.62. The goal is straightforward — make counter-drone capability more accessible inside standard combat loadouts.
Core Platform
5.56
Optimized for the most widely fielded rifle platform, where magazine compatibility, handling familiarity, and suppressor use are operationally important.
Core Platform
7.62
Extends the same anti-UAV mission into 7.62 systems already used across designated marksman, battle rifle, and allied military roles.
Kinetic Defeat
No new system required.
Drone defense is evolving fast, but one thing hasn't changed — a threat that needs to come down needs to be brought down. Pellet Storm delivers that capability through the rifle already in the operator's hands, with no modifications to the platform, no new manual of arms, and no separate system to maintain. Whether countering a radio-controlled UAV or a fiber optic drone system, the answer is already loaded.
Specifications
Calibers
5.56×45 & 7.62×51
Velocity
700 m/s
Effective Range
100 m
Magazine Compatible
Feeds identically to standard ammunition
Suppressor Capable
No modification required
Platform
No weapon modification required
Full-Auto Compatible
Identical cycling to standard ammunition
Origin
Designed & manufactured in the United States