USMC seeks 5.56mm multi-projectile 'Drone Round' ammo for counter-FPV defense

The US Marine Corps plans a sole-source buy of Drone Round 5.56x45mm 'L Variant' cartridges whose projectile splits into multiple segments to raise hit probability against small, fast drones. The novelty is a drop-in, no-modification, no-new-training kinetic c-sUAS option for standard M4/M27 rifles, potentially enabling every rifleman to engage FPV threats at short range.