[SHOT 2025] Mars Inc.’s Precision Grenadier System

By Matthew Moss

Mars Inc. is one of two companies which the US Army have selected as finalists for the Precision Grenadier System competition. PGS seeks to engage targets at ranges from 35 to 500+ meters using a variety of grenades including a Counter Defilade (behind cover) round, a Close Quarters Battle round (the SSRs’ is similar to a shotgun round) a counter UAS (drone) round and an Armor-Piercing round.That’s a lot to cram into a man portable system but Mars Inc., one of two companies selected as competition finalists – the other being FN, has developed a weapon system and a family of ammunition.Mars Inc. is working with a series of companies to develop the weapon, it’s ammunition and it’s fire control unit/optic. While Mars Inc. could not share which companies were assisting with ammunition development and fire control unit design they did confirm that, if successful and their weapon enters production, Barrett will support the manufacture of the weapon system.

Source: The Firearm Blog