Precision guided munitions have completely altered the face of warfare, but the humble mortar has remained virtually unchanged for decades, lobbing explosive rounds at a faraway enemy with a ...

Army infantry units should be equipped with laserguided mortar rounds, according to recommendations from the first phase of a larger Army precision fires capabilities study, sister publication Inside ...

The Israeli military has used a new weapon called the “Iron Sting” as it continues its attacks against Hamas terrorists in Gaza. Elbit Systems, which builds the Iron Sting, a precision mortar, ...

FORT STEWART, Ga. (Aug. 20, 2012) -- On today's battlefield, the enemy often plans attacks in highly populated areas, hoping that U.S. service members won't retaliate and risk accidental injuries to ...

Mortars have existed for hundreds of years, proving extremely useful in World War I where the high angle of flight of the shells made them an ideal weapon for the muddy trenches of the Western Front.

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. -- This month, U.S. Soldiers in Afghanistan received 120mm GPS-guided mortar precision capability. The Program Executive Office for Ammunition fielded Accelerated Precision ...

Afghanistan is an infantryman’s war. Afghan insurgents have mastered fighting small unit actions in mountains terrain where they use skillfully prepared fighting positions on ridgelines and high ...

Israel unveiled its new Iron Sting this week, a precision laser and GPS-guided mortar munition. The Directorate of Defense Research and Development in the Ministry of Defense, the Israel Defense Force ...

MINNEAPOLIS, March 24 (UPI) -- The U.S Army has given ATK of Minnesota a $50 million contract modification for more precision mortar guidance kits, the company announced. The contract, given under the ...

The DoD's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, together with BAE Systems, is converting the Army’s 60-mm mortar into a weapon capable of launching guided munitions. To power the electronics, the ...