The handheld mortar has long been a staple for the U.S. Marine Corps, and yesterday the weapon got a major boost as combat instructors at Marine Corps Base Quantico successfully conducted a live-fire ...

Few actions are more critical in combat than dropping mortar shells on target. U.S. Marine Corps mortar crews will soon have access to a portable sight that mounts to the upper barrel of a 60-mm ...

The Marine Corps is sending a new 60mm mortar sight, sling and heat shield to units deployed to Afghanistan. Called the Fire Control Unit, the Office of Naval Research sent out six prototypes of the ...

The Office of Naval Research TechSolutions 60mm mortar prototype electronic Fire Control Unit (FCU) utilizes a mini red dot sight for day aiming and has laser capabilities for improved night fire ...

A new tool is heading to Afghanistan to make it easier for Marines to put insurgents in their sights. The “Fire Control Unit” is a new 60mm mortar sight, small enough to fit in a uniform pocket, that ...

The IDF recently deployed the Keshet 120 mm Autonomous Self Propelled Recoil Mortar System (manufactured by Soltam Systems Limited) that the head of the Army Headquarters Weapons Department, ...

CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. - Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment, 4th Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Division, seized an opportunity for extra training to practice their newly-qualified ...

Mortars aren’t glamorous. They don’t have the thunder of heavy artillery or the high-tech appeal of an F-35. But when a rifle squad is pinned down and taking effective fire, mortars are the most ...

ARLINGTON, Va.—The handheld mortar has long been a staple for the U.S. Marine Corps, and yesterday the weapon got a major boost as combat instructors at Marine Corps Base Quantico successfully ...

CAMP GUERNSEY, Wyo. - Soldiers from 3rd Squadron, 89th Cavalry Regiment seized an opportunity for extra training to practice their newly qualified mortar skills on the parade field at Camp Guernsey, ...