April 13, 2007 The long-awaited Future Combat Systems (FCS) Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Mortar Firing Platform has had its first outing, successfully firing its first shot (an M931 training round) last ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Developers are touting the breech-loading system on the Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar (NLOS-M) for U.S. Army Future Combat Systems (FCS) manned ground vehicles (MGVs) as one of the few ...

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, ...

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July 16, 2009: After six years of development and paper shuffling, the U.S. Marine Corps have finally ordered the first twenty production model EFSS ( Expeditionary Fire Support System). Earlier this ...

September 4, 2012: The U.S. Marine Corps has ordered the first 42 PERM (Precision Extended Range Munition) 120mm mortar shells. These have a range of 17 kilometers and an internal guidance system that ...

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