Featured in mortarsBYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareBYEmma HelfrichMay 13, 2022ShareRussia Fires World’s Biggest Laser-Guided Mortar Round In UkraineHuge Smel’chak laser-guided mortars are being lobbed at Ukrainian fighters still holed up in the Azovstal steel plant. BYEmma HelfrichMay 13, 2022ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareDuring the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Turned Hueys Into “Mad Bombers”Choppers dropped modified mortar bombs on communist insurgents. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos EmergeKey questions about the incident are still unanswered and no group has claimed responsibility. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRegular U.S. Troops Are Getting Close Enough to ISIS to Fire MortarsNew video highlights how conventional American forces have been moving closer to the actual fighting against ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareBYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareThis 120MM Gun Built into a Shipping Container Is Pretty Damn GeniusNeed a close-in surface defense system that can also be a gun turret to defend your land base? You’re in luck! BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareBYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed RifleThe weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareThe Army Wants Armored Turrets Packing 120mm Mortars For Its Strykers And Other VehiclesThe service says it wants better mobile mortars, but it could add suicide drones to the mix in the future, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareMarines Conduct First Field Test Of ‘Non-Lethal’ Mortar Rounds Full of Flash-BangsThe shells could help rapidly disperse violent mobs and may also be useful for disorienting enemy forces in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThis Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much MoreLockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor is small and cheap, which could make it an attractive option to defend various platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareArmy Shows Off Awesome Automatic Mortar System That’s Still Too Expensive To FieldThe Automated Direct Indirect-fire Mortar uses computer controls to manage recoil forces and make the weapon more precise. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareBYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operators in Syria Have Set Up Futuristic Computer-Assisted Mortar TurretsThe Advanced Mortar Protection System combines a 120mm mortar with a powered base to give outposts serious firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2018ShareBYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2018ShareReport Says Multiple Aircraft At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Destroyed In Attack (Updated)If the report is accurate, the attack would represent the largest loss of Russian military hardware since arriving in the war-torn country. BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2018Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022ShareNow There’s A Drum Magazine For Dropping Multiple Bombs From Commercial DronesA company in the Netherlands has apparently created a drum magazine holding multiple mortar bombs for commercial drones. BYEmma HelfrichMay 17, 2022Share
BYEmma HelfrichMay 13, 2022ShareRussia Fires World’s Biggest Laser-Guided Mortar Round In UkraineHuge Smel’chak laser-guided mortars are being lobbed at Ukrainian fighters still holed up in the Azovstal steel plant. BYEmma HelfrichMay 13, 2022Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020ShareDuring the Vietnam War, the U.S. Army Turned Hueys Into “Mad Bombers”Choppers dropped modified mortar bombs on communist insurgents. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 3, 2020Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019ShareMarine Corps Is Finished With Its Long-Troubled Lightweight 120mm Mortar SystemsAfter decades of issues with the weapons, particularly with the small trucks that haul them around, the Marines will put their resources elsewhere. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019ShareRussia Confirms Syria Attack But Denies Seven Aircraft Got Destroyed As Photos EmergeKey questions about the incident are still unanswered and no group has claimed responsibility. BYJoseph Trevithick and Tyler RogowayJun 30, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareUS Marines Want Pint-Sized Rocket Artillery They can Carry in an MV-22 OspreyA senior Marine general is looking for a weapon akin to the popular HIMARS, but on a vehicle smaller than a Humvee. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019ShareRegular U.S. Troops Are Getting Close Enough to ISIS to Fire MortarsNew video highlights how conventional American forces have been moving closer to the actual fighting against ISIS. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 29, 2019Share
BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019ShareThis 120MM Gun Built into a Shipping Container Is Pretty Damn GeniusNeed a close-in surface defense system that can also be a gun turret to defend your land base? You’re in luck! BYTyler RogowayMay 24, 2019Share
BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018ShareRussian Commandos Are Getting “Silent” Mortars That Are As Quiet As A Suppressed RifleThe weapons use special ammunition to eliminate smoke and flash during firing and keep noise to an absolute minimum. BYJoseph TrevithickSep 7, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018ShareThe Army Wants Armored Turrets Packing 120mm Mortars For Its Strykers And Other VehiclesThe service says it wants better mobile mortars, but it could add suicide drones to the mix in the future, too. BYJoseph TrevithickAug 3, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018ShareMarines Conduct First Field Test Of ‘Non-Lethal’ Mortar Rounds Full of Flash-BangsThe shells could help rapidly disperse violent mobs and may also be useful for disorienting enemy forces in actual combat. BYJoseph TrevithickJul 20, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018ShareThis Tiny Missile Smashes Incoming Artillery Rounds, Drones, And Possibly Much MoreLockheed Martin’s Miniature Hit-to-Kill interceptor is small and cheap, which could make it an attractive option to defend various platforms. BYJoseph TrevithickJun 15, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018ShareArmy Shows Off Awesome Automatic Mortar System That’s Still Too Expensive To FieldThe Automated Direct Indirect-fire Mortar uses computer controls to manage recoil forces and make the weapon more precise. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 12, 2018Share
BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2018ShareU.S. Special Operators in Syria Have Set Up Futuristic Computer-Assisted Mortar TurretsThe Advanced Mortar Protection System combines a 120mm mortar with a powered base to give outposts serious firepower. BYJoseph TrevithickApr 9, 2018Share
BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2018ShareReport Says Multiple Aircraft At Russia’s Air Base In Syria Destroyed In Attack (Updated)If the report is accurate, the attack would represent the largest loss of Russian military hardware since arriving in the war-torn country. BYTyler RogowayJan 4, 2018Share
