PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (July 20, 2011) -- Mortar crews have started receiving new lightweight 60mm mortar systems that are approximately 20 percent lighter than previous versions.

Although suffering from multiple wounds, he carried the abandoned 60mm mortar weapon to a new location 30 meters away where he found three wounded defenders. After administering ...

October 8, 2022: The U.S. Army has been using Israeli and British technology to improve its mortars. The M224A1 60mm mortar has been steadily improved since 1978. It weighs 17kg (37.5 pounds) and has ...

The M224 60mm Lightweight mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon. The cannon assembly is composed of the barrel, combination base cap, and firing mechanism.

The Army may soon induct 60mm mortar weapons offering a range upto 2km to enhance its operational capabilities, ... Secondly, most of our operations are carried out by the company.

The US embassy in Baghdad has been bombarded with 60mm mortar rounds in an attack believed to have been carried out by Iran-aligned militias. Missiles were fired at the diplomatic hub in Iraq in ...

The mortar, which looks sort of like an automobile jack, is carried to a suitable launch site and assembled so its barrel points upward. Then one of these 60MM. mortar shells is dropped down the ...

The mortar, which looks sort of like an automobile jack, is carried to a suitable launch site and assembled so its barrel points upward. Then one of these 60MM. mortar shells is dropped down the ...