HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) -- The Pentagon has expanded a temporary ban to prohibit the military from firing any 60mm mortar rounds until an investigation determines them to be safe.

HAWTHORNE, Nev. (AP) -- A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during mountain warfare training in Nevada s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately ...

A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured a half-dozen more during... Pentagon bans 60mm mortar round after deaths San Antonio Express-News Hearst Newspapers Logo ...

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 ...

Proposals from industry on the Close Area Suppression Weapon System are scheduled to be in a couple of weeks (March 17th to be precise).

Mark Kinsler reflects on a cardboard tube that was a case for a mortar round and is reminded that the WWII generation didn't always tell their ... “R4CGC 60MM. MORTAR M1 & M2 SHELL, ILLUM., ...

Precision machining company brings production of 60mm, 81mm and 120mm smooth bore mortar barrels back to the UK. To make this website work, ... The existing British Army L16 series 81mm mortar was ...

The mortar rounds will be used by Spanish infantry and other units and, depending on the calibre and the mortar system, will have ranges of between 2.6km (60mm) and 8.2km (120mm). Rheinmetall, one of ...

(The Provincial Explosive K9 unit of the BAR recovered fragments from a 60mm mortar round.) “Pero kung ano po ba iyong naging trigger ng device whether it is battery-operate or cellphone-operated ay ...

Updated 10:11 p.m. ET. HAWTHORNE, Nev. A mortar shell explosion killed seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to ...

But the 60mm mortar is a favorite among some Canadian troops since it is seen as relatively portable and can be easily and quickly set up. It is used not only to fire high explosive rounds but as ...