As Marines and soldiers redeploy to Afghanistan to provide support to coalition allies and Afghan National Security Forces, there’s one weapon system that’s remained a stalwart workhorse in the ...

The M252 81mm mortar is a crew-served, medium weight mortar which is highly accurate and provides for a greater range and lethality than the previous 81mm mortar. The M252 system consists of the M253 ...

I came across this cool photo today, and I thought I’d share it with Team SOFREP. Here we see Navy SEAL Tommy Richardson helping out guys from the 82nd Airborne by standing on the base plate of one of ...

U.S. Army weapons engineers have begun fielding a new lightweight 81mm mortar that’s 14 percent lighter than current 81s. The new M252A1 81mm mortar is 12 pounds lighter than its predecessor, the M252 ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J. (Dec. 10, 2014) -- Following the successful fielding of the lightweight 60mm mortar system, Picatinny has begun delivering the new lightweight 81mm system to troops. The new ...

The system, when mounted on utility vehicles, is light enough to travel inside of a Chinook helicopter or sling-loaded under ...

PICATINNY ARSENAL, N.J., Dec. 16 (UPI) --A new lightweight 81mm mortar system from the U.S. Army's Picatinny Arsenal is being fielded by U.S. troops. The Arsenal reports the new M252A1 81mm system is ...

FORT MAGSAYSAY, Philippines — Soldiers of the Philippine Army 5th and 7th Infantry Divisions and U.S. Army Soldiers from the Cross-Domain Effects Company, 1st Battalion, 21st Infantry Regiment (Task ...

Global Military Products (GMP) on Wednesday detailed a recent test of its Scorpion Light 81mm mobile mortar system with U.S.

Members of the 35th Infantry Regiment test a new “shoot and scoot” mobile mortar system. (Global Military Products) The Army’s latest effort to modernize its formation took shape on the training ...