May 26, 2012: The U.S. Army and the U.S. Marine Corps are beginning to receive the new M224A1 60mm mortar. This is an updated version of the original M224. Weighing 16.1-21.1 kg (35.4-47 pounds) the ...

July 26, 2011: U.S. Army troops have finally begun receiving the new M224 lightweight 60mm mortar. Weighing 16.1-21.1 kg (35.4-47 pounds), the new weapon is a much awaited improvement on older models.

FORT BENNING, Ga. -- Day two of the three-day inaugural Best Mortar Competition here, Sunday, included live-fire of the 60mm mortar. Sgt. 1st Class Jason Smail, a range safety officer, explained the ...

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. The Program ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. - A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured several more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt ...

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 halt ...

Orbital ATK Inc. announced today that the Pentagon has approved the fielding of a new 60mm mortar round significantly more potent than standard versions. The U.S. Joint Munitions Command has approved ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed eight Marines and injured a half-dozen more during mountain warfare training in Nevada’s high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. — A mortar shell explosion killed at least seven Marines and injured seven more during mountain warfare training in Nevada's high desert, prompting the Pentagon to immediately halt the ...

DULLES, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Orbital ATK (NYSE: OA), a global leader in aerospace and defense technologies, announced today that the U.S. Joint Munitions Command has approved full materiel release ...

It is a custom-fitted case for a mortar round and fits into a fearsome gun that my father David M Kinsler helped design during World War II when he worked at the secret Aberdeen Proving Grounds in ...