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Army mortar crews trade laptops for phone app

Army mortar teams have replaced 20-year-old software used to calculate firing data and ballistics with a new application designed for smartphones.

By Daniel Terrill

3 months ago

Soldiers take new mobile 81mm mortar system for test drive

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

11 months ago

Quantico EOD called to remove WWII-era mortar from Virginia home

In Virginia, it’s not uncommon to unearth relics from the Civil War, but finding a 50mm French mortar dating to WWII is something else entirely.

By Hope Hodge Seck

17 months ago

Anti-tank quarterbacks: That time the Army put grenades in footballs

The Army attempted to meld Americans’ love of football with combat — with mixed results.

By Claire Barrett

3 years ago

Army Special Forces are testing this rapid-fire mortar system

The Army wants a quick setup and tear-down system for better small unit fires.

By Rachael Riley

4 years ago

Frontline Photos: Oct. 24, 2021

Paladins light up the sky in Poland, sailors work on C-2A Greyhounds n the Atlantic, Marine drill instructors greet new recruits at Parris Island and more in this week's Frontline Photos.

5 years ago