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| New Israeli Mortar Shell to Be Used by US Military |
| 2009-09-07 |
| In the last few weeks, a new mortar shell was successfully tested by the Raytheon Company. The mortar shell is part of the Guided Accuracy system, which is produced by the Israel Military Industries (IMI). The system is directed by GPS and has new abilities considered very accurate. The modern technology allows soldiers to navigate the course of the mortar shell to the target through a GPS system, up to a distance of ten meters from the launching point. The mortar shell is expected to be used by battalions of the US military, among other things in the framework of the military operations in Afghanistan. “This is the only mortar shell worldwide that reaches such high accuracy,” Bill Peterson, the director of the project at Raytheon pointed out. “The mortar shell has the ability to cope in an advanced way with wind and stormy weather in the mountains. We are ready to quickly deliver the system to be used by the forces in the Afghan mountains,” he added. A member of the IMI claims that the system could also be used by the IDF, and according to him, the IDF might purchase it within the next few years. The system was tested by the US military throughout the last few weeks. During the tests, the shells were fired at a variety of targets in mountainous areas. The shells were fired under conditions similar to battle, including extreme temperatures, and the mortar shell hit precisely seven out of eight times. IMI chairman Avner Raz is satisfied with the results of the tests and explains that the development of new technology for combat soldiers has become a supreme objective of the strategic program of IMI. The CEO of IMI, Avi Felder, concluded that the success of Raytheon’s demonstration helps both companies. |
| Posted by:Anonymoose |
| #10 It is cosmically perfect that it was you that posted that, .5MT. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-07 21:21 |
| #9 Steve.... umm... here. “This is the only mortar shell worldwide that reaches such high accuracy,” Bill Peterson, "I'm the football coach around here and don't you remember it." "You guys line up alphabetically by height." "You guys pair up in groups of three, then line up in a circle." "I used to have this slight speech implement and couldn't remember things before I took the Sam Carnegie course." "Men, I want you just thinking of one word all season. One word and one word only: Super Bowl." "Just remember the words of Patrick Henry - 'Kill me or let me live.'" "The greatest thing just happened to me. I just got indicted into the Florida Sports Hall of Fame. They had a standing observation for me." |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-09-07 18:58 |
| #8 Thank God for GPS! No more of this CRAP. |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2009-09-07 14:30 |
| #7 Oh my, Richard. I didn't expect that! |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-09-07 14:20 |
| #6 How did they get the money for this through Congress? Being Jewish, there's no pork in this baby. |
| Posted by: Richard of Oregon 2009-09-07 10:37 |
| #5 How accurate is a non-guided mortar shell of the same size? |
| Posted by: Steve White 2009-09-07 09:26 |
| #4 The mortar was tested in Yuma and was accurate within 10 meters of the TARGET |
| Posted by: GK 2009-09-07 03:35 |
| #3 If crunch time comes that means a mortar crew can bring fire within 30-35 feet of the tube. Now that's barely outside the kill radius and I think they would call that "close" fire support. The backside of a wall, hill or onto a rooftop? Cool! |
| Posted by: tipover 2009-09-07 02:54 |
| #2 I think they mean "within". Are you sure you want to pi$$ these folks off, Nobama? |
| Posted by: gorb 2009-09-07 00:45 |
| #1 up to a distance of ten meters from the launching point huh? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2009-09-07 00:18 |
