The Israel Defense Forces will soon receive a new mortar complex with laser and GPS guidance. According to the Israeli military department, new development was presented on Sunday, 14 Martha.
New high-precision firing system, using a mortar shell with laser and GPS guidance was called the Iron Sting (“iron sting”). It was developed by Elbit Systems by order of the Israeli Ministry of Defense., work was carried out around 10 years.
As explained in the defense department, mortar ammunition of 120 mm caliber is designed for the Cardom recoilless mortar, mounted on the M113 armored personnel carrier, or mortar system Cardom Spear, installed on the Hummer SUV. It allows you to conduct mortar fire with accuracy, previously inaccessible to conventional mortars.
According to the developers, the accuracy of a mortar ammunition is comparable to the accuracy of a guided missile. It avoids collateral damage.
The press service of the Israeli Defense Ministry clarified, that the ammunition has already passed all the necessary tests, his trials are over, the issue is resolved with the start of mass production.
