You can see them in old movies and find videos of them in use today -- mortars are a staple of militaries all over the world because of their reliability.

KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has increased production of mortar shells from zero before Russia's invasion to millions per year now, but a global explosives shortage is constraining the push to ramp up the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An old mortar shell is laid on the curb of a street in Key West Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025. Construction crews dug up the piece of ...

The GPS guided mortar shells ares popular with the troops as are the earlier GPS guided 155mm artillery shells, 227mm rockets and JDAM bombs. Excalibur, the first effective and widely used GPS guided ...

The unexploded shell was leaking, causing Kurdish fighters to get sick. A French ordinance technician said the chemical was probably chlorine, but more tests were needed to confirm this, says the New ...

The Blisong knife is crafted from a mortar shell, giving it a unique design as a bomb knife. This video delves into the ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. Ukraine's internal security bureau said on Tuesday that it had detained four people after ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least three mortar blasts sent sports fans in Somalia ducking for cover Tuesday evening, hours after the Mogadishu Stadium reopened following years of instability. The mortar ...

Cedar Lake Police had a banger of a time Tuesday when homeowners found a couple of mortar shells on their property. Officers were called to the 10900 block of 129th Avenue on Tuesday after the ...

April 30, 2021: The Israeli Army has ordered a new guided 120mm mortar shell, Iron Sting, that can use GPS or laser guidance to hit targets with greater precision than any existing guided shell. Iron ...