Ukraine's armed forces claim to have discovered a Chinese-made mortar bomb in the possession of Russian troops fighting in the occupied Melitopol region, in another case of foreign-made armaments ...

CAMP FOSTER, Okinawa — Japanese troops removed a second piece of unexploded, World War II-era ordnance in less than a week from Okinawa’s capital city, this time at the airport. The 60-mm mortar shell ...

HAWTHORNE, Nev. -- 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 the ...

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In wartime, reliable ammunition can mean the difference between success and disaster. Artillery and mortar shells are used heavily in the war in Ukraine. When these weapons fail, the consequences can ...

Ukraine mortar shell output at 'millions' per year Shell production stymied by global explosives shortage Missile programme also held back by supply chains Russia has far bigger military industrial ...