VM3 mounted mortar

The Vehicle-Mounted Mechanized Mortar (VM3) is based on the Chinese 120-mm W86 smoothbore mortar system. It has been developed under a three-phase program into an autonomous vehicle-mounted system with improved "shoot-and-scoot" capabilities.

The VM3 is designed as a drop-in system for a variety of platforms, such as the M113, 6 x 6 Ratel wheeled armored vehicle and a 6 x 6 variant of the Nimr utility vehicle. The Jordanian Matador mine-protected vehicle has also been under...