Elbit Systems presented the Crossbow 120 mm turreted mortar at Defence IQ's International Armoured Vehicles( IAV) 2023 conference, held in London this week. The new mortar is listed to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces( IDF).
According to Elbit, the mortar can be installed in a charging module with
minimum projection, can be fluently operated by a single crew member, and is
fused for completely automatic operation.
The mortar can fire the company's range of mortar rounds, including those
with an extended range and perfect guidance.
It has a range of 10 km and a rate of fire exceeding 12 rds/ min, achieving
16 rounds for the first nanosecond.
Crossbow is designed to be fired on the move and to shoot and scoot with a multiple-round contemporaneous impact( MRSI) capability.
Crossbow is listed to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces(
IDF), which financed its development. Dozens of these mortar turrets will be
mounted on Oshkosh Defense's Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles(
FMTV).