Twenty-five years ago, Russian artillery manufacturer Motovihlika presented a prototype hi-tech self-propelled hybrid gun/mortar called the 2S31 Vena at an arms show in the United Arab Emirates. Over ...

ANNISTON ARMY DEPOT, Ala --The Small Arms Repair Facility at Anniston Army Depot recently began a new test method for the 81mm and 120mm mortar gun tube. The new method, which uses a video borescope ...

Additionally, self-propelled guns such as the 2S19 Msta-S were designed with autoloaders that could load rounds faster than humans. However, one of the most interesting applications of this concept is ...

Mortars aren’t glamorous. They don’t have the thunder of heavy artillery or the high-tech appeal of an F-35. But when a rifle squad is pinned down and taking effective fire, mortars are the most ...

Here’s What You Need to Know: Today, there are more Chinese clones of the Vasilek than the original Soviet production run. One of the hallmarks of Soviet (now Russian) artillery doctrine was a focus ...