Mortar System Solutions

Adaptable, Accurate, Firepower

Mounted combat
Joint fire support
Dismounted combat

Thales offers adaptable and versatile indirect fire support solutions, providing long-range precision and unparallelled efficiency.

1,600+ Rifled Towed Mortars

manufactured and delivered across 26 countries
3 million ammunition

supplied across the world
170+ 2R2M

delivered to 6 countries

Customer challenges

Crucial on the battle field, advanced mobile mortar systems help avoid counter-battery fire. These systems provide greater precision, therefore minimise collateral damage. Digitised sensor-to-shooter mortar systems enable swift, close-range support, whereas next-generation precision mortar guided munitions offer extended range.

120RT - Rifled Towed Mortar System © Thales

The rifled mortar's technology ensures exceptional precision, range, protection and efficiency. Advanced mobile mortar systems provide Shoot & Scoot capabilities for various vehicles whereas towed mortars offer high mobility, suitable for Artillery Air Droppable operations. Both systems are prepared for future high-precision 120mm guided mortar munitions.

Explore our range of mortar systems designed for modern combat needs

The 120 mm Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar (2R2M) offers high mobility, automated shoot & scoot capabilities, and quick response times with advanced crew protection. It fires 10 rounds per minute with high accuracy and meets NATO's safety standards.

2R2M - Rifled Recoiled Mounted Mortar System

The 120mm RT mortar has served French artillery for over 20 years. Renowned for its robustness, reliability, and minimal logistical footprint, it provides effective indirect fire support in expeditionary missions. Its airlift and airborne capabilities include airdrop, underslung transport by helicopter, and cabin transport in three parts. It's towable by any light vehicle.

The 81mm LLR mortar is a smoothbore tubed launcher that offers close fire support to infantry troops in direct contact. Combat-proven under difficult conditions, especially in overseas operations, and deployable in just 2 minutes, it serves reliably in all climates.

Thales’ 120mm mortar munitions offer adaptable, long-range, high-precision fire support for Land Forces.

Our range of combat proven munitions consists of:

HE (High Explosives),
SMK (Smoke) ,
and ILLUM (Illumination),

It includes AAP (Anti Armoured Projectile) specialised rounds for light armoured vehicles and RAP (Rocket Assisted Projectile) with a 13km range, compatible with both 120 RT and 2R2M systems.

Having successfully completed demonstrations, Thales is also pioneering 120mm Mortar Guided Ammunition (MGM) with Laser/GNSS guidance.

Key figures

3x more precise

than the vehicle mounted smoothbore mortar

20,000+ rounds

thanks to the recoiled tube's long life

2 min

battery deployment on the 81mm LLR

The accuracy and efficiency generated whilst firing the 120 RT mortar battery delivers the same efficiency as a 155mm battery

- French Artillery Manual of Operations