KYIV (Reuters) - Ukraine has increased production of mortar shells from zero before Russia's invasion to millions per year now, but a global explosives shortage is constraining the push to ramp up the ...

Out of 54,000 120 mm mortar shells suspected of having defects, about 24,000 are to be withdrawn, Strategic Industries Minister Herman Smetanin said on Nov. 28. He said that it would constitute less ...

Two old mortar shells were recently discovered in Rajouri and Poonch districts of Jammu and Kashmir. Security forces have acted on local intelligence to secure and defuse these shells. The shells were ...

April 30, 2021: The Israeli Army has ordered a new guided 120mm mortar shell, Iron Sting, that can use GPS or laser guidance to hit targets with greater precision than any existing guided shell. Iron ...

ATLANTIS, Fla. — There were a few nervous moments on Saturday when a new Atlantis homeowner found a mortar shell in his or her attic. The mortar shell was taken to the parking lot of the Atlantis ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa-- A live tank mortar shell was found on Thursday, July 7th in Dubuque. While this comes just under a month after another was found buried in a Dubuque backyard, city officials say it's ...

KEY WEST, Fla. — A construction crew in Florida’s southermost city unearthed an old mortar shell on Wednesday, prompting an evacuation and the closure of one Key West street for four hours. According ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — At least three mortar blasts sent sports fans in Somalia ducking for cover Tuesday evening, hours after the Mogadishu Stadium reopened following years of instability. The mortar ...

The explosion sent shrapnel directly into the man's abdomen. A man has died in a tragic firework accident after a mortar shell exploded inside of a firework tube, sending shrapnel into the man's body ...

An Indian army mortar shell fired during a training session fell short of its target and exploded in a village house in the country's east on Wednesday, killing a young couple and a neighbor, a ...

A live military explosive, possibly from the Korean War, was discovered late Monday morning in Independence, Missouri.The Independence Fire Department reported that a resident found what is believed ...