Sweden orders an additional 20 Mjölner CV90 utility variants
25 January 2023
by Nicholas Fiorenza
Elbit presented the Crossbow 120mm turret mortar system at IAV 2023. (Elbit Systems)
Elbit Systems unveiled the Crossbow 120mm turret mortar at Defense IQ’s International Armored Vehicles (IAV) 2023 conference held in London on January 23 to 26.
The weapon can be installed in a mission module with minimal overhang, can be easily operated by a single crew member and is ignited for fully automatic operation, according to Elbit.
It can fire the company’s range of mortar rounds, including those with extended range and precision guidance. It has a range of 10 km and a rate of fire exceeding 12 rds/min, achieving 16 rounds for the first minute, an Elbit representative told Jane’s on 23 January. The Crossbow is designed to be fired on the move and to shoot and fire with a multiple round simultaneous impact (MRSI) capability.
A second Elbit representative said it was developed over the past three years based on Elbit’s experience in munitions, fuzes, fire control and command, control, communications, computers and intelligence (C4I) integration. It is scheduled to enter service in 2024 with the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), which funded its development.