US Army Awards $96Mln Contract for Mortar Components – Pentagon

© AFP 2023 / NIKOLAY DOYCHINOVUS army soldiers from the US Marine Corps stand in formation during a joint military training "Platinum Lion 15-2" with Bulgaria's army at Novo Selo military ground on April 14, 2015
US army soldiers from the US Marine Corps stand in formation during a joint military training Platinum Lion 15-2 with Bulgaria's army at Novo Selo military ground on April 14, 2015 - Sputnik International
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US defense contractor Connectec won a contract worth nearly $100 million to provide different caliber mortar weapon components to the army, the US Department of Defense said in a press release.

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The contract also includes orders for mortar mounts, baseplates, direct support tools, basic issue items, and additional items to be provided over the next five years with an estimated completion date of August 16, 2021, the release added.

“Connectec Company [of] Irvine, California, was awarded a $96.7 million… contract for 60mm mortar weapon components, 81mm lightweight mortar weapon components, and 60 mm, 81mm and 120mm support equipment,” the release stated on Tuesday.

US combat troops have used mortars widely in recent combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq.

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