A highly mobile, digitally enabled 81mm mortar system designed for rapid emplacement, precision engagement, and fast displacement in support of distributed operations.
Scorpion Light combines an 81mm mortar with an automated mobile architecture designed to increase the speed and mobility of indirect fire operations. The system enables crews to rapidly transition from movement to firing and back to movement while supporting digital fire control and modern targeting capabilities.
Its lightweight architecture allows integration across tactical vehicle platforms while reducing the time and physical effort associated with traditional mortar emplacement.
The next generation Scorpion Light is designed around expeditionary indirect fire requirements where mobility, speed, and survivability are critical. The system supports rapid emplacement, autonomous targeting, and digitally enabled engagement while allowing crews to relocate quickly after completing a fire mission.
The U.S. Army configuration integrates the Scorpion Light with Army digital fire control technologies and the government furnished M253 81mm mortar barrel on the Infantry Squad Vehicle Utility.
81mm Mobile Mortar Operations
Mobile indirect fire capability centered around the 81mm mortar and designed for rapidly maneuvering formations.
Digital Fire Control Integration
Integration with modern fire control technologies to support faster targeting, mission processing, and engagement.
Tactical Vehicle Integration
Lightweight system architecture supporting integration on mobile tactical platforms including the Infantry Squad Vehicle Utility.
Expeditionary Indirect Fire
Rapidly deployable mortar capability designed to support distributed forces where speed and mobility are critical.
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Read MoreThe system is designed around a lightweight mobile architecture. The current U.S. Army program integrates Scorpion Light onto the Infantry Squad Vehicle Utility, or ISV U.
Yes. The U.S. Army’s Scorpion Light program includes integration with Army digital fire control technologies to support modern targeting and fire mission requirements.
Scorpion Light combines vehicle mobility, automated mortar positioning, and digital fire control to reduce the manual steps required to transition between movement and a fire mission. During U.S. Army evaluation, the system demonstrated the ability to deploy, fire, and relocate in under two minutes.
The system automates several processes traditionally performed manually, including positioning the mortar tube using digitally entered fire mission data. Crews still physically prepare and load ammunition, but automation is intended to streamline the targeting and laying process.