Revolutionizing Artillery with the Scorpion Light Mobile Mortar: Weapon of the Week

Global Ordnance’s Scorpion Light Mobile Mortar System was featured by Straight Arrow News as its “Weapon of the Week,” highlighting the system’s approach to mobile indirect fire through automation, rapid deployment, and digital fire control.

The feature examines the 81mm Scorpion system mounted on a Polaris 6×6 MRZR and includes insights from James Knight, Senior Manager for Defense Systems & Energetics at Global Ordnance. The article highlights the system’s two-person crew, rapid emplacement and displacement, non-seating base plate, digital fire control system, and ability to integrate with multiple vehicle platforms.

The feature also explores how Scorpion’s combination of mobility, automation, and platform flexibility is designed to help mortar teams rapidly position, engage targets, and relocate.