Army fast-tracking precision mortar to Afghanistan: "The U.S. Army is poised to deliver precision mortar rounds to soldiers in Afghanistan by the end of this year as part of an accelerated effort to give commanders there an improved ability to destroy targets in the mountainous terrain, service officials said.
'You can drop one on a target to execute the mission and stay on target,' said Brig. Gen. John Maddux, Program Executive Officer, Ammunition. 'Also, this will decrease the footprint of conventional ammo in theater because you only need one to make first kill.'
The program -- called Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative (APMI) -- emerged as a result of an urgent request from commanders in Afghanistan who seek the ability to pinpoint targets using precision or GPS -guided mortar rounds.
APMI improves upon the 136-meter Circular Error Probable (CEP) of conventional mortars by reducing it to about 10-meters,"
