英国国防装备与保障局发布了一份招标书,欲为英国陆军步兵部队订购630门新型60mm迫击炮。对新迫击炮的要求是:在昼夜环境中均可发射高爆照明和烟幕迪击炮弹;最大射程达到1 000m(期望值是1 400m)。新型迫击炮将用以替换英国皇家军械公司研制的已服役25年之久的51mm迫击炮。由于采购计划中不包括弹药,因此选定 The UK Defense Equipment and Assurance Agency issued a tender to order 630 new 60mm mortars for the British Army Infantry. The requirements for the new mortar are: High-explosive lighting and smoke-screen mortars can be fired in both day and night; the maximum range is 1 000 m (expectation is 1,400 m). The new mortar will be used to replace the 51-year-old 51mm mortar developed by the British Royal Ordnance Company for 25 years. It is selected because the procurement plan does not include ammunition