Soltam Systems is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i Defense company located near Yokneam. The company has been developing and manufacturing advanced artillery systems, mortars, ammunition and peripheral equipment since 1952. Soltam Systems serves armed and special forces in more than 60 countries. Among the company's major customers are the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

 (IDF), the United States Army

United States Army

The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

 and NATO countries.

Soltam was founded in 1950 as the IDF artillery manufacturer. The company was founded by the Israeli Solel Boneh Ltd. and Luxembourg based Salgad (Societe Anonyme Luxembourgoise de Gestion et D'Administration) which was a fully owned subsidiary of the Finnish artillery and mortar manufacturer Tampella

Tampella

Oy Tampella Ab was a Finnish heavy industry manufacturer, a maker of paper machines, locomotives, military weaponry, as well as wood-based products such as packaging. The company was based mainly in the city of Tampere....

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Until 2010 Soltam was owned by the MIKAL Group, when in October it was sold to Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems

Elbit Systems Ltd. is one of the world's largest defense electronics manufacturers and integrators. Established in 1967, and based in Haifa, Israel, Elbit employs 11,000 people worldwide....

 and is now 100% owned by them.

Artillery

• ATMOS
  ATMOS 2000
  ATMOS 2000 is a 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled artillery system manufactured by Soltam Systems....
  
   155 mm autonomous, truck mounted self propelled gun .
• ATHOS
  Athos
  Athos may refer to:* Athos , one of the Gigantes in Greek mythologyAthos may also refer to:-Places:* Athos, a village in France, part of the commune Athos-Aspis...
  
   155 mm autonomous towed Howitzer system.
• M-68
  Soltam M-68
  The M-68 was a 155 mm 33 calibre towed gun howitzer manufactured by Soltam Systems of Israel. The barrel of the M-68 is 5.18 m long and comes with a simple muzzle brake at the mouth of the barrel, the recoil mechanism of the two pneumatic cylinder jacks is positioned on the back-end of the...
  
   towed 155 mm howitzer.
• M-71
  Soltam M-71
  The M-71 is a 155 mm 39 calibre towed howitzer manufactured by Soltam, Israel.-Design:The weapon was based on the earlier Soltam M-68 and uses the same recoil system, breech and carriage but had a longer gun barrel...
  
   towed 155 mm howitzer.
• Rascal
  Rascal (artillery)
  The Rascal Light Self-Propelled Howitzer is a lightweight mobile artillery system developed by Soltam Ltd, Israel.The Rascal represents an entirely new design of SP gun. The objective of designing the Rascal was to make a gun light enough where it would not be restricted to the capacity of rural...
  
   self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
• Slammer (Sholef) - Merkava
  Merkava
  The Merkava is a main battle tank used by the Israel Defense Forces. The tank began development in 1974 and was first introduced in 1978. Four main versions of the tank have been deployed. It was first used extensively in the 1982 Lebanon War...
  
  -based self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.

Mortars

Soltam designs and manufactures a wide range of mortars, to suit a variety of military applications. Soltam supplies a variety of mortars, such as backpacked, under turret, towed and self propelled recoiling mortars on wheeled or tracked vehicles. All mortars are simple to operate and fast in deployment. Soltam mortars are made of high quality alloy steel for extra toughness and stability. mortar systems come with all auxiliary equipment necessary for field operation, including fire control computer, ballistic computer, INS

Inertial navigation system

An inertial navigation system is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors and rotation sensors to continuously calculate via dead reckoning the position, orientation, and velocity of a moving object without the need for external references...

, and target acquisition and location systems. All types of mortar ammunition in use worldwide are authorized to be used with Soltam mortars.

• M-66
  Soltam M-66
  M-66 is a 160 mm mortar manufactured by Soltam of Israel. The weapon was based on an earlier design of the 160mm M-58 mortar by Vammas of Finland...
  
   160 mm mortar.
• 120 mm mortar
  • Cardom
    Cardom
    The Cardom , is a Soltam Systems 120mm Recoil Mortar System , used by the US army, the Israeli Defence Force, NATO countries, and others. The Cardom is an autonomous, computerized system for mounting on light and medium armored carriers...
    
     120 mm autonomous Recoil Mortar System (RMS).
  • Soltam M-65 120 mm mortar towed.
  • 120mm mortar
    M120 120 mm mortar
    The Soltam K6 is a 120 mm mortar that was developed by Soltam Systems of Israel. It is the long-range version of the Soltam K5 and has replaced older systems such as the M30 in several armies including the United States Army...
    
    
• 81 mm mortar
• 60 mm mortar
  • 60 mm commando mortars
  • 60 mm extended range mortars
  • Vehicle mounted 60 mm mortar - internal and external .

Ammunition

Soltam manufactures a wide range of mortar ammunition, ranging in caliber and in use (High Explosive HE, Smoke and training). All mortars comply with NATO standards

STANAG

STANAG is the NATO abbreviation for Standardization Agreement, which sets up processes, procedures, terms, and conditions for common military or technical procedures or equipment between the member countries of the alliance. Each NATO state ratifies a STANAG and implements it within their own...

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• 160 mm
• 120 mm
• 81 mm
• 60 mm