OPTO-KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INC SBIR Phase II Award, June 2023

For decades 81mm mortars have always been an indirect area suppression weapon. Aiming the mortar tube on the correct vector and getting the tube elevation angle and charge calculation accurate enough to strike the intended target on the 1st, 2nd, or even 3rd round is very rare. This consistently results in time, ammunitions, cost, and communication effort being wasted for both the mortar team and the forward observer. Further mortars often hit close enough to frighten or cause enemies to retreat only for them to return and reengage later. This area weapon rarely eliminates or neutralizes the targeted threat.