{"id":54280,"date":"2017-03-16T13:14:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-16T13:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2017\/03\/16\/us-state-department-oks-mortar-rounds-sale-to-singapore\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:59:42","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:59:42","slug":"us-state-department-oks-mortar-rounds-sale-to-singapore","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2017\/03\/16\/us-state-department-oks-mortar-rounds-sale-to-singapore\/","title":{"rendered":"US State Department OKs mortar rounds sale to Singapore"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><span lang=\"EN-AU\">MELBOURNE, Australia\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The U.S. State Department has approved a possible foreign military sale to Singapore for 120mm guided mortar rounds worth $66 million.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-AU\">According to a release from the Defense Security Cooperation Agency, the Southeast Asian island nation requested a sale of 2,000 Orbital ATK XM395 Accelerated Precision Mortar Initiative rounds.<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-AU\">Responding to a request from Defense News for comment, Singapore\u2019s Ministry of Defence\u00a0confirmed it&#8217;s looking to acquire 120mm guided mortar munitions, although it added that &#8220;the acquisition process is in the preliminary stage, and the Singapore Armed Forces is considering several options.&#8221;<\/span><br\/><br\/> <span lang=\"EN-AU\">According to Orbital ATK, the XM395 combines GPS guidance and computer-controlled directional control surfaces onto existing 120mm mortar rounds, replacing the standard fuzes and transforming them into precision-guided munitions that are compatible with all 120mm smoothbore mortar systems.<br\/><\/span><br\/><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company adds that the round provides maneuver commanders with a precision indirect fire capability to neutralize fleeting targets on reverse slopes, in narrow gullies, in urban areas and in other complex terrain where they are difficult to engage with low-angle fire.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The XM395 has seen action with the U.S. Army in Afghanistan, where it has been reported to be able to often score hits within 13 feet of an assigned target.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If finalized, this sale will bring the total foreign weapon sales cleared by State for fiscal 2017 to $50.97 billion if this week&#8217;s announcement of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s $3.27 billion contract for more Boeing AH-64E Apaches is included, keeping it on pace to shatter the all-time sales record set in 2012.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Singapore\u2019s Army is using the older Israeli Soltam M-65 120mm towed mortar alongside the Singapore Technologies Kinetics 120mm Super Rapid Advanced Mortar System, or SRAMS. 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