Soltam Systems ( he, סולתם מערכות) is an Israeli

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located in Yokneam, Israel. 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 The Israel Defense Forces (IDF; he, צְבָא הַהֲגָנָה לְיִשְׂרָאֵל , ), alternatively referred to by the Hebrew-language acronym (), is the national military of the Israel, State of Israel. It consists of three servic ...

(IDF), the

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and

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countries.

History

Soltam was founded in 1950 by Shlomo Zabludowicz as the IDF artillery manufacturer. The company was founded as a

joint venture A joint venture (JV) is a business entity created by two or more parties, generally characterized by shared ownership, shared returns and risks, and shared governance. Companies typically pursue joint ventures for one of four reasons: to acces ...

between the Israeli

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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 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 Naistenlahti district of the city of ...

. In 1998,

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sold Soltam to MIKAL Group. In October 2010, Soltam was sold to

Elbit Systems Elbit Systems Ltd. is an Israel-based international defense electronics company engaged in a wide range of programs throughout the world. The company, which includes Elbit Systems and its subsidiaries, operates in the areas of aerospace, land ...

and is now entirely owned by them.

Products

Artillery

ATMOS 2000 ATMOS (Autonomous Truck Mounted howitzer System) is a 155 mm/52 calibre self-propelled gun system manufactured by Israeli military manufacturer Soltam Systems. The system is long range, fast moving, truck mounted with high firepower and mobili ...

155 mm autonomous, truck mounted self-propelled gun * ATHOS 2052 155 mm autonomous towed howitzer system * M-68 towed 155 mm howitzer * M-71 towed 155 mm howitzer * Rascal self-propelled 155 mm howitzer * Slammer (Sholef) -

Merkava The Merkava ( he, מרכבה, , "chariot") is a series of main battle tanks used by the Israel Defense Forces and the backbone of the IDF's armored corps. The tank began development in 1970, and its first generation, the Merkava mark 1, entere ...

-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,

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, and target acquisition and location systems. All types of mortar ammunition in use worldwide are authorized to be used with Soltam mortars. * M-66 160 mm mortar * 120 mm mortar **

Cardom The ''Cardom'' () is an Israeli 81 mm/120 mm Recoil Mortar System (RMS), manufactured by Soltam Systems. It is used by the US Army, the Israel Defence Forces, NATO countries, and others. The Cardom is an autonomous, computerized system f ...

120 mm autonomous recoil mortar system (RMS) **

Soltam M-65 The Soltam M-65 is a 120 mm mortar that was developed by Tampella in 1953 via introduction of new baseplate for 120 Krh/40 invented by Hans Otto Donner. In 1960s Soltam Systems of Israel bought a license. The mortar system comes in two versi ...

120 mm mortar towed ** Soltam K6 120mm mortar * 81 mm mortar **B499 Long Range **B502 Long Range Split Barrel **B599 Extended Range **CC8 vehicle mounted mortar **CARDOM Recoil Mortar System vehicle mounted 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 An explosive (or explosive material) is a reactive substance that contains a great amount of potential energy that can produce an explosion if released suddenly, usually accompanied by the production of light, heat, sound, and pressure. An exp ...

HE, Smoke and training). All mortars comply with NATO standards. * 160 mm * 120 mm * 81 mm * 60 mm

References

External links

Elbit Systems (Owners of the Soltam brand)
{{automotive industry in Israel Defense companies of Israel Tampella