Soltam Systems
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| Type | Private |
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| Industry | Defense |
| Founded | Haifa, Israel (1950) |
| Headquarters | , Israel |
| Key people | CEO. Col (res) David Marchiano |
| Products | fire support |
| Revenue | ▲$150 Million USD (2007) |
| Owner(s) | Mikal group |
| Employees | 350 (Dec 2007) |
| Website | www.soltam.com |
Soltam Systems (Hebrew: סולתם מערכות) is an Israeli Defense company located near Yokneam. The company develops and manufactures advance artillery systems, mortars, ammunition and peripheral equipment since 1952. Soltam Systems serves armed and special forces in more than 60 countries. Among the companies major customers are the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), the United States Army and NATO countries. Soltam Systems is part of the Israeli MIKAL Group which specializes in defense products. 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.[1]
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[edit] Products
[edit] Artillery
- ATMOS 155 mm autonomous, truck mounted self propelled gun .[2]
- ATHOS 155 mm autonomous towed Howitzer system.[3]
- M-68 towed 155 mm howitzer.
- M-71 towed 155 mm howitzer.
- Rascal self-propelled 155 mm howitzer
- Slammer (Sholef) - Merkava-based self-propelled 155 mm howitzer.
[edit] 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, and target acquisition and location systems. All types of mortar ammunition in use worldwide are authorized to be used with Soltam mortars.[4]
- M-66 160 mm mortar.
- 120 mm mortar
- Cardom 120 mm autonomous Recoil Mortar System (RMS).
- Soltam M-65 120 mm mortar towed.
- 120mm mortar
- 81 mm mortar
- 60 mm mortar
- 60 mm commando mortars
- 60 mm extended range mortars
- Vehicle mounted 60 mm mortar - internal and external .
[edit] 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.
- 160 mm
- 120 mm
- 81 mm
- 60 mm
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ Vesa Toivonen. From Tampella to Partia. Karisto 2003 Pages 94-111 ISBN: 952-5026-26-4 English synopsis pg.111
- ^ "ATMOS 2000". www.army-technology.com. http://www.army-technology.com/projects/atmos/. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
- ^ "ATHOS 2025". www.defense-update.com. http://defense-update.com/products/a/athos.htm.
- ^ "soltam mortars". www.globalsecurity.org. http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/world/israel/soltam.htm. Retrieved 2008-07-25.
