The Alakran-S mounted on a Polaris MRZR Alpha 4 all-terrain vehicle at DSEI in September 2023. The mortar is shown in its deployed position, with the screen for the fire-control system on the left side. (Janes/Sonny Butterworth)

Milanion New Technologies Global Systems (NTGS) and Polaris Government & Defense publicly displayed the Alakran-S 81 mm mortar system mounted on a Polaris MRZR Alpha 4 4×4 vehicle for the first time at the DSEI 2023 exhibition in London.

The Alakran-S (the ‘S’ denoting ‘small’) made its debut at IDEX 2023 mounted on a commercial Polaris platform, the RZR all-terrain vehicle (ATV). Unlike the RZR, the MRZR Alpha is a purpose-built military platform that possesses greater cross-country mobility and an increased payload, both of which are expected to make the combination more attractive to military customers.