Video: Pakistan develops automatic mortar system based on an armored Toyota Hilux

Toyota Hilux. Foto: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Toyota Hilux. Photo: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)

A mobile, automated combat solution was revealed by Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), showing a 120 mm mortar system mounted on an armored Toyota Hilux chassis.

Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT), responsible for several military modernization projects in Pakistan, unveiled an innovative system that combines high mobility with automated firepower.

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Toyota Hilux. Foto: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Photo: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)

The vehicle, based on an armored Toyota Hilux, has been fitted with a 120 mm automatic mortar capable of engaging multiple ground targets in sequence.

Among the main features is the “shoot-and-scoot” capability — the system can fire and quickly relocate to avoid detection or enemy counter-attacks. This mobility provides an advantage in asymmetric warfare scenarios and rapid-response operations.

Toyota Hilux. Foto: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Photo: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)

Although technical details have not been fully disclosed — such as range, rate of fire, and armor specifications — the project reflects Pakistan’s pursuit of low-cost, versatile, and rapidly producible solutions to increase its battlefield firepower.

Strategic military advancement

Experts point out that the adoption of systems like this expands mobile artillery capability, making Pakistani infantry less dependent on larger and more expensive platforms such as tracked combat vehicles.

Toyota Hilux. Foto: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)
Photo: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT)

Source and images: Heavy Industries Taxila (HIT). This content was created with the help of AI and reviewed by the editorial team.

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