Mobius report 56/2026 – Ukrainian Maya Loitering Munition and its Electronic Initiation System
August 2, 2026The Ukrainian military’s Maya loitering munition is often described as a decoy UAV; however, numerous documented examples show it fitted with an explosive warhead, effectively serving as a loitering munition. Extensive recent documentation has highlighted a standardized hemispherical warhead weighing...
TGA0893 – Recurring Spool-Mounted Warhead Configuration Identified on Colombian Fiber-Optic-Guided FPV Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions
July 31, 2026Analysis of multiple Colombian FPV drone-based improvised loitering munition incidents documented during 2026 has identified a recurring design feature that appears unique among currently documented fiber-optic-guided attack UAVs. Rather than suspending a standalone explosive payload beneath the aircraft, Estado Mayor...
Mobius report 55/2026 – Thwarted Attacks Involving Smuggled Weaponized FPV Drones, Russia
July 31, 2026Beginning in March 2026, documentation began to emerge regarding the disruption of alleged Security Service of Ukraine operations inside Russia involving smuggled FPV drones. According to Russian reporting, these drones were transported into Russian territory through various methods. They were...
Mobius report 54/2026 – Iranian Anti-Helicopter Mines Recovered from Hezbollah Weapons Cache in Lebanon
July 31, 2026On July 12, 2026, during ground operations conducted by the Israel Defense Forces in southern Lebanon, Iranian-manufactured anti-helicopter mines were recovered from an underground Hezbollah weapons cache in the Beaufort Castle area. The mines were seized alongside other weapons and...
Mobius report 53/2026 – NPA IEDs and Initiation Systems in the Philippines – Progression
July 30, 2026On June 28, 2026, five members of the New People’s Army surrendered to government forces and led security personnel to a forested location in Palanas, Masbate Province, where a large buried weapons cache was recovered. The cache contained numerous IEDs,...
TGA0892 – First Clear Footage of Geran-2 Loitering Munition in Mali
July 30, 2026In July 2026, clear documentation confirmed the presence of a Geran-2 loitering munition near the Mali-Algeria border settlement of Talahandak and its use therein by the Kremlin-backed Africa Corps private military contractors. Russian PMCs have previously deployed the Geran-2 KK-series...
Mobius report 52/2026 – July 7, 2026 Damascus Twin Bombing and Islamic State IED Capabilities in Syria
July 30, 2026On the morning of July 7, 2026, an IED concealed inside a vehicle initiated in the Al-Hijaz neighborhood of central Damascus, near the headquarters of the Syrian Ministry of Tourism and opposite the Four Seasons Hotel, where French President Emmanuel...
Mobius report 51/2026 – IEDs and Weapons Seized From Iran-Directed Cells, Syria
July 28, 2026Between March and May 2026, security forces in Syria raided several terror cells in Tartus Governorate in western Syria and other regions of the country, arresting operatives associated with Lebanese Hezbollah or accused of ties to the Assad regime, from...
Mobius report 50/2026 – Attacks Near Muslim Religious Institutions in Southern Thailand
July 24, 2026On June 19, 2026, an under-vehicle IED was emplaced beneath a local police Toyota pickup truck while it was parked outside a mosque during Friday afternoon prayers in Narathiwat Province, southern Thailand. The device initiated, causing minor damage to the...
