Mobius report 88/2024 – RC Initiation Systems Linked to the Syrian Regime
December 4, 2024On November 18, 2024, Internal Security Forces affiliated with the Kurdish Autonomous Administration of North and East Syria neutralized an IED in Deir al-Zour Governorate, in eastern Syria. The IED was cased in a transparent square box, covered in transparent...
Mobius report 87/2024 – Microwave Doppler Motion Sensor Initiator, Ukraine
December 4, 2024In September and November 2024, Russian military-oriented Telegram channels uploaded documentation showing two separate incidents of modified mines, reportedly released from rotary-wing weaponized UAVs by Ukrainian forces. The mines were equipped with an initiator resembling the Djonik magnetic field sensor...
Mobius report 86/2024 – 3D-Printed Fuses for Improvised Bomblets, Ukraine
December 3, 2024On May 24, 2024, a Russian Telegram channel called “Craftsmen for the [Military] Front” shared a leaked Ukrainian archive containing instructions and programmed files for 3D-printing improvised ammunition and a variety of parts for modifying standard ammunition. The catalog was...
TGA0813 – FPV Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions Increasingly Targeting ECM-Protected Targets
December 2, 2024In recent weeks, the number of published FPV racing drone-based improvised loitering munition attacks against enemy personnel and vehicles equipped with ECM systems has risen significantly. This may be explained by the use of new FPV drone technology, such as...
TGA0811 – First Documentation of TTP Improvised Bomblets, Pakistan
November 29, 2024In recent months, documentation from the Pakistani arena indicates the manufacturing and use of improvised bomblets by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan. In addition, there is documentation of TTP militants successfully downing several Pakistan Army armed UAVs carrying standard bomblets manufactured for...
TGA0812 – UGVs Equipped with Anti-Drone Systems Used by Russian Forces
November 29, 2024In April 2024, a Telegram channel affiliated with a Russian company specializing in information protection published a video showcasing an unmanned ground vehicle equipped with an anti-drone system. Additionally, the post included an image showing the UGV placed in the...
Mobius report 85/2024 – BLA Suicide Bombings, Pakistan
November 29, 2024On November 9, 2024, a suicide bomber initiated his PBIED on a train station platform in Quetta, in Balochistan, Pakistan. At least 26 people were killed and 60 others were injured in the attack. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility...
Mobius report 84/2024 – Russian Tactical Unattended Ground Sensor Applications with Explosives, Ukraine
November 28, 2024In recent months, Ukrainian forces have discovered previously unseen Russian Tactical Unattended Ground Sensor systems in Sumy and Kharkiv oblasts, in northeastern Ukraine. Reports and visual documentation suggest these types of systems were found in locations where Ukrainian forces were...
Mobius report 83/2024 – Small Russian Improvised Blast Mines Dispersed Using Drones, Ukraine
November 26, 2024During September 2024, small improvised anti-personnel mines used by Russian forces began to appear in the Ukrainian arena.The improvised AP blast mines, measuring just several centimeters, usually contain only a few grams of explosives and no fragmentation, and are laid...
