Category: Mobius

In recent months, there has been an increase in the documentation of small, improvised anti-personnel mines scattered using drones. These  small, improvised mines are of both of Ukrainian and Russian production. This report serves as a continuation of Möbius report...

On June 22, 2025, a Russian combat-focused Telegram channel shared a detailed manual for the “Knyaz Vandal Novgorodskiy” (commonly abbreviated as KVN) fiber-optic cable-guided FPV racing drone – a platform widely used by Russian forces on the frontlines since approximately...

On July 14, 2025, the Baloch Liberation Army carried out a targeted assassination of Pakistan Army Major Anwar Kakar in Quetta. A motorcyclist attached a magnetic IED to his vehicle while in transit, which initiated shortly afterward. Just over a...

On July 24, 2025, reciprocal strikes and artillery fire commenced between the armies of Thailand and Cambodia, continuing until July 28, 2025, when a ceasefire was agreed upon. During the fighting, footage was released showing armed UAVs employed by the...

In July 2025, documentation of two intact Ukrainian EFPs deployed over Russian positions using large rotary-wing UAVs was shared in a Russian combat-focused Telegram channel. The EFPs, identified as PTM-L1 models, have reportedly been in use by Ukrainian forces since...

On May 6, 2025, the Balochistan Liberation Army carried out a remotely-controlled IED attack against a command vehicle of the Pakistani security forces in Bolan, Balochistan Province. Twelve security personnel were killed in the incident. Before the convoy passed, the...

On the night between June 30 and July 1, 2025, Kirkuk International Airport, located in Kirkuk Governorate, in northern Iraq, was attacked with 122 mm rockets. One rocket struck near the military compound at the airport, causing minor damage; another...

Since the beginning of 2025, Russian forces have posted evidence of improvised bomblets used by Ukrainian military units recovered by Russian forces. These munitions were typically characterized by shaped charge anti-tank warheads and metal casings, sometimes augmented with fragmentation. Additionally,...

Electronic board-based initiation systems equipped with contactless target sensors, including magnetic, motion, and proximity sensors, have become widespread on the battlefield due to their high effectiveness, lethality, and low production cost. These systems were initially adopted by Ukrainian forces, where...

Between June 13 and 24, 2025, in the course of Operation “Rising Lion,” Iran launched approximately 530 ballistic missiles at Israel. Of these, about 86% were successfully intercepted by Israeli and allied missile defense systems. While a number of missiles...

Russia continues to modify its Lancet-3 loitering munition, integrating specifically designed warheads and improving its electronic components, as well as its catapult launchers. Concurrently, Ukrainian forces are rapidly evolving their use of X-wing loitering munitions. In the current conflict, Ukraine...

Recent Russian documentation indicates the battlefield employment of a man-portable kinetic counter-UAS interceptor, observed in official Russian Ministry of Defense videos as the Cyclop system and designated “Yolka” by frontline personnel. The system is characterized by a small rocket-like fuselage,...

On June 13, 2025, Israel launched an attack against Iran in an operation codenamed “Am KeLavi,” (“Operation Rising Lion”), which lasted 12 days, concluding on June 24, 2025, following US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. In response to the attacks,...

On June 24, 2025, two Barisan Revolusi Nasional militants were arrested at a police checkpoint set up in Phang Nga Province, Phuket, southern Thailand, after a digital timer-based IED initiation system was discovered in their vehicle. During their interrogation, the...

In May 2025, several events were published on Telegram channels affiliated with Russian combat forces, showing the deployment by Ukrainian forces of improvised loitering munitions equipped with warheads containing a shaped charge with a domed liner and fragmentation. These warheads...