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At the outbreak of the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, 2023, Lebanese Hezbollah joined the fight against Israel. The organization takes an active part in the fighting on a daily basis by launching rockets, firing anti-tank guided missiles...

Since late 2023, there has been a lively discussion on several Ukrainian and Russian Telegram channels regarding the potential use of initiation systems for weaponized UAVs, most of which operate on the principle of a gyroscope, that may cause the...

In recent months, large quantities of standard weapons were seized from Myanmar Army forces during the operations of militant groups, mainly the Arakan Army. The documentation of the large amount of weaponry included standard anti-personnel and anti-tank mines that are...

On March 1, 2024, an IED initiated at the Rameshwaram Café in Bengaluru, southern India. Ten people were injured, including customers and restaurant employees. Remains of a fabric strap of a black backpack, an initiation system and bolts and nuts...

In late February 2024, a 30-page document from the Russian General Staff concerning the military use of FPV drones surfaced on Ukrainian social media platforms. Published in early 2024 by the Joint Military Grouping in Ukraine, the manual is specifically...

On March 10, 2024, at 9:56 AM, an explosion took place at Café Amazon within the premises of a PTT gas station in Ban Nad Khamis, situated in Pattani Province’s Thung Yang Daeng District, near Road 4071, after two improvised...

In February and March 2024, documentation of Ukrainian IEDs released from UAVs were published on Russian Telegram channels dedicated to military EOD. The IEDs mimic the standard Russian POM-2 tripwire-actuated scatterable mine but are improvised and initiated electrically. Get the full...

Since the beginning of 2024, OFBCh-3 ammunition for weaponized UAVs used by Russia began to appear on the battlefield in Ukraine. In Russian documentation that has recently surfaced, considerable use of the OFBCh-3 ammunition has been observed. OFBCh-3 is mainly...

On January 10, 2024, online documentation appeared of a PIR sensor-based initiation system reportedly found in Sumy Oblast, in northeastern Ukraine. According to the publication, this device was used to initiate a directional fragmentation charge, resulting in the deaths of...

Since early 2023, jihadist activity in the Sahel countries, particularly Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali, has significantly expanded, taking advantage of the ongoing political instability in the region. During this escalation, a noticeable surge in the use of IEDs is...

In early February 2024, Russian sources disseminated images showcasing an anti-personnel directional charge resembling the MON-50 Claymore-type mine, indicating that Ukraine had commenced production of its own directional AP mines, designated as VNP-50.In the Ukrainian combat arena, most of the...

In late January 2024, a Ukrainian volunteer group shared two video tutorials on its Telegram channel, detailing the usage of its improvised proximity fuses named “Laser Deton.” The group produces two types of fuses: one designed for improvised loitering munitions,...

On January 20, 2024, a child noticed a suspicious object in a pile of garbage on the sidewalk of Jindires Street in the central area of the city of Afrin, in Aleppo Governorate, northern Syria. Security forces and bomb technicians...

The use of unmanned ground vehicles by both Ukrainian and Russian forces during the war in Ukraine has significantly increased in recent months. Just like armed UAVs and improvised loitering munitions, unmanned ground platforms are produced by various organizations, including...

During the past year, both the Ukrainian and Russian sides have made considerable efforts to fortify their currently held territories to prevent the other side from claiming or reclaiming them.  Recently, there has been evident improvisation and modification of standard...