Category: Reports

On April 16, 2024, images of four PG-based improvised UAV ammunition seized by Russian forces in an unspecified area were published on a Russian Telegram channel focusing on content related to combat, EOD and military engineering.In this documentation, PG-7 warheads...

On May 4, 2024, a joint military and police force raided a house in Kwata Zone, in Komamboga, in the Kawempe Division of Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Inside the rented house, the raiding force recovered a number of IEDs, reportedly connected...

On April 21, 2024, a civilian was injured in an explosion near the settlement of Kochav HaShahar in the Binyamin region of the West Bank. The civilian approached a Palestinian flag that had been placed on a stake in the...

In the course of the Russia-Ukraine war, we have witnessed the widespread use of weaponized UAVs – both armed drones and small drone-based improvised loitering munitions. During this time, we have observed the accelerated development of initiation systems by the...

During March 2024, Russian security forces attempted to arrest a citizen of Belarus, who was en route to carry out an IED attack. During the arrest, the IED the suspect was holding in his hands initiated, killing him on the spot,...

On March 18, 2024, a booby-trapped Ukrainian loitering munition downed by Russian forces was documented. The warhead comprised a standard KZ-6 charge connected to an improvised base-detonating mechanical fuse and an electric detonator with a Djonik magnetic sensor system. In counter-unmanned...

In April 2024, a Russian manual was published online with instructions on how to modify a UDZ mechanism – originally an all-ways fuze for grenades – into an instant impact-detonating mechanism for payloads of FPV racing drone-based improvised loitering munitions. The...

On March 25, 2024, it was announced that the Israel Defense Forces and the Israel Security Agency had seized a large quantity of weapons smuggled from Iran to the West Bank. The seized items included various explosives, unique IEDs, mines,...

On April 2, 2024, the Russian Federal Security Service announced the dismantling of a smuggling network involved in trafficking explosives and initiation systems concealed inside Russian Orthodox Church icons and church accessories from Ukraine into Russia via European Union countries....