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In recent months, Israel has observed a notable upswing in the smuggling of standard weapons. These illicit incidents have manifested across diverse contexts, encompassing smuggling operations originating from the Jordanian border, as well as a linked incident involving Lebanese Hezbollah....

From the early days of the fighting in April 2023, the armed conflict in Sudan has seen a growing use of UAVs on the battlefield. At first, the warring parties deployed armed UAVs that released bomblets over targets. Among the...

In recent months, camouflage pattern textile with a layer of metallized polyester or similar material sewn into it has been documented in the war in Ukraine, intended for use as a camouflage countermeasure against commercial UAV thermal imaging tools. The...

On September 5, 2023, Tajik security forces raided a hideout of the Jamaat Ansarullah group in Darvoz District, in Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province, in central-southern Tajikistan, where three of its militants who infiltrated from Afghanistan had taken refuge. Among the items...

In recent months, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have significantly increased the number of loitering munition attacks targeting central Moscow. In most cases, the UAS were downed en route, in districts located closer to Moscow Oblast. However, some reached the...

On August 10, 2023, Chadian military forces thwarted an attack by militants of the Military Command Council for the Salvation of the Republic in northern Chad, close to the border with Libya. Among the weapons that were seized from the...

Lebanese Hezbollah has revealed for the first time its dual launch ATGM platform that can be used to increase its ability to hit targets, possibly even those that incorporate Active Protection Systems. During 2023, Hezbollah increased its activity on the...

Since violent armed clashes erupted in Sudan on April 15, 2023, the Sudanese Armed Forces have occasionally used Non-Standard Technical Vehicles mounted with unguided air-to-surface rocket launching pods, originally intended for use with aircraft. While technicals mounted with various weapons...

On July 6, 2023, the Mexican Army discovered a booby-trapped VBIED following a confrontation between two cartels in Los Altos Norte, in Teocaltiche municipality, in Jalisco State. The VBIED was discovered during the nighttime.The keys had been left in the...

Since the beginning of 2023, there has been an increasing number of incidents involving the deployment of self-driven VBIEDs in the war in Ukraine, both by pro-Ukraine and pro-Russia groups. Although to date, the control mechanism has not been documented...

In the past three months, since May 2023, an escalation has taken place in Manipur between the Kuki and Meitei communities, against the background of the claim for more rights and territories by the two communities. During this period, the...

In June 2023, following confrontations between rival cartels and an underbelly IED attack that destroyed an armored security forces vehicle in Apatzingán, in Michoacán State, numerous improvised bomblets for armed UAVS and an anti-drone gun were recovered. With the increased...

In June 2023, a Ukrainian Telegram channel associated with the analysis of electrical warfare equipment posted documentation of an improvised UAV, reportedly armed with a rocket launcher, which had been downed by Ukrainian forces at an unspecified location. The launcher...

In June 2023, a pro-Ukraine source posted images of an unusual, unfinished improvised UAV bomblet seized by Ukrainian forces at an unspecified location. The alleged bomblet was fitted with an ultrasonic sensor, presumably enabling it to initiate before hitting the...

Between April and May 2023, Russian and Ukrainian forces intercepted several fixed-wing UAVs of a similar configuration, in different areas in southern and northeastern Ukraine. These UAVs were not fitted with cameras or explosive payloads. The presence of components identified...