Mobius report 3/2025 – 3D-Printed Fuses for Improvised Bomblets, Russia
January 21, 2025In recent months, images of an improvised 3D-printed point-detonating fuse have been circulating on Russian social media, along with STL files for printing the fuse parts.This fuse was designed as universal PD fuse, compatible with a variety of standard and...
Mobius report 2/2025 – Large Linear Shaped Charges Employed as Directional Roadside IEDs, Colombia
January 20, 2025In December 2024, and January 2025, two incidents involving extremely large directional charges with unique configurations were documented in northeastern Colombia.On December 9, 2024, two large linear directional fragmentation charges were found and neutralized on the side of a road...
Mobius report 1/2025 – New Russian Submunitions Delivered by Cruise Missiles, Ukraine
January 20, 2025Since June 2024, the Armed Forces of Ukraine have documented several incidents in which a new type of Russian fragmentation submunition was delivered via Russian cruise missiles, specifically from the Kh (X) family of cruise missiles. Two types of submunitions...
Mobius report 96/2024 – Assassination of Russian NBC Forces Commander, Igor Kirillov, Moscow
January 8, 2025On December 17, 2024, two Russian military officers (a general and his aide) were killed in an IED attack in central Moscow, Russia. Russian authorities claim the IED was attached to an electric scooter that was left in front of...
Mobius report 95/2024 – Tunnels in Syria Used for Command and Control, Weapons Storage and Escape
January 3, 2025Within a few days in December 2024, the Assad regime fell, and Syria was taken over by Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham and other militant groups led by Ahmed al-Sharaa, also known as Abu Mohammad al-Joulani. As part of the exposure of...
Mobius report 94/2024 – Improvised Rocket Fire From a Large Quadcopter, Myanmar
January 1, 2025During December 2024, a video was published showing fighters of the Golden Eagle People’s Defense Force militia, which operates in Kayin State, in eastern Myanmar, demonstrating their operational use, apparently for the first time, of a large quadcopter rigged to...
TGA0817 – Rifle Cartridges Filled With Buckshot Used to Down Enemy UAVs
January 1, 2025In December 2024, images of modified ammunition designed for use against UAVs was published on a Russian military-focused Telegram channel, accompanied by a simple guide for their manufacturing. Following the principle of a hunting cartridge, these rounds replace the bullet...
TGA0816 – Mass Seizures and Disposal of Captagon in Syria
January 1, 2025During December 2024, documentation started to surface of Syrian militants and / or civilians seizing and disposing of Captagon pills across Syria, and around Damascus in particular. The drug is often found concealed inside everyday products, such as electrical devices...
Mobius report 93/2024 – Small Russian KZD-100 EFP
January 1, 2025On September 26, 2024, the first use of a KZD-100 EFP was documented in the Ukrainian combat arena. While information about the charge remains limited, the EFP charge is associated with the Russian family of shaped charges of various sizes...
