In the course of the war in Ukraine, soldiers from both sides of the conflict have been documented adding improvised fragmentation to PG rounds, in the belief this will increase the lethality of the weapon against infantry targets. As the...
On December 2, 2023, residents of the village of El Parotal, in Guererro State, reported they had downed two UAVs used in armed UAV attacks by the La Familia Michoacana cartel against their village and other communities in the mountainous...
On October 19, 2023, documentation of the Ukrainian production of improvised warheads for FPV-type improvised loitering munitions started to appear. The warheads are manufactured and delivered without explosives, to be filled by the end users in the battle zone. After...
On December 3, 2023, two improvised rocket launchers used by a Shia Iraqi group named the Islamic Resistance in Iraq were recovered in western Iraq, near the border with Syria, after they were used to attack a US military base...
This month’s In Focus analyzes the major military campaign by Jama’a Nusrat ul-Islam wa al-Muslimin in Djibo, in Burkina Faso, in which over 1,000 militants participated. The large number of Mujahideen illustrates the consistent strengthening of the jihadi group –...
Since June 2023, a Ukrainian volunteer unit responsible for the production of improvised bomblets, payload dispensers and other UAV accessories, has prepared and started to offer improvised initiation systems for use with FPV drone-based improvised loitering munitions and fixed-wing improvised...
Since the beginning of 2023, there have been a number of documented attacks against infrastructure targets, primarily bridges, across Myanmar, mostly in the south and east of the country. The attacks were notable in that they produced significant damage to...
On October 11, 2023, security forces in Myanmar discovered and neutralized six IEDs that had been planted on a bridge in Muse District, in Shan State, in eastern Myanmar, near the border with China. The VOIEDs were identical, with metal...
In late October and during the first half of November 2023, security forces in Myanmar and militias operating in the country documented the use of a similar model of improvised ammunition for armed drones intended for use in attacks against...