Mobius report 43/2025 – The Smuggling of Weapons from Syria to Lebanese Hezbollah
June 18, 2025During May-June 2025, extensive documentation emerged detailing the seizure of weapons shipments and the disruption of their smuggling from Syria to Hezbollah forces in Lebanon. These seizures, made both within Syrian territory and inside Lebanon, point to an intensifying trend...
Mobius report 42/2025 – Armored Vehicles of the Mexican Cartels – Progression
June 18, 2025Since their emergence in the late 2011s, armored vehicles, commonly dubbed monstruos (“monsters”), narco-tanks or simply technicals, have become an iconic feature of Mexican cartels. The designs of these improvised fighting vehicles vary widely across armed groups: some favor large,...
Mobius report 41/2025 – Improvised UAV Bomblets in Mexico 2024-5
June 14, 2025In the past year, the trend of the increased use by Mexican cartels of armed UAVs carrying small, improvised bomblets has continued. This tactic has become one of the main methods used in combat between rival groups, as well as...
TGA0837 – Russian 3D-Printed All-Ways-Acting-Fuze
June 1, 2025In early May 2025, a Ukrainian combat-focused Telegram channel posted an image showing a disassembled improvised 3D-printed fuze that had been attached to a PG-based improvised bomblet. The fuze was produced by a Russian 3D-printing community and resembles an All-Ways-Acting-Fuze....
Mobius report 40/2025 – Loitering Munitions, Including FPV Drones, Equipped With ATGM Warheads, Ukraine
May 31, 2025Recent battlefield observations reveal that Russian forces are deploying FPV drones as improvised loitering munitions equipped with anti-tank guided missile warheads. This tactic is corroborated by Russian social media documentation showing ATGMs such as the Konkurs, Shturm, and Metis being...
TGA0836 – Widespread Deployment of YIHA-III Loitering Munitions in Operation Sindoor
May 29, 2025In May 2025, extensive online documentation emerged showing the use of YIHA-III loitering munitions by Pakistan against India as part of Operation Sindoor. The deployment has drawn significant online criticism due to the poor performance of these systems – many...
TGA0835 – Armed Powered Parachute Attacks in Myanmar
May 29, 2025Between January 2025 and May 2025, multiple reports emerged online describing “military parachute” attacks in central-western Myanmar. These vehicles were, in fact, powered parachutes armed with modified mortar bombs, reportedly operated by the Armed Forces of Myanmar or their allied...
Mobius report 39/2025 – North Korean Weapons and Ammunition in the Ukrainian Theater of Operations
May 29, 2025Toward the end of April and into early May 2025, new battlefield documentation emerged from the Ukrainian theater showing previously undocumented cluster submunitions bearing Korean-language markings. These markings suggest a probable origin in the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea. This...
