Mobius report 63/2025 – Weapons Used by the Kachin Independence Army Seized by Junta Forces, Myanmar
September 1, 2025During the first half of 2025, particularly between March and July, numerous reports and extensive documentation highlighted the seizure of weapons by Myanmar’s junta forces and allied local militias in Kachin State and adjacent northern regions. These seizures were attributed...
Mobius report 62/2025 – Improvised Scatterable AP Mines in Ukraine – Progression
August 31, 2025In recent months, there has been an increase in the documentation of small, improvised anti-personnel mines scattered using drones. These small, improvised mines are of both of Ukrainian and Russian production. This report serves as a continuation of Möbius report...
Mobius report 61/2025 – TTPs for the Fiber-Optic Cable-Guided KVN Drone
August 31, 2025On June 22, 2025, a Russian combat-focused Telegram channel shared a detailed manual for the “Knyaz Vandal Novgorodskiy” (commonly abbreviated as KVN) fiber-optic cable-guided FPV racing drone – a platform widely used by Russian forces on the frontlines since approximately...
TGA0848 – Growing Use of Shawaz and Barq IEDs, Predominantly in Open-Turret Attack Tactic
August 31, 2025by Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades in the Gaza Strip, targeting Israel Defense Forces armored vehicles and troops. Several IED attacks involving the use of both types of IEDs were carried out against IDF targets. Some of these attacks employed a new...
Mobius report 60/2025 – Magnetically-Attached IEDs, Pakistan
August 28, 2025On July 14, 2025, the Baloch Liberation Army carried out a targeted assassination of Pakistan Army Major Anwar Kakar in Quetta. A motorcyclist attached a magnetic IED to his vehicle while in transit, which initiated shortly afterward. Just over a...
TGA0847 – Shihab Loitering Munitions Used in Attacks Around Erbil for the First Time
August 28, 2025During the last week of July 2025, four Shihab loitering munitions were documented around Erbil, in Iraqi Kurdistan. These events mark the first documented use of this platform by entities other than the Houthis in Yemen, and the second time...
Mobius report 59/2025 – UAVs in the Service of the Royal Thai Army
August 27, 2025On July 24, 2025, reciprocal strikes and artillery fire commenced between the armies of Thailand and Cambodia, continuing until July 28, 2025, when a ceasefire was agreed upon. During the fighting, footage was released showing armed UAVs employed by the...
Mobius report 58/2025 – Small Underbelly EFPs Planted Using Large UAVs, Ukraine
August 21, 2025In July 2025, documentation of two intact Ukrainian EFPs deployed over Russian positions using large rotary-wing UAVs was shared in a Russian combat-focused Telegram channel. The EFPs, identified as PTM-L1 models, have reportedly been in use by Ukrainian forces since...
Mobius report 57/2025 – Roadside IED Attacks Against Forces Equipped with ECM Systems, Pakistan
August 21, 2025On May 6, 2025, the Balochistan Liberation Army carried out a remotely-controlled IED attack against a command vehicle of the Pakistani security forces in Bolan, Balochistan Province. Twelve security personnel were killed in the incident. Before the convoy passed, the...
