Between October 21 and November 8, 2022, three dedicated UAV units affiliated with the Lion Battalion Commando, operating under the auspices of the Kawthoolei Army, documented their testing and operational use of UAVs weaponized for combat in southeastern Myanmar’s Kayin...
On October 17, 2022, Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps revealed for the first time its tube-launched loitering munition, the Meraj-521, which can be rapidly deployed by a single person or a small squad. This loitering munition is comparable with other...
On November 9, 2022, a Houthi loitering munition initiated next to an oil tanker attempting to dock at the port of Qena, in Yemen’s Shabwah Governorate. The attack, which resulted in two injuries and minor damage to the tanker, was...
On August 13, 2022, an IED initiated on 10th and H Street, in Cristo del Consuelo, in the south of the Ecuadorian port city of Guayaquil. Five people were killed and 23 were injured, two seriously. In addition, eight homes,...
Since July 2022, Ukrainian partisan groups have been captured in cities occupied by Russia, in possession of firearms, ammunition, IEDs, and different initiation systems. On July 15, 2022, a group was apprehended in the city of Kherson, in possession of...
On November 19, 2022, an IED initiated inside a rickshaw traveling in Kankanady, on the outskirts of Mangaluru, in Karnataka State, at around 4:30 PM. After the explosion, the remains of a pressure cooker, metal nuts, batteries, wires and a...
On November 14, 2022, a VBIED, reportedly driven by a suicide bomber, initiated in an alley in Hamadeen District, in the Tariq al-Saad neighborhood of the Syrian city of Daraa. As a result of the explosion, damage was caused to...
On November 1, 2022, IID and IED attacks were recorded in over 20 locations in the provinces of Guayas, Esmeraldas and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas, in Ecuador. Five police officers were also shot dead in violent episodes, prompted by...
Mortar bombs are the main ammunition used for large armed UAVs in the war in Ukraine, as well as in other conflict zones around the world. When using standard mortar bombs, there are several options for their initiation, including the...