TGA0741 – Russian Online Marketplace Used to Transfer IED Components Between Terror Cell Members
June 1, 2023On May 3, 2023, the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation announced they had prevented an assassination attempt they claimed was organized by the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, targeting the governor of the...
TGA0740 – Armenian Loitering Munitions, Armed UAVs and UAV Ammunition
June 1, 2023The current round of violence between Azerbaijan and Armenia has revealed the latter’s use of various UAV platforms, including an unknown loitering munition and an armed COTS DJI Mavic-3 quadcopter. As ammunition for the armed UAVs, the Armenians use locally-produced...
TGA0739 – Armed UAV Ammunition Sourced from the Serbian Military Industry Appears in Sudan
June 1, 2023On April 15, 2023, violent armed clashes erupted in Sudan between rival factions of the Army. The capital, Khartoum, has emerged as the epicenter of the conflict, with airstrikes hitting populated areas. The conflict has spread to other parts of...
Mobius report 39/2023 – MANPADS Used by Lebanese Hezbollah & Palestinian Groups in the Gaza Strip
June 1, 2023In recent months, against the backdrop of the escalation in violence between Israel and the Palestinian organizations in the Gaza Strip, and Lebanese Hezbollah in the northern sector, the different armed groups published various documentation of their military capabilities. Prominent...
Mobius report 38/2023 – Serial Parcel Bomber, Brazil
June 1, 2023On May 5, 2023, a VOIED was discovered when a parcel was opened by a resident of the Vale dos Lagos neighborhood of Salvador, in Bahia State, Brazil. The partially opened package contained an IED whose initiation system included a...
Mobius report 37/2023 – Improvised Claymore and AP Mine Caches in Northern Ecuador
June 1, 2023On May 10, 2023, a joint Ecuadorian National Police and Armed Forces of Ecuador operation led to the discovery of a weapons cache belonging to the Colombian “Comandos de la Frontera” group in Lago Agrio canton, in Sucumbíos Province, in...
Mobius report 36/2023 – Military Tactics and Improvised Weapons Showcased by a UAV Unit, Bakhmut, Ukraine
June 1, 2023Since September 1, 2022, the commander of a Ukrainian UAV unit that operates in Bakhmut has showcased and analyzed case studies from the unit’s combat tactics, so other UAV operators can learn and improve their operations. Particularly interesting is the...
Mobius report 35/2023 – TM-83 Off-Route Mines with Unique Initiation Systems, Ukraine
May 25, 2023While sophisticated Russian firing devices have been frequently documented with mines in Ukraine, recent evidence shows the Russian use of the TM-83 off-route mine with its seismic and optic sensors, as well as directional AP fragmentation mines fitted with MVE-92...
Mobius report 34/2023 – Ukrainian USV WBIEDs
May 23, 2023On April 24, 2023, Ukraine launched a combined attack incorporating aerial loitering munitions and uncrewed surface vessel water-borne IEDs against the port of Sevastopol, in the Crimean Peninsula, where the Russian Black Sea Fleet is based. The use of USVs...
