Mobius report 65/2024 – Mexican Armed UAV Threat on the US Border
September 12, 2024Against the background of increasing violent clashes between armed criminal groups in the Sonoran Desert, in northern Mexico, bordering the USA, on August 8, 2024, twelve improvised bomblets, .50 caliber rifles and ammunition were seized in General Plutarco Elías Calles...
Mobius 64/2024 – PIJ “Ababil” Projectile, Gaza Strip
September 2, 2024In the course of the Iron Swords/Al-Aqsa Flood War that is being waged in the Gaza Strip, in December 2023, documentation of “Ababil” projectiles appeared in a large weapons seizure. After that, in May and August 2024, documentation appeared of...
Mobius 63/2024 – Improvised Dispensers for Dispersing AP Mines from Drones, Ukraine
September 2, 2024During April 2024, documentation of the preparation and use of an improvised dispenser for dispersing PMN-4 anti-personnel mines from Russian drones was published on a Russian Telegram channel. The mine has an arming delay mechanism that allows it to be...
Mobius 62/2024 – Military Ammunition-Based Improvised Incendiary Bomblets for UAVs, Ukraine
September 1, 2024With the onset of summer and hot weather, the use of incendiary ammunition by both the Russian and Ukrainian armies has increased, primarily delivered via armed UAVs. Since standard ammunition of this type is not always readily available, improvised incendiary...
TGA0801 – Ukrainian EFPs Planted Using UAVs to Disrupt Transportation
August 30, 2024In late June 2024, Russian combat-related Telegram channels began circulating images of a new type of Ukrainian IED seized by Russian forces near roads and railroads in different locations. The IEDs were described as improvised shaped charges comprising cast explosives...
Mobius 61/2024 – IEDs and Weapons Recently Seized in Syria
August 30, 2024Since the fighting in Syria dropped from the headlines in recent years, there have been many weapons seizures across the country. Many of these weapons were attributed to Islamic State cells and this is also evident from the characteristics of...
Mobius 60/2024 – FPV Racing Drone-Based Improvised Loitering Munitions, Syria
August 29, 2024In the past year, the use of FPV racing drone-based improvised loitering munitions has become a major weapon on the Syrian battlefield, similar to the use of this technology in Ukraine and other arenas around the world.On July 26, 2024,...
TGA0800 – Light Commercial Aircraft Modified for Use as Weaponized Unmanned Platforms Against Russia
August 29, 2024In recent months, Russian forces have discovered a number of light, fixed-wing aircraft modified for use as weaponized unmanned aerial vehicles. Electronics and camera equipment installed in the cockpit of the aircraft enabled them to be used as unmanned aircraft....
TGA0799 – Noteworthy Attacks Against Israel by Iranian Proxy Groups
August 27, 2024Between July 18 and July 27, 2024, two noteworthy attacks were carried out in Israel by Iranian proxy groups. The first was a loitering munition attack in western Tel Aviv by the Houthis, and the second was a Falaq-1 rocket...
