Mobius 54/2024 – Kinetic Weapons Against the UAV Threat, Ukraine
August 4, 2024During June and July 2024, operational documentation of the use of a net deployed from Russian UAVs to down Ukrainian UAVs was posted on Russian social networks.Experiments with UAV net deployment were recently documented by the Ukrainians, but we have...
Mobius 53/2024 – IED Fitted with Combined RC and Delay Initiation System, Thailand
August 4, 2024On July 10, 2024, an IED was found and neutralized by an EOD unit next to a bus stop in Moo No. 1, in Ban Na Ket, in Khok Pho District, Pattani Province, in southern Thailand.The IED comprised a fire...
TGA0796 – Russian Improvised Fixed-Wing Loitering Munitions, Ukraine
August 4, 2024Starting early June 2024, increased documentation of improvised fixed-wing loitering munitions with standard payloads modified with improvised electric initiation systems used by Russian forces have appeared on Russian Telegram channels. Since the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russian...
Mobius 52/2024 – Instructional Video on the Preparation of Improvised YaRM Sea Mines, Ukraine
August 4, 2024On June 23, 2024, a Russian instructional video explaining how to assemble an IED resembling a YaRM shallow water mine for deployment from an armed UAV was posted on a Ukrainian military-related Telegram channel.The video reportedly features a Russian UAV...
TGA0795 – First Documentation of HJ-8L ATGM System in Use by Hamas, Gaza Strip
August 4, 2024On June 24, 2024, an Israel Defense Forces combat engineering vehicle was targeted by a Chinese “Red Arrow” ATGM of the HJ-8L variant, in the Tel-Za’arab neighborhood, in Rafah, in the Gaza Strip. The attack was documented with four cameras...
Mobius 51/2024 – Houthi USV WBIED Attacks Targeting Merchant Ships in the Red Sea, Yemen
August 4, 2024On June 12, 2024, the Liberian-flagged, Greek-owned bulk carrier M/V Tutor was targeted in the Red Sea by two unmanned surface vessel water-borne IEDs, forcing the crew to abandon ship a few days later and resulting in the ship’s sinking....
Mobius 50/2024 – VBIED Attack Targets Royal Thai Police Housing, Yala, Southern Thailand
August 4, 2024On the morning of June 30, 2024, a VBIED initiated outside a residential building accommodating families of police officers from the Bannang Sata Police Station, located near Tesban 5 Road, in Bannang Sata city, in Yala Province.According to the investigation,...
Mobius 49/2024 – Melt Cast Explosives in IEDs, Ukraine
August 4, 2024In recent months, documentation of standard explosives melted and cast for use in IEDs by Ukrainian fighters has appeared. The explosives were sourced from standard munitions, including various shells, mortar bombs and hand grenades. The methods documented include melting in...
TGA0794 – AT Mines with Short Delay Initiation Used in Close Combat Situations, Ukraine
August 4, 2024In July 2024, Russian forces were documented in several different incidents hurling anti-tank mines fitted with short delay initiation systems into buildings where Ukrainian soldiers were positioned. This action was performed in close proximity to the target, posing considerable danger...
