April 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS

FN-6 (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT, PROLIFIC

The FN-6, is a Chinese-developed, third-generation, man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS), which includes an infrared (IR)-guided surface-to-air missile (SAM). The system is designed for use against high-speed low-altitude aerial targets, along with low-speed aerial targets such as helicopters. The system can be used in head on and tail-on engagements.

OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 02 Apr 2025:

"#Sudan: Sudanese Forces (#SAF) captured numerous weapons from Rapid Support Forces (#RSF) in #Khartoum."

HE120 (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT

The HE120, also seen as HE 120, is a Bulgarian, cast iron-bodied, 120 mm high-explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) mortar bomb. It is related to the Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 53-OF-843B but has multiple differences.

OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 28 Mar 2025:

"#BurkinaFaso recent attack by Islamist militant group JNIM (Al-Qaeda) military base in Diapaga."

COBRA (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT

The Cobra is an Egyptian anti-armour rocket-boosted round, which is for use the original Soviet/Russian RPG-7 series of launchers and associated clones. It is based on the Sakr PG-7 round, but with a completely revised and quite distinctive warhead assembly.

OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 10 Feb 2025:

"the Intelligence Directorate, raided the homes of wanted persons in the towns of Al-Qasr-Hermel and Al-Asfouriyeh-Akkar, and seized a large quantity of rocket-propelled grenades, hand grenades, military weapons and ammunition."

45 ACP (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT

The 45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) is a US-developed pistol and submachine gun round, which uses a rimless, straight-tapered, percussion-primed case.

OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 17 Mar 2025:

"#Philippines: Philippine Army killed Four #ISEAP (#ISIS - East Asia) militants in Barira, Maguindanao Del Norte."

TEBER (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT, EMERGING

The Turkish (Roketsan)-developed TEBER is an add-on guidance kit for MK 80-series low-drag general-purpose (LDGP) bombs, which uses a guidance system that allows it to attack fixed and mobile targets. Two models in the TEBER family are at present known, these being the TEBER-81, and the TEBER-82, which use different LDGP and some slightly different assemblies/components.

OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 08 Apr 2025:

"Burkina Faso🇧🇫 ; received two Turkish-made Akinci drones and three new TB2 drones. The Akinci drone can carry a payload 10 times heavier than the TB2 and can reach every part of the country from its base in Sapone, south of Ouagadougou"

MKU (click to access METIS record)

CURRENT

The MKU, also referred to as the UMK, is a Polish, Warsaw Pact-era-developed, manually-emplaced, bottom-attack, anti-tank shaped charge (ATSC) mine. It can be laid within the soil as an AT mine, or if attached to a ballast weight underwater, to act as an anti-landing (beach/river/etc.) mine. The MKU can also be used an a shaped charge-based demolition charge when electrically initiated.