Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS.
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 | S8000 BANDEROLMISSILE CURRENT, EMERGING The S8000 Banderol is a new Russian, subsonic, land attack cruise missile. It is believed to be a low cost alternative to more expensive missiles like the 3M-14, 9M727, 9M728, 9M729 and Kh-101. OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 26 July 2026: "Video of the Banderol strike on a residential building in Kharkiv" |
 | HOUTHI SHORT SMALL ANTI-TANK MINEMINE CURRENT, EMERGING The 'Houthi Short Small Diameter Anti-Tank Mine', its exact designation unknown, is a small, metal-cased, pressure-actuated anti-tank (AT) blast mine. It is part of a series of similar mines manufactured and fielded by the Houthi 'Ansar Allah' group in Yemen. |
 | 120ERMORTAR BOMB The 120ER is a Myanma (Burmese), 120 mm, extended range (ER), high explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag) mortar round. It is part of a series that includes 60 mm and 81 mm variants. |
 | RPG-40GRENADE The RPG-40 is a Russian, WW2-era developed, hand-thrown, impact-fuzed, anti-amour hand grenade. It is equipped with a high explosive warhead that required direct contact with the target to be effective. |
This report by Fenix Insight aims to draw your attention to some of the new technical records that have been added recently to METIS. We hope this overview is useful to you.
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