June 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
This Fenix Insight report provides an update on some of the technical records recently added to METIS. The aim is to provide awareness for our users of new information they can access.
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Bulgarian anti-tank mine |
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CURRENT |
The ATM-01TA is Bulgarian-developed, plastic-cased, minimum-metal, anti-tank (AT) blast mine. It may incorporate a number of different mechanical and electronic fuzes, including one that features a small, explosively formed projectile (EFP) warhead, leading to incorrect classification as an anti-tank shaped charge (ATSC) mine. |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 21 May 2025: "Found by colleagues in the Kursk region, where they were installed by the enemy. " |
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Ukrainian anti-personnel mine |
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CURRENT, EMERGING |
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Ukrainian one-way attack uncrewed surface vessel (OWA-USV) |
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CURRENT, EMERGING |
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. |
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Ukrainian one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (OWA-UAV) |
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CURRENT, EMERGING |
The 45 ACP (Automatic Colt Pistol) is a US-developed pistol and submachine gun round, which uses a rimless, straight-tapered, percussion-primed case. |
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Indian cruise missile |
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CURRENT |
The BrahMos is supersonic, ramjet-powered, multi-platform, cruise missile, which can be deployed as an anti-ship cruise missile (AShCM) or as a land-attack cruise missile (LACM). It is a variant of the Soviet-era developed, Russian Federation, 3M-55E (3М-55Э). |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 7 May 2025: "Indian Forces struck Bahawalpur, in Punjab, and Azad, Kashmir, near the border." |
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Pakistani OWA-UAV |
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CURRENT, PROLIFIC |
The YiHA-III is a Turkish/Pakistan-developed one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (OWA-UAV). It was developed in partnership between the Turkish Barkar and National Aerospace Science and Technology Pakistan (NASTP). |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 8 May 2025: "The Indian Army shared that Pakistan launched Byker YIHA III Kamikaze drones in Amritsar, Punjab" |
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Chinese rifle grenade |
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CURRENT |
The DQJ03-40 is a Chinese, nominally 40 mm diameter, nose-fuzed, fin-stabilised, high-explosive dual purpose (HEDP) rifle grenade, which incorporates a bullet trap. |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 8 May 2025: |
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Israeli OWA-UAV |
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CURRENT |
The SkyStriker is an Israeli one way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (OWA-UAV), which is also referred to as a kamikaze or suicide drone. It is manufactured by Elbit Systems. |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 21 April 2025: |
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Austrian hand grenade |
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CURRENT, PROLIFIC |
The Spl HGr 79 (Splitter Handgrenate 79) is an Austrian defensive, preformed-fragmentation, delay-fuzed, hand grenade, which was originally developed and produced by Austrian company ARGES. |
OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 26 May 2025: |
We hope this overview of new and interesting munitions added to METIS has been useful. Our team is dedicated to continuously updating and expanding our entries.
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