Update on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
Iran has launched missiles containing submunition-dispensing warheads towards Israel during the current conflict, as well as the earlier 12-day war in June 2025. While the designators are currently unknown, three designs have been identified.
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Event captured by Fenix Insight on 19 June 2025: "Israeli security sources say one of the missiles fired from Iran this morning may have been a cluster-type weapon, breaking into smaller submunitions on impact across the Gush Dan area." | ||
With reports of the mining of the Straits of Hormuz by Iran, a CBS report has claimed deployment of the Maham 3 and Maham 7. This is currently unconfirmed, but information on these mines and other Iranian naval mines are available in METIS.
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MAHAM 3SEA MINECURRENT
The Maham 3 is a an Iranian-developed, moored, blast-effect sea mine, which features an acoustic and magnetic influence fuzing system. It is designed to be laid in water up to 100 m deep and resembles a standard horned impact-fuzed mine. | MAHAM 7SEA MINECURRENT
The Maham 7 is an Iranian-developed, blast- and bubble-effect, acoustic- and magnetic influence (MI)-fuzed, anti-shipping, anti-landing craft, and anti-submarine sea bottom mine. It is a close copy of the Italian SEI S.p.A.-developed Manta. |
As reported in our previous SITREP, new one-way attack drones have been deployed by both the US and Iran. The American Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) made its debut early in the conflict. A drone that is believed to be the the Iranian Getral has been launched against targets in Israel and Kuwait, likely along with other countries in the region. It had previously been displayed during exercises in February 2025, and may have undergone changes to its design.
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LUCASWEAPONIZED DRONECURRENT Event captured by Fenix Insight on 12 March 2026: "First confirmed footage has emerged of a US LUCAS kamikaze drone striking an Iran-backed Popular Mobilization Units target near Mahmur in Iraq's Nineveh province" | GETRALWEAPONIZED DRONECURRENT Event captured by Fenix Insight on 9 March 2026: Yesterday, an unusual drone fell on the Lebanese side of the border with #Syria. This appears to be a variant of the Iranian Shahed-101." |
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Some other munition technical entries recently added to METIS are also shown below.
 | BLU-119/B CrashPADBOMB CURRENT, EMERGING The BLU-119/B is a US-developed, MK 84-bomb body-based, 2,000 lb (1,000 kg)-class, high explosive and incendiary effect, low-drag aerial bomb. The BLU-119/B, also known as the CrashPAD (Prompt Agent Defeat), was developed for use against fixed, soft and semi-hardened, chemical and biological targets |
 | M111GRENADE The M111 Offensive Hand Grenade (OHG) is a US-developed, offensive, blast-effect, plastic-bodied, hand grenade. It was designed to replace the Second World War era Mk. IIIA2, which has been obsolete for many decades. The lethal effect of the M111 is provided by blast overpressure, rather than fragmentation like many other grenades. |
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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