
September 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
September 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
Wednesday 24 September 2025
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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IRANIAN OWA-UAV |
CURRENT, EMERGING, PROLIFIC |
The Shahed-107 is an Iranian-developed, combustion engine-powered, one-way-attack uncrewed vehicle (OWA-UAV), which may also be referred to as a kamikaze or suicide drone. It is closely related to the Shahed-101 and Meraj-532, also both Iranian OWA-UAVs, with several known or potential variants. The Shahed-107 was used extensively during the most recent conflict between Iran and Israel. |
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RUSSIAN GRENADE |
CURRENT |
The VOG-17A is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 30 mm (30×29B), high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag), automatic grenade launcher (AGL) round. It is an improved version of the VOG-17 round, differing only in the fuze fitted to the projectile. |
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IRANIAN MISSILE |
CURRENT, EMERGING |
The Qaem-118 is an Iranian, surface-to-air missile (SAM), which is used in a counter-UAV (C-UAV) role. It closely resembles the US-developed Coyote Block 2 SAM, however differs significantly beyond the visual appearance. |
OSINT recorded in METIS on 16 Jul 2025: "Yemeni Partners Successfully Interdict Massive Iranian Weapons Shipment Bound for the Houthis" |
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HAMAS ROCKET |
CURRENT |
The Grad.10 km (also known as the S.Q. 10) is a small, nose-fuzed, high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocket produced for use by Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. |
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CHINESE PROJECTILE |
CURRENT |
The DTW2-100 is a Chinese APFSDS-T is a 100 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot tracer (APFSDS-T) fixed tank-gun round. |
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.
If you have any questions or want to discuss this further, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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September 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
September 2025: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
Wednesday 24 September 2025
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.
![]() |
IRANIAN OWA-UAV |
CURRENT, EMERGING, PROLIFIC |
The Shahed-107 is an Iranian-developed, combustion engine-powered, one-way-attack uncrewed vehicle (OWA-UAV), which may also be referred to as a kamikaze or suicide drone. It is closely related to the Shahed-101 and Meraj-532, also both Iranian OWA-UAVs, with several known or potential variants. The Shahed-107 was used extensively during the most recent conflict between Iran and Israel. |
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RUSSIAN GRENADE |
CURRENT |
The VOG-17A is a Soviet-era-developed, Russian Federation, 30 mm (30×29B), high explosive fragmentation (HE-frag), automatic grenade launcher (AGL) round. It is an improved version of the VOG-17 round, differing only in the fuze fitted to the projectile. |
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IRANIAN MISSILE |
CURRENT, EMERGING |
The Qaem-118 is an Iranian, surface-to-air missile (SAM), which is used in a counter-UAV (C-UAV) role. It closely resembles the US-developed Coyote Block 2 SAM, however differs significantly beyond the visual appearance. |
OSINT recorded in METIS on 16 Jul 2025: "Yemeni Partners Successfully Interdict Massive Iranian Weapons Shipment Bound for the Houthis" |
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HAMAS ROCKET |
CURRENT |
The Grad.10 km (also known as the S.Q. 10) is a small, nose-fuzed, high-explosive fragmentation artillery rocket produced for use by Hamas' military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. |
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CHINESE PROJECTILE |
CURRENT |
The DTW2-100 is a Chinese APFSDS-T is a 100 mm armour-piercing fin-stabilised discarding-sabot tracer (APFSDS-T) fixed tank-gun round. |
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.
If you have any questions or want to discuss this further, please don't hesitate to reach out.
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