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.

SHAHED-107

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on  15 Jun 2025:

"Pictures of one of the Iranian drones that crashed in Dhi Qar Governorate (most likely due to a malfunction). The drone appears relatively exceptional due to a simple but important development, which is the addition of a chamber-like carbon fiber to surround the drone's engine, most likely to reduce the thermal signature emissions resulting from the drone."

VOG-17A

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on 24 Aug 2025:

"Syria: a man was  smuggling ammunition into Lebanon. The Security forces arrested the smuggler in area of Qusseir (SW. Homs), who was carrying boxes of 30 mm grenades (for an automatic grenade launcher)."

QAEM-118

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"

GRAD.10 KM

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on 12 Aug 2025:

"Mujahideen of the "Rocket Force in Saraya Al-Quds" bombing of Kibbutz "Nahal Oz" in the #Gaza envelope with rockets"

DTW2-100

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.

OSINT recorded by METIS on 09 Sep 2025:

"Syria: the Security forces uncovered artillery shells buried in a field near Sanamayn (N. Daraa), after receiving a tip-off."

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

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.

SHAHED-107

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on  15 Jun 2025:

"Pictures of one of the Iranian drones that crashed in Dhi Qar Governorate (most likely due to a malfunction). The drone appears relatively exceptional due to a simple but important development, which is the addition of a chamber-like carbon fiber to surround the drone's engine, most likely to reduce the thermal signature emissions resulting from the drone."

VOG-17A

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on 24 Aug 2025:

"Syria: a man was  smuggling ammunition into Lebanon. The Security forces arrested the smuggler in area of Qusseir (SW. Homs), who was carrying boxes of 30 mm grenades (for an automatic grenade launcher)."

QAEM-118

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"

GRAD.10 KM

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.

OSINT recorded in METIS on 12 Aug 2025:

"Mujahideen of the "Rocket Force in Saraya Al-Quds" bombing of Kibbutz "Nahal Oz" in the #Gaza envelope with rockets"

DTW2-100

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.

OSINT recorded by METIS on 09 Sep 2025:

"Syria: the Security forces uncovered artillery shells buried in a field near Sanamayn (N. Daraa), after receiving a tip-off."

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