September 2026: Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS
Updates on Current, Emerging and Prolific Munitions added to METIS.
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 | 3M-22 Tsirkon (Zircon)MISSILE The 3M-22 Tsirkon (Zircon) is a Russian anti-ship ballistic missile (AShBM). However, it also has a land attack capability that is commonly used in Ukraine. While this munition has been in METIS for a while, it has had a significant update after a report by the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine (DIU). OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on 10 august 2026: "Large ballistic missile attack on Ukraine. 2 Kn-23 ballistic missiles and 4 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles targeted Kyiv, while 4 Kn-23 ballistic missiles impacted Zaporizhzhia City." |
 | MICH 2000WEAPONISED DRONE CURRENT, PROLIFIC The MICH 2000 is a Ukrainian one-way attack uncrewed aerial vehicle (OWA-UAV). It is based on the Chinese ZTK-150 and has been in operation since 2024. |
 | M3GRENADE The M3 (Granada de Mão M3) is a Brazilian-developed offensive/defensive high explosive fragmentation hand grenade, which features a pyrotechnic time fuze, and a two-part body. The M3 can be configured as an offensive grenade and as a defensive grenade by removing its fragmentation jacket. |
 | STIK-FMINE The Ukrainian STIK-F is a small, aerially-deployed, electronically-fuzed, anti-personnel fragmentation mine, which is designed to be carried by and dropped from a UAV. The STIK-F is of a similar design to the Ukrainian DP-02, which is slightly wider in diameter and shorter than the STIK-F, and uses a different fuzing device. |
 | MG-4GRENADE The MG-4 is Myanma (Burmese), 40 mm, high explosive dual-purpose (HEDP), low-velocity, spin-stabilised, grenade launcher round. It is similar externally to the US-developed M433 HEDP round. OSINT recorded by Fenix Insight on
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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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