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A munition that has been employed—e.g., fired, dropped, or launched—from a delivery platform. The munition may have either functioned or failed to function.
OSMP2340
Air-Delivered Bomb Serbia AGM-154 JSOW series AGM-154A JSOW
Analyst Note:
This image shows a functioned AGM-154A Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) air-to-surface missile. Upon functioning, a flexible linear shaped charge (FLSC) is used to cut open the munition body, dispensing 145 BLU-97B/B submunitions. The clean-cut edges visible on the bottom hanging section of the JSOW are the hallmark of the functioning of the FLSC. (ARES)
OSMP2407
Rocket or Missile Sudan [TEMP] ARES-TMID-0013
Analyst Note:
This image shows an unknown model of one-way attack (OWA) UAV believed to be produced by the UAE, and employed by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan. Unlike TMID-0014 and TMID-0015, this UAV uses a 82 mm mortar projectile fitted in the nose, rather than a Modamer warhead. (ARES)
OSMP2385
Rocket or Missile Iran [TEMP] ARES-TMID-0015
Analyst Note:
The colour of this image appears more yellow than would be expected, perhaps as a result of a digital filter. In other images of the same remnants, the Modamer warheads pictured here appear to be grey, rather than tan. (ARES)
OSMP2387
Rocket or Missile Iran [TEMP] ARES-TMID-0015
Analyst Note:
This image shows remnants of several one-way attack UAVs, as well as two unfunctioned Modamer warheads. Modamer warheads are blast/fragmentation warheads with an overall weight of 34.5 kg (76 lb). The Modamer warhead designs are produced by Halcon, a subsidiary of Edge Group, which is owned by the Emirati state. (ARES)
OSMP2389
Rocket or Missile Iran [TEMP] ARES-TMID-0015
Analyst Note:
This image shows an unknown model of one-way attack (OWA) UAV believed to be produced and employed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE). ARES has assigned a temporary munitions identifier (TMID) of TMID-0015 to this munition. The UAV’s nose and a Modamer warhead can be seen, detached, to the left of the main body. (ARES)
OSMP2397
Rocket or Missile Sudan [TEMP] ARES-TMID-0014
Analyst Note:
The fuze installed in this Modamer warhead appears to be the Serbian UT M18, which is commonly installed in the “120mm TB” thermobaric air-delivered bomb. The 120mm TB resembles a mortar projectile (see OSMP 1803 & 1812), but is commonly dropped from UAVs. Both the 120mm TB and the UT M18 fuze are known to have been purchased by the armed forces of the UAE, and shipments marked for delivery to the UAE have been documented in Sudan. (ARES)
OSMP2284
Mine Submunition Ukraine ADAM / M67 / M72
Analyst Note:
This image shows a U.S. Area Denial Artillery Munition (ADAM), an anti-personnel scatterable landmine which is dispensed from the rear of M692 and M731 155 mm artillery gun projectiles. Each projectile contains 36 ADAM submunitions. The submunition can deploy up to seven tripwires out to 20 ft (6.1 m). Any movement of a tripwire or movement of the ADAM body will result in a small kill mechanism being ejected to a height of a 6–8 ft (1.8 m–2.4 m) prior to detonating. Each munition contains a small amount of depleted uranium. The ADAM was previously designated as either the M67 or M72, with the only difference being the self-destruct time delay. (ARES)
OSMP2283
Mine Submunition Ukraine DM1399
Analyst Note:
The German DM 1399 (AT2) anti-tank landmine shown here can be dispensed from rockets and ground vehicles. Upon being dispensed, a small parachute is deployed in order to slow the mine’s descent and assist in in landing base down; the parachute is released upon impact by an impact-release connector. Upon impact, from five to 12 (six shown) spring-loaded, metal legs deploy to right the mine; arming is completed anywhere from 15 seconds to five minutes thereafter. The base of the cylindrical body houses the battery and electronics assembly, with the main explosive charge and Misnay–Schardin shaped charge plate immediately above. The body is topped by a dome cover and an S3 sensor wire which extends approximately 600 mm (12 in) above the body of the mine. (ARES)
OSMP2282
Mine Submunition Ukraine DM1399
Analyst Note:
This image shows a German DM 1399 (AT2) dispensed anti-tank (anti-vehicle) landmine. This munition uses a shaped charge that relies on the Misnay–Schardin effect to penetrate the underside of armoured fighting vehicles. The DM 1399 reportedly has magnetic and pressure fuzing, along with an anti-disturbance feature and a self-destruct time delay of up to four days, settable in six different increments. The mines can be dispensed from rockets (MLRS), vehicles (Skorpion 2), and UAVs (Eggbox with 4 mines). Currently the mines are known to be in service with Finland, Germany, Norway, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine (having been donated by Germany). Denmark, Latvia, and Sweden are in the process of having AT2+ mines and Skorpion 2 systems delivered. (ARES)
OSMP1896
Rocket or Missile Ukraine
Analyst Note:
The remnants shown in this image (and in linked OSMP entries) are reported by the Ukrainian government to be from the Russian ‘Oreshnik’ missile. Available information on this munition is very limited at the time of writing. It is reported that the Oreshnik can carry either a nuclear or conventional payload. The Oreshnik is likely capable of carrying up to 6 independently targetable reentry vehicles (MIRVs). It is unclear how many warheads can be carried in each re-entry vehicle. In the case of this strike, there is insufficient imagery to make a determination on which warhead/MIRV was used. (ARES)
OSMP2302
Mine Submunition Iran BLU-91/B
Analyst Note:
The BLU-91/B pictured here is an aerially dispensed anti-vehicle scatterable landmine that uses a magnetic-influence fuze to function a shaped charge relying on the Misnay–Schardin Effect. The munition is fitted with three self-destruct delay settings. The aeroballistic adaptor is commonly broken off upon impact and the remnants of the adhesive holding it in place can be seen (yellow). One side of the munition has a bore-riding pin which is held in place while in the dispenser. Once dispensed, the bore riding pin is released and starts the arming process. The BLU-91/B is 121 mm (4.75 in) in diameter and 56 mm (2.6 in) in height. (ARES)