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A curated selection of images, terms and collections to help understand modern conflict.

 

Iran War 2026

Munition images from the ongoing Middle East conflict

Shahed-131 & -136 UAV

3D models explain the best-known 'kamikaze drones'

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Munition images from the Gaza war

GBU-39 bomb

3D model explaining Israel's 'weapon of choice' in Gaza

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Images from the Human Rights Watch archives

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Munition images from the Ukraine war

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Rocket or Missile Ukraine 9M27K2
Analyst Note:
This image shows a 9M27K2 cargo rocket as well as several partially ejected PTM-1 anti-vehicle landmines. This 9M27K variant is fitted with the 9N128K2 payload section which carries and dispenses 24 PTM-1 mines. Other variants carry different mines or submunitions. (ARES)
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Rocket or Missile Ukraine 9M83 series
Analyst Note:
This image shows a remnant of the control section from a 9M83-series surface-to-air missile. The 9M83 is launched by the Russian S-300V air defence system. The system and its missile have received the NATO designation ‘SA-12A Gladiator’. Missiles launched by air defence systems are often referred to by the name of the respective complete platform, rather than the specific model of the missile itself. For example, ‘S-300’ or ‘S-300V’ rather than ‘9M83’. (ARES)