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Armament Research Services is a specialist technical intelligence consultancy offering arms & munitions research/analysis services.
NEW: We have now published 1,000 images of munitions from conflicts across the globe, each one reviewed by at least two experts - helping explain modern wars and the munitions used in them. New to the OSMP? This thread 🧵outlines how it works. osmp.ngo
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Overview of the improvised/craft UAV-delivered munitions being used by Mexican drug cartels. These munitions are becoming more common, and in some cases more advanced. There's also been some large seizures by Mexican authorities lately.
New on The Hoplite: Mexican Drug Cartel Use of UAV-delivered Munitions armamentresearch.com/mexican-drug-c…
The 2025 Arsenals of History Symposium, organised by @codyfirearms, will be held at the National Museum of the United States Army (@USArmyMuseum). If you have a professional interest in arms history, I would encourage you to attend: arsenalsofhistory.org/aoh2025
Always a pleasure to have a new issue of Armax to read.
Now that our beautiful remastered editions of Armax Vols. I–VI are off the press, Vol. X No. 2 is close behind! Here is a sneak-peek of what’s inside! Not subscribed? Head to: armaxjournal.org #armsID #SALW #firearms #ammunition #book #journal #publishing #research
Human Rights Watch has released a major new report about Russia's use of small UAVs (‘drones’) in Ukraine. Four images from the @hrw report have been added to the OSMP - showing mostly conventional munitions modified for delivery by drone. osmp.ngo/?ids=1400,1401…
Munition remnants from the scene of alleged Israeli airstrikes on Monday which reportedly targeted the Fahmi Al-Jarjawi school in Gaza City were identified as parts of American-made GBU-39 air-delivered bombs. osmp.ngo/osmp1390/ x.com/AP/status/1926…
BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike on a school-turned-shelter has killed at least 25 Palestinians, mostly women and children, Gaza's Health Ministry said. The school was hit three times while people slept, setting their belongings ablaze, they added. apnews.com/article/israel…
30 new munition images were added to the OSMP, including: -SkyStriker one-way-attack UAVs in Gaza -Mikholit air-delivered bombs in Gaza & Lebanon -MIM-401 Talon series surface-to-air missiles (THAAD) in the Palestinian territories View them all here: osmp.ngo/?ids=1390,1353…
Wanted: researcher familiar with the M48 Chaparral surface-to-air missile system, to write ~15,000 word development history and technical assessment. Focus will be on the MIM-72 missile series, but the whole system will be assessed. Email [email protected] with CV.
Variously described by exotic-sounding terms like ‘kamikaze drone’, ‘suicide drone ’, and ‘one-way attack (OWA) UAV’, the Shahed series of powered munitions are in many respects functionally similar to other guided munitions, such as missiles.
Used to target Ukraine, Israel & Saudi Arabia in recent years, Shahed 'kamikaze drones' are now among the world's best-known munitions. But how do they work? The OSMP presents its guide to the Shahed-131 & -136, including a dual interactive 3D model. 🧵 osmp.ngo/collection/sha…
This article was written by Joe Emmett of @Airwars and Trevor Ball (@Easybakeovensz) and N.R. Jenzen-Jones (@RogueAdventurer) of @Arms_Research, with visual design by @azul_demonte & Rectangle. See the full article here: osmp.ngo/collection/sha… 13/13
Going along with this, shout-out to the Open Source Munitions Portal, ran by @airwars and @Arms_Research. Insanely useful as a reference guide for dummies like me who are bad at identifying munition remnants. Their GBU-39 page: osmp.ngo/collection/sma…
Our visual analysis shows the remnants of at least three American GBU-39 bombs at the site of the Yemeni migrant detention center that was bombed on Monday. Dozens of migrants died in the strike. From @arijetalajka and me. nytimes.com/video/world/mi…
"Ball, a researcher at Armament Research Services, said the risk in this situation is that Iran, which has long supported the Houthis, could get its hands on the StormBreaker" businessinsider.com/us-stormbreake…
These remnants are visually similar to MIM-401 Talon surface-to-air missiles belonging to American-made THAAD (Terminal High Altitude Area Defense) systems. You can view other Talon interceptor debris added to the OSMP in recent weeks here: osmp.ngo/model/talon-th…
Palestinians reported missile fragments were found near Hebron. They are likely from the apparent interception of two Houthi ballistic missiles against a short time ago.
Today at 4pm GMT the OSMP team will be talking to the Bellingcat Discord about our archive documenting munitions in conflict zones and all that comes with it. Come join. Details below:
This Thursday the team behind @MunitionsPortal, from @airwars and @Arms_Research , will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?event…
This Thursday the team behind @MunitionsPortal, from @airwars and @Arms_Research , will be sharing how you can use their free tool to identify munitions. Join us on Discord at 5pm CET/12pm EDT: discord.gg/3u4SVNuP?event…