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A tool for researchers, journalists and practitioners to learn about munitions, their uses and impact in conflicts. Joint project by @airwars.bsky.social and Armament Research Services (ARES).
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18 new munition debris images have been added to the OSMP, including: - Shahed-131 & 136 UAVs in Ukraine - GBU-39 air-delivered bombs in Gaza - Israeli Harop UAVs in Azerbaijan & Armenia - Russian 57E6 Pantsir surface-to-air missiles in Ukraine & Russia osmp.ngo?ids=1066,106...

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On the night of February 14th a drone reportedly struck the New Safe Confinement at Ukraine's Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. One image from the aftermath appears to show to a MD-550 motor, often used by Russian Shahed-136 one-way-attack (OWA) UAVs. osmp.ngo/model/shahed... bsky.app/profile/spec...

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10 new munition images were added to the OSMP, including: - GBU-39 air-delivered bomb in Syria - Shahed-101 one-way-attack (OWA) UAVs in Syria - 7 Shahed-131 OWA UAV debris in Ukraine View them all: osmp.ngo?ids=1060,109...

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57E6 surface-to-air missiles, which are launched from Russia’s Pantsir air defence system, have seen widespread use in recent years. The OSMP contains a range of images showing 57E6 Pantsir debris, along with a brief munition description. View it here: osmp.ngo/model/57e6-s...

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18 new munition images were added to the OSMP: - Israeli Carpet rockets with fuel-air explosive warheads in Gaza - Russian 3M22 Zircon hypersonic cruise missiles in Ukraine - American AGM-114R9X Hellfire air-to-surface missiles in Syria View them all: osmp.ngo?ids=933,932,...

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We are continuing to expand our archive of munition images from conflict zones. This week two new series of munitions were added: - French AASM-250 Hammer air-delivered bombs in Ukraine - AGM-142 Popeye air-to-surface missiles used by Israel in Yemen osmp.ngo?ids=1040,104...

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9 munition images were added to the OSMP, including: - Spike NLOS anti-tank missile in Armenia - 9M22S Grad 122mm rocket with ML-5 incendiary elements in Ukraine - Rampage air-to-surface missiles in Israel - AGM-114R9X Hellfire missile in Syria View all: osmp.ngo?ids=1056,105...

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Our new visual guide to the GBU-39 air-delivered bomb includes an interactive 3D model. Let us show you how the model can help narrow down whether a remnant comes from a GBU-39, using the example of hinged ‘Diamond Back’ wings identified here: x.com/easybakeoven... Guide: osmp.ngo/collection/s...

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

The GBU-39 – a visual guide to Israel’s “weapon of choice” in Gaza. This is the first in a series of articles using interactive 3D models alongside images from the OSMP archive to help researchers understand and identify widely-used munitions 1/10 osmp.ngo/collection/s...

submitted 42 days ago • 2 comments

10 new munition images were added to the OSMP, including: - 3 @HRW images of Paveway guidance kits & a CBU-105 D/B cluster bomb unit in Yemen - Shahed-131/136 drone debris in Ukraine - North Korean 120mm mortar projectiles in Ukraine View them all: osmp.ngo?ids=1046,102...

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10 new munition images have been added to the OSMP, including: - 4 @MyanmarWitness images of air-delivered bombs, rockets & mortar shell tail fins - 3M14 Kalibr cruise missile debris in Ukraine - CATM-120 inert missle simulant on an F-16I in Israel View them all: osmp.ngo?ids=852,917,...

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New on the OSMP - a @HRW image of an American ATACMS ballistic missile booster section from Iraq in 2003. This is the same munition type the US recently allowed Ukraine to use in Russia. osmp.ngo/osmp996/

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6 new GBU-39 debris images have been added to the OSMP. Among them was this munition which was incorrectly labelled on social media as a "rocket". In reality GBU-39s are air-delivered bombs dropped from fighter aircraft. View all 41 GBU-39 images here: osmp.ngo/model/gbu-39...

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

The OSMP is thrilled to welcome Human Rights Watch as the latest research organisation contributing to our munitions archive. We will soon add dozens more images from @hrw.org’s decades of world-leading field investigations in global conflict zones. 🧵 osmp.ngo/research_org...

submitted 77 days ago • 1 comment

During the 13 year civil war, Syria has seen devastating levels of explosive violence. Among the munition images from Syria in the OSMP archive are those reportedly produced in the U.S., Russia, Turkey, Israel and elsewhere. osmp.ngo/location/syr...

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Amid the opposition offensive in Syria, the Syrian Army has reportedly used Russian Tochka ballistic missiles to strike opposition-held areas, with claims of impacts in Idlib. The OSMP has a collection of Tochka debris images, a model & short guide here: osmp.ngo/model/9m79-t...

submitted 85 days ago • 0 comments

25 new munition images have been added to the OSMP, including: - MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missiles in Russian & Ukraine - Storm Shadow cruise missiles in Russia & Ukraine - JDAM kit debris in Lebanon - MK 84 air-delivered bomb in Lebanon View them all: osmp.ngo?ids=992,990,...

submitted 87 days ago • 0 comments

Ukraine has begun using air-launched cruise missiles—known as ‘Storm Shadow’ in British use and ‘SCALP-EG’ in French use—against targets inside Russia. What is the Storm Shadow? A brief guide: 🧵 1/8

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Ukraine has begun using air-launched cruise missiles—known as ‘Storm Shadow’ in British use and ‘SCALP-EG’ in French use—against targets inside Russia. What is the Storm Shadow? A brief guide: 🧵 1/8

submitted 92 days ago • 1 comment

After their reported use in Russia, the OSMP has added 20 munition images of Anglo–French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile debris. Analyst notes were added to 8 images by Armament Research Services (ARES) technical experts. View all images with a brief guide & model: osmp.ngo/model/storm-...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Russia’s MoD released images of American-made ATACMS missile debris. Some were later geolocated by Mark Krutov to Khalino air base in Russia’s Kursk region. We can identify the remnants based on the missile’s booster which aligns with debris previously added to the OSMP. osmp.ngo/model/mgm-14...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

After their reported use in Russia, the OSMP has added 20 munition images of Anglo–French Storm Shadow/SCALP-EG cruise missile debris. Analyst notes were added to 8 images by Armament Research Services (ARES) technical experts. View all images with a brief guide & model: osmp.ngo/model/storm-...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

Russia’s MoD released images of American-made ATACMS missile debris. Some were later geolocated by Mark Krutov to Khalino air base in Russia’s Kursk region. We can identify the remnants based on the missile’s booster which aligns with debris previously added to the OSMP. osmp.ngo/model/mgm-14...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

The Open Source Munitions Portal is on BlueSky, an excellent resource for those of us who investigate conflict incidents. As some who has spent hours looking for a single reference image of an at-the-time obscure missile, I know it'll save people a lot of time. bsky.app/profile/muni...

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

28 munition images were added to the OSMP, including: - U.K./French-made Storm Shadow cruise missile debris in Russia - U.S.-made MGM-140 ATACMS ballistic missile debris in Ukraine - MAB-10B6 air-delivered bombs in Myanmar from Myanmar Witness View them: osmp.ngo?ids=897,809,...

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

The OSMP launched a year ago this week. Since then it has become an archive of nearly 700 verified munition images, featured in a UN report, been highlighted by the @gijn.org, and supported dozens of stories and investigations. Much more to come in future. youtu.be/BQJJE0q9L0I?...

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