Collective Awareness to Unexploded Ordnance: We aim to bring together the EOD community in order to collate information and awareness on explosive hazards.
This is an unidentified munition currently being found in Ukraine. At the moment an official identification has not been made. Any additional images, technical information or identification is very much appreciated:
At CAT-UXO we are continually asked to produce hard-copy handout data for munitions in Ukraine. We are initially hesitant to do this because we consider that as soon as a munitions recognition handbook is published, it quickly becomes outdated. Especially in Ukraine where the
This is a new improvised Russian Anti-disturbance (AD) Switch recently observed in Ukraine, used to boobytrap landmines. Yesterday, 01 Dec 2022, a Ukrainian sapper was killed by this anti-disturbance switch fitted to a TM-62 AV landmine:
So we have gone for this for now: CAT-UXO adds the Russian 9B899 (9Б899), a new submunition believed to be delivered by the short-range ballistic SS-26 Iskander missile possibly the 9M723 submunition carrier version:
Today we present to you the CAT-UXO Ukraine Aircraft Bomb Recognition Handbook for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the
Today we provide our first CAT-UXO Ukraine Munitions Recognition Handout for Submunitions for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you believe should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to
It amazes me how many experts pop up who have never even been on a bombs course and without a single day's training have an opinion on these things. My full respect to these individuals, stay safe gents:
And today we have the first publication of the CAT-UXO Ukraine Landmine Recognition Handbook for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to
These are the Russian OFSP (OФCП), a series of high-explosive (HE), fragmentation, free-fall, fin-stabilised aircraft bomblets initially designed to be dispensed from UAVs. The series of fragmentation bomblets includes the OFSP-2.5, the OFSP-1.7, the OFSP-1.7 variant, the OFSP-08
We apologise it has taken longer than we would have hoped, but here is the Ukraine Missile Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge
Today we have the Ukraine Projected Grenade Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF
CAT-UXO adds the recently observed Ukrainian Improvised Fire Extinguisher rocket to the online explosive hazard database. Any additional images and technical information are very much appreciated. Together our knowledge saves lives:
Today we have Mortar Bombs found in Ukraine for your download. Please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google drive:
Please see the link below for access to the latest CAT-UXO Ukraine Explosive Hazard Recognition Handbook which has collated all previous munition categories into this single document. This document will now be the only version available and will provide any future updates:
The Ukraine Rocket Recognition Handbook for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google drive:
This is the Ukrainian BK-3OF (БК-3ОФ), a High-Explosive Fragmentation (HE-Frag) Unmanned Combat Aerial Vehicle (UCAV) delivered, guided, air-dropped bomb. A Baba-Yaga type heavy UCAV was intercepted by Russian forces with a Ukrainian RK-3OF warhead (no rocket motor), which is the
This week we have Projectiles found in Ukraine for your download. As usual please drop us a line if you observe any typos, incorrect technical data or additions you think should be added. Together our knowledge saves lives. Follow this link to download the PDF from our google
The Shaped-Charge (SC) concept is not well understood by people outside the science of ordnance devices. For example, a Shaped-Charge (SC) jet is not a “cutting plasma” and does not “burn its way through the armour” as reported by Lawton (1986), Aronson (1986), and Schemmer
This is the American M42, a high-explosive dual-purpose improved conventional munition (DPICM), armour-defeating and anti-personnel (AP), submunition containing a shaped-charge (SC) and incorporating an impact-inertia fuze delivered by artillery projectiles including the 155mm
Three new Russian submunitions have been observed in both Syria and Ukraine. Believed to be incendiary munitions all are similar in size, construction and means of delivery (parachute retarded). Any additional images & information is very much appreciated:
CAT-UXO adds the Russian OZ-1 (OЗ-1), a high-explosive (HE) entrenching tool designed to dig a one-man fox-hole in frozen or hard soil to the online explosive hazard database. Any additional images and technical information are very much appreciated.
CAT-UXO adds the Russian MOB (MOБ), a high-explosive (HE), directional, anti-personnel landmine. This is a new landmine, any additional images and technical information are very much welcome. Together our knowledge saves lives:
CAT-UXO adds a selection of Iranian Ballistic-Missiles (BMs) to the online Explosive-Hazard Database. Any additional images, technical information or corrections are very much appreciated. Together our knowledge saves lives:
Not a confirmation but many suggestions to an Iskander missile submunition: These are believed to include tactical HE earth penetrator, an EMP and an anti-radar blast/fragmentation warhead:
I'm sorry and I know I shouldn't but I can't hold back anymore. I have so many issues with this image. Firstly these landmine protection boots, are you saying your metal detection drills are so poor you don't have confidence to enter your own detected path. You need additional
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@secretsqrl123
This is the Russian AO-2.5RT (AO-2.5PT) and RTM, Oskolochnaya Aviabombaskaya Rotatsionni meaning Fragmentation Bomblet Rotating, an oval-shaped, High-Explosive (HE), anti-personnel (AP), fragmentation submunition that has a central all-ways acting fuze:
We are still struggling with this one, are these Type 63 or M38 mortars. Does the actual 60mm Type 63 mortar exist or is it just a reference to the Type 63 Mortar System it is fired from? Does anyone have a link to a technical page detailing the Type 63 mortar bomb? On CAT-UXO
Here we go, what do we think we have here, is it a Landmine being Boobytrapped with an improvised switch, or is it an IED with a Landmine as the main charge? Your thoughts are most welcome....
@UAWeapons
This is the German 155mm DM702, a spin stabilised, base-ejecting, thin-walled carrier projectile for the SMArt 155 series of high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), top-attack, infrared and millimetre wave radar sensor fuzed munitions:
CAT-UXO is very pleased to announce that a new Kickstarter campaign by Skirmisher Publishing is the latest commercial supporter of the CAT-UXO explosive hazard website. Skirmisher Publishing is looking for funding to create a Children’s Guide to Landmines & Unexploded Ordnance, a
@UAWeapons
@RALee85
This is the joint Swedish and French BONUS, a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), sensor-fuzed munition (SFM) intended to defeat armoured vehicles with a top attack:
CAT-UXO adds the German 110mm Panzerfaust-3 (Pzf-3) series of Ground-to-Ground Rockets (GGR) to the CAT-UXO Explosive Hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:
@bayraktar_1love
This is the Ukrainian RKG-1600, an adapted RKG-3 or RKG-3EM anti-armour hand grenade with added tails and delayed arming for use with UAVs as a bomblet:
@jmvasquez1974
This is the Russian improvised VOG-17 hand grenade, a high-explosive (HE) fragmentation grenade, improvised from the Russian 30mm VOG-17M projected grenade and a Russian type UZRGM (УЗРГМ) hand grenade fuze:
@UAWeapons
This is the American M70, a high-explosive (HE), Remote Anti-armour Mine (RAAM) part of the Family of Scatterable Mines (FASCAM) and is based on the M75 scatterable anti-tank landmine:
@UAWeapons
Finally, we have a confirmed actual sighting in Ukraine. This is the Russian OFSP (OФCП), a high-explosive (HE), fragmentation, free fall, fin-stabilised aircraft bomblet dispensed from the Orlan-10 UAV:
@RALee85
This is the Polish WARMATE, an unmanned combat aerial vehicle (UCAV) containing a number of varied warheads including a high-explosive (HE) blast fragmentation (GO-1), anti-tank high-explosive (GK-1-HEAT) or a thermobaric warhead:
@RALee85
This is the Russian K-51, a CS gas, riot control, striker-release fuzed, hand grenade used to control counter-insurgencies and other tactical operations:
Have we had any recent sightings of the Ukrainian OFS (OФC), a bomblet dispensed from the Orlan-10 UAV? A big thanks to Jacob for the addition of another technical drawing to the CAT-UXO explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:
@KramarenkoMari3
Not a confirmation but more of a suggestion. This is the Russian PDM-2 and PMD-2M, high-explosive (HE), shallow water, bottom, blast seamine:
He's gone and done it again, another outstanding contribution by Jacob of a POM-3 technical drawing to the CAT-UXO explosive hazard database, together our knowledge saves lives:
CAT-UXO adds the GROM-E2 a dual High-Explosive Fragmentation (HE-Frag) warhead, Air-to-Surface, free-fall-glide, aircraft Guided Bomb Unit (GBU) to the online Explosive Hazard database:
@GuyPlopsky
This is the Russian FAB-500 ShN (ФАБ-500ШH), a modern design, high-explosive (HE), parachute retarded, blast bomb, specially designed for dropping from low altitude:
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@Danspiun
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@UAWeapons
This is the Russian AT-11 Sniper the NATO designation for the 9M119 Svir a high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), tank barrel-launched, laser beam rider guided, surface-to-surface, fin stabilised, anti-tank guided missile (ATGM):
@Osinttechnical
Sorry to raise this and it’s probably not relevant with you but if constructed with conventional manufactured munitions, MON-50 and a F1 grenade then it’s a boobytrap and not an IED. To be an IED (improvised plosive device) it requires to have an improvised explosive component.
So let's have no more talk of any "plasma" jet being produced from a shaped-charge please (as an EOD instructor I've been incorrectly saying it for years):
@GrandpaRoy2
Roy you are not going to be happy with me today 😜. Shaped-Charges (SC) do not produce any Plasma jet, they create an Explosively Formed Jet (EFJ) of very
hot material or you might say molten metal but at no point does the jet become a Plasma. This has been a misconception
Thanks for all your help. Together our knowledge saves lives. This is the Polish 120mm OF-NMR (ОФ-HMP), a high-explosive rocket-assisted (HERA), fragmentation, fin-stabilised, mortar bomb:
@UAWeapons
This is the German DM-51, a defensive or offensive, high-explosive (HE), blast and fragmentation, hand grenade which uses the DM-82 fuze. The DM-51 offensive grenade becomes the DM-51 defensive grenade when the fragmentation sleeve is installed:
@UAWeapons
This is the joint Swedish and French 155mm Bonus, base-eject, base-bleed, submunition carrier, spin stabilised projectile distributing the high-explosive anti-tank (HEAT), sensor fuzed munition 155 Bonus:
CAT-UXO adds the 125mm BM42M, BM44-2, BM60 and BM66 to the online explosive hazard database. We are not content that these are currently correct designations. It doesn't help all three often start with BM. Any corrections very much appreciated:
@UAWeapons
This is the Russian VZD-6Ch (ВЗД-6Ч) a mechanical, delay clockwork timer used for various types of demolition and sabotage procedures and can be used with any ordnance item accepting an MD-5M detonator:
@simon_uxo
This is the Russian OZ-1 (OЗ-1), a high-explosive (HE), shaped-charge (SC), entrenching tool designed to assist in digging a one-man fox-hole in frozen or hard soil:
For users of the current CAT-UXO IED Awareness and the Landmine Awareness applications, we apologise that your experience has been less than satisfactory lately. We are currently developing a new CAT-UXO Explosive Hazard Smart-Phone Application which will supersede the current
@UAWeapons
This is the American AGM-88, a tactical, air-to-surface, rail-launched, high-speed, anti-radiation missile (HARM), with an electromechanical setback-armed fuzing, guided missile, containing a high-explosive fragmentation (HE-frag) warhead:
CAT-UXO adds the Chinese Red Arrow (Hong-Jian) series of Anti-Tank Guided Missiles (ATGM) to the CAT-UXO online explosive hazard database. Together our knowledge saves lives:
CAT-UXO adds the Russian OFAB-500 ShR (ОФАБ-500ШP), a high-explosive (HE), parachute retarded bomb, designed to produce a destructive effect through fragmentation using three large oval-shaped independently fuzed fragmentation submunitions:
@Gerashchenko_en
This is the Russian 122mm 9M22S (9M22C), an incendiary, forward-ejection, electrically initiated, surface-to-surface, fin and spin stabilised rocket launched from the BM-21 Grad truck-mounted multiple rocket launcher:
Another LOL for me. Removes the fuze faster than the fuze can react!!! Have you used a Rocket Wrench, the time it takes to unscrew sometimes is not instant. Do you think a mechanical means of rotating a fuze is quicker than its electrical or mechanical anti-handling sensor or
@GirkinGirkin
This is the Russian PKM-1, a portable, remote-launched, landmine dispenser used to create anti-vehicle (AV) and anti-personnel (AP) minefields:
@UAWeapons
This is the Russian 100mm BK-3 (БК-3), a high-explosive anti-tank fin stabilised (HEAT-FS), projectile with the BK-3M being the same projectile except with a copper shaped-charge (SC) cone, intended to defeat armoured targets:
@war_noir
This is the Russian UDSh, a smoke-dispensing landmine used in training to indicate a landmine has functioned or to simulate a chemical landmine:
@Osinttechnical
Here we go, IEDs or booby-traps. I only see conventionally manufactured components here (a booby-trap), nothing improvised as far as I can see........bring it on: