Conflict Armament Research @conflictarm

Conflict Armament Research tracks illegal weapons in conflicts; providing evidence-based info to support arms control. Media: [email protected] conflictarm.com United Kingdom Joined June 2012

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Conflict Armament Research @conflictarm

a week ago

Counterfeit components may point to unvetted supply channels, with implications for weapon reliability and access to vetted technologies under sanctions and trade restrictions. (4/4) Read the Dispatch: conflictarm.org/CounterfeitCom…

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Since January 2024, CAR has documented hundreds of components from 11 Hwasong-11-series missiles. More than half of those successfully traced were flagged by manufacturers as counterfeits, including voltage regulators, flash memory devices, and microcontrollers. (3/4)

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CAR’s investigations have identified counterfeit electronic components in missiles and UAVs used in Ukraine, with the issue particularly prominent in North Korean Hwasong-11-series missiles. 🧵(1/4)

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CAR’s investigations show that counterfeit electronic components are present in advanced weapons used in Ukraine, with the issue particularly prominent in North Korean Hwasong-11-series missiles. Read the Dispatch conflictarm.org/CounterfeitCom…

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3 weeks ago

Read CAR’s Yemen Frontline Perspective, 'Powering the Houthis: Analysing Houthi Missile Components', for key insights into the evolution of Houthi capabilities. (7/7) conflictarm.com/perspectives/p… For follow-up questions or media requests, please contact [email protected]

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3 weeks ago

Many components arrived in organised, pre-assembly form. CAR documented colour-coded and module-specific labels that appear designed to support local assembly, showing both growing technical capacity and a highly structured system for sustaining these capabilities. (6/7)

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3 weeks ago

Houthi advances in recent weeks have changed the shape of the battlefield in Yemen. CAR has tracked the evolution of Houthi capabilities for over a decade through its field investigations. A quick overview of CAR’s findings 🧵 #Yemen #Houthis (1/7)

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3 months ago

Sustained field monitoring of UAVs and their components help identify the technologies and procurement pathways that enable these groups to develop UAV capabilities – helping inform targeted efforts to prevent this evolving threat. (6/6) Read the Digest: conflictarm.com/digests/divers…

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3 months ago

CAR has also documented Houthi-bound components most probably intended for one-way attack uncrewed underwater vehicles (UUVs), showing how non-state armed groups may adapt commercial technologies across uncrewed systems. (5/6)

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3 months ago

Over the past decade, CAR's investigators and data collectors have documented UAVs and their components in ten conflict-affected countries. As non-state armed groups adopt increasingly capable systems, UAVs have moved from the margins of CAR’s investigations to the core. 🧵(1/6)

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3 months ago

NEW📢: CAR’s field investigations track and document the rapid development of UAV capabilities among non-state armed groups. Read about the evolving threat in UAV acquisition, weaponisation, and deployment. conflictarm.com/digests/divers…