INDOPACOM UAS & SUBMUNITIONS
LOITERING MUNITIONS // ONE-WAY ATTACK UAS // CLUSTER SUBMUNITIONS — EOD IDENTIFICATION REFERENCE ACROSS THE INDO-PACIFIC AOR
Australia -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESDPRK (North Korea) Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESIndia -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESIndonesia -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESJapan -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESMalaysia -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESMyanmar -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESPakistan -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) -- DRONES & UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS
UAS / DRONESPEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA (PRC) -- SUBMUNITIONS / BOMBLETS INVENTORY
SUBMUNITIONSPhilippines -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESRUSSIA - Drones & Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) Inventory
UAS / DRONESSingapore -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESSouth Korea -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESTaiwan -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESThailand -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESVietnam -- Drone / UAS Inventory
UAS / DRONESARCHIVED — APRIL 2026 IRAN CRISIS
CAPABILITY DEMONSTRATION // NOT CURRENT REPORTING — RETAINED FOR THE EOD-RELEVANCE MODEL AND HORMUZ MCM WORKFLOW
SITUATION BOARD
DAY 0ARCHIVED SITREP — APRIL 2026ACTIVE CONFLICTS (AS OF APRIL 2026)
ORDNANCE ENCOUNTER MONITORING & THREAT EVOLUTION
US / ISRAEL — IRAN WAR
ACTIVE // DAY 41 // FRAGILE CEASEFIREUS-Israeli strikes on Iran began 28 FEB 2026 (Operations Epic Fury / Roaring Lion). Supreme Leader Khamenei killed in opening strikes. Iran retaliated with 500+ ballistic missiles and 2,000+ drones against Israel and US bases across Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE. By day 10 Iranian strike capacity dropped 90%. Fragile 2-week ceasefire announced 07 APR via Pakistan-mediated talks — immediately strained by Israeli strikes on Lebanon killing 254+. IRGC intel chief MG Khademi assassinated 06 APR. Strait of Hormuz mined and closed by IRGC. 13,000+ targets struck, 155 ships sunk/damaged by US forces. Houthis resumed Red Sea attacks and now screening Bab el-Mandeb traffic.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
CRITICAL — Highest EOD relevance conflict globally. Massive UXO generation across Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Gulf states. Strait of Hormuz mine threat requires MCM operations before shipping can resume. Iranian ballistic missile debris across multiple countries. Houthi maritime IED/USV threat escalating in parallel. Post-ceasefire UXO clearance across the entire theater will be unprecedented in scale. NAVEOD, Army EOD, and coalition MCM forces all directly engaged.
STRAIT OF HORMUZ — MINE CRISIS
ACTIVE // STRAIT CLOSEDIRGC began laying naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz on/around 10 MAR 2026. Iran published charts suggesting mined areas. 21 confirmed attacks on merchant vessels. Strait effectively closed — 25% of global seaborne oil and 20% of LNG transits blocked. Major shipping lines (Maersk, CMA CGM, Hapag-Lloyd) suspended transits. IRGC demanding $1M+ per transit and political screening of vessels. Mine types assessed: EM-52 rocket-rising, moored contact, bottom influence. MCM operations required before any reopening.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
EXTREME — Mine clearance of the Strait of Hormuz is the defining MCM challenge. IRGC mine inventory includes Chinese-supplied EM-52 rocket-rising mines (most dangerous), Soviet-era moored contact mines, and Iranian-manufactured bottom influence mines. US MCM forces (Avenger-class, MH-53E, Knifefish UUV) will lead clearance. Uncharted minefields + damaged merchant vessels = extended EOD operations. Every Navy EOD unit in CENTCOM AOR is directly affected.
RUSSIA — UKRAINE
ACTIVE // HIGH INTENSITYLargest conventional conflict in Europe since WW2. Massive UXO contamination across southern and eastern Ukraine. Full spectrum of Russian/Soviet ordnance encountered.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
Highest volume UXO generation in EUCOM. New ordnance variants appearing monthly. Critical for pattern-of-life analysis on Russian munitions employment.
YEMEN — HOUTHI MARITIME / BAB EL-MANDEB
ACTIVE // ESCALATING — LINKED TO IRAN WARHouthis resumed attacks on Israel and commercial shipping on 28 FEB 2026, synchronized with Iran war. Now screening vessels transiting Bab el-Mandeb by political identity — same selective-pressure model Iran applied to Hormuz. Suez Canal traffic rerouted around Cape of Good Hope. Combined maritime drone, ASCM, ballistic missile, and UAV attacks continuing.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
Maritime IED evolution accelerating under wartime conditions. NAVEOD primary responder for USV/mine recovery. Houthi capability now directly integrated with Iranian strategic campaign — not an independent proxy action.
ISRAEL — HEZBOLLAH / LEBANON
ACTIVE // ESCALATING POST-CEASEFIREIsrael launched largest strike on Lebanon since war began on day 40 (08 APR), killing 254+ despite US-Iran ceasefire announcement. Hezbollah resumed rocket fire into northern Israel on day 41. Netanyahu stated there is no ceasefire in Lebanon. This front has become the primary obstacle to broader ceasefire holding.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
Dense urban UXO environment in Beirut and southern Lebanon. Israeli submunitions and PGM UXO. Hezbollah tunnel/bunker complexes with IED hazards. Dual-sided UXO contamination — both Israeli and Iranian/Hezbollah ordnance.
MYANMAR CIVIL WAR
ACTIVE // EXPANDINGPost-coup civil war with resistance forces gaining territory. Junta employing DPRK-supplied conventional weapons and improvised ordnance.
KEY THREATS
EOD RELEVANCE
DPRK arms transfer monitoring. INDOPACOM AOR — directly relevant to EOD contingency planning.