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Next week, Colin King will be at the C-IED COE Annual Conference 2026 in Valencia, where he is delivering his thought-provoking presentation on 'New EOD Challenges in Ukraine'; exploring evolving munition threats and the significant challenges for EOD operators.

If you would like to meet him there or arrange for him to speak at your own event, please contact us directly!

🚨 Last week we sent out 2 new Bulletins to METIS subscribers, looking at a Chinese 🇨🇳 MANPADS seen in Ukraine 🇺🇦, and a Turkish 🇹🇷 Air-to-Ground 'Ninja' Missile (AGM) equivalent. These are now available to view on our Blog - read these and our full archive at the link in the comments!

Our latest SITREP examines how drone spillover incidents triggered Latvia’s political crisis—highlighting how “accidental” events can have strategic consequences.

Using METIS data, we show that cross-border munitions incidents are increasing, raising the risk of escalation with NATO and increased risk to the civilian population beyond Ukraine.

Check out this post as well as our previous SITREPS on our Blog. Link in the comments.

Escalation by accident: The strategic risks of stray munitions in NATO airspace Latvia’s government has collapsed after two Ukrainian drones - likely diverted by signal jamming - strayed into its airspace, crashing into an oil storage facility near Rezekne. Although no casualties were reported, the incident triggered a significant political crisis, culminating in the resignat...