This week we spoke to Joe Dyke and Joe Emmett from AirWars and Nick R. Jenzen-Jones from Armament Research Services (ARES). Together they work on the Open Source Munitions Portal, a database of different munition types for open source research analysis.

The team walked us through the uses of the OSMP, the many exciting features they've added over the years and why the project remains a vital resource for all open source researchers. The talk was hosted by Charlotte Maher on Thursday March 13th 2025. Music featured is courtesy of Artlist.

Recorded live in the Bellingcat Discord Server: https://discord.com/invite/bellingcat

Links mentioned:

The OSMP: https://osmp.ngo/

Airwars: https://airwars.org/

ARES: https://armamentresearch.com/

OSMP glossary: https://osmp.ngo/resources/glossary/

OSMP visual guide example (3D model): https://osmp.ngo/collection/small-diameter-bomb-gbu-39-visual-guide/

OSMP Israel and Gaza collection: https://osmp.ngo/collection/israel-and-gaza-2023-2024/

OSMP on X: https://x.com/munitionsportal

OSMP on BlueSky: https://bsky.app/profile/munitionsportal.bsky.social

Bellingcat toolkit: https://www.bellingcat.com/resources/2024/09/24/bellingcat-online-investigations-toolkit/