Profile
- Type
- Dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Origin
- Israel
- Service note
- Documented in Azerbaijani LAR-160 cluster rocket use in 2020
Munitions
M095 DPICM cluster submunition
The M095 is an Israeli-made dual-purpose improved conventional munition carried by LAR-160 cluster rockets. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, investigators identified M095 remnants, impact patterns, pink stabilization ribbons, and unexploded submunitions after Azerbaijani rocket attacks on populated areas including Stepanakert and Hadrut.
- Conflict side
- Azerbaijan
- Built by
- Israel Military Industries
- Built in
- Israel
Service History
- In service
- Exported as part of LAR-160 cluster munition rocket stocks
- Used by
- Azerbaijani Armed Forces
- Wars
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Production History
- Designer
- Israel Military Industries
- Designed
- Not publicly specified
- Built by
- Israel Military Industries
- Built in
- Israel
- Unit cost
- Not publicly reported
- Produced
- Not publicly specified
- Number built
- Not publicly reported
- Variants
- LAR-160 rocket-delivered M095 DPICM
Specifications
- Carrier rocket
- LAR-160 160 mm cluster munition rocket
- Submunitions per rocket
- 104 M095 dual-purpose submunitions
- Effects
- Pre-formed metal fragments and a molten-metal jet for personnel, vehicles, and materiel
- Fuzing
- Impact function with self-destruct mechanism
- Stabilization
- Distinctive pink nylon stabilization ribbon
- Carrier rocket range
- About 12-45 km for Israeli-produced LAR-160 cluster munition rockets
Conflict Usage
- Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
- Side: AzerbaijanRole: Rocket-delivered area-effect submunition
Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International identified Israeli-made M095 DPICM submunitions from Azerbaijani LAR-160 cluster munition rocket attacks in Stepanakert and Hadrut during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting.
Related Weapon Systems
LAR-160160 mm artillery rocket / cluster-munition rocketThe LAR-160 is an Israeli 160 mm artillery rocket family originally developed by Israel Military Industries for mobile multiple-rocket launchers. In Nagorno-Karabakh, Human Rights Watch identified Azerbaijani use of LAR-160 cluster-munition rockets that dispersed M095 dual-purpose submunitions across populated areas.
SS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocketThe SS-60 Mk4 is a Brazilian 300 mm ASTROS-family unguided artillery rocket made by Avibras for long-range area fires. In the Yemen Civil War, open-source investigations identified SS-60 Mk4-marked rocket remnants and Brazilian ASTROS cluster munition rockets after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Saada governorate.
ZP-39 submunitionDual-purpose improved conventional munition submunitionThe ZP-39 is an unidentified dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition associated with ground-fired cluster munitions. In Yemen, Human Rights Watch identified ZP-39 remnants after an April 2015 Baqim incident in Saada governorate, while noting that the producer, country of origin, and delivery system were not publicly known.
9N235 cluster submunitionHigh-explosive fragmentation cluster submunitionThe 9N235 is a Soviet/Russian high-explosive fragmentation submunition carried by Smerch and Uragan cargo rockets. In the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war, Human Rights Watch linked 9N235-filled 9M55K Smerch cluster rockets to Armenian and/or Nagorno-Karabakh use against Azerbaijani locations, making it a documented area-effect munition in the conflict archive.
122 mm Katyusha rocketUnguided 122 mm artillery rocketThe 122 mm Katyusha rocket is the common Grad-style unguided artillery rocket family associated with BM-21 and improvised launchers. In Yemen, open-source investigations document pro-Houthi use of 122 mm unguided rockets in Aden, where their area-effect, low-accuracy fire made them especially dangerous in populated neighborhoods.
BL-755 cluster bombAir-dropped anti-armor cluster bombThe BL-755 is a British air-dropped anti-armor cluster bomb built around a dispenser carrying 147 bomblets. In the Yemen Civil War, it is documented as a legacy UK-made munition used by Saudi-led coalition forces before Saudi Arabia said the coalition would cease using the type.Sources
Technical Briefing Note: Cluster Munition Use in the Karabakh ConflictPublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports M095 background, LAR-160 carrier specifications, and Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use by Azerbaijani forces. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Azerbaijan: Cluster Munitions Used in Nagorno-KarabakhPublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use by Azerbaijani forces, including M095 submunition remnants and LAR-160 rocket evidence. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Armenia/Azerbaijan: First Confirmed Use of Cluster Munitions by ArmeniaPublisher: Amnesty International | Note: Supports Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict direct use: Amnesty identified M095 DPICM cluster munitions apparently fired by Azerbaijani forces into Stepanakert. | Accessed: 2026-06-20LAR-160Publisher: Army Guide | Note: Supports manufacturer and specifications for the IMI LAR-160 carrier rocket family and its clustered submunition warhead. | Accessed: 2026-06-20LARPublisher: Deagel | Note: Supports LAR-160 origin, IMI contractor background, range, dispersion-area, and cluster dual-purpose submunition context. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Two Unexploded Israeli-made M095 SubmunitionsPublisher: Human Rights Watch | Note: Supports image provenance and attribution for the M095 submunition image credited to Union of Informed Citizens. | Accessed: 2026-06-20