Manufacturer catalog

Various manufacturers

Various manufacturers is a catalog attribution facet for weapon entries whose public sources point to multiple builders, licensees, or production lines rather than one canonical company. It keeps the /built-by/ archive usable for systems with broad industrial histories, split attributions, or intentionally generic manufacturer labels.

72 weapons

This builder profile is a normalization facet, not a legal company. It collects entries where the available record points to more than one producer, a family of licensed makers, or a broad production class instead of one stable corporate entity.

The catalog stays useful by keeping those mixed attributions searchable without inventing a false headquarters, ownership chain, or single founding date. When a narrower builder can be sourced, the affected weapon record should move there instead.

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Notable Systems

AK-47/AKM rifle family, Selective-fire assault rifle family, Infantry Weapons

AK-pattern assault rifle

Selective-fire assault rifle family

Representative small-arms family in the catalog where licensed production, copies, and national variants can make a single-builder label too narrow.

120 mm mortar launcher, Heavy mortar launcher, Artillery

Mortars

Heavy mortar launcher

Representative crew-served weapon class produced by numerous national arsenals and commercial manufacturers across many countries.

Air-dropped bombs, Aircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb class, Munitions

Air-dropped bombs

Aircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb class

Representative ordnance class where public records often capture a bomb family or inventory source rather than one named producer.

Manufacturer History

  1. The International Tracing Instrument formalizes weapon tracing

    The UN General Assembly adopted the International Tracing Instrument, creating a framework for marking, record-keeping, and tracing that underpins broad manufacturer attribution when records name more than one producer.

    Sources: UNODC International Tracing Instrument

  2. Small Arms Survey documents new manufacturing and traceability challenges

    Behind the Curve describes modular weapons, polymer frames, and 3D printing as manufacturing trends that complicate marking, record-keeping, and clear attribution to a single builder.

    Sources: Small Arms Survey: Behind the Curve

  3. CAR highlights provenance and supply-chain weakness

    Conflict Armament Research states that tracing illicit weapons identifies provenance, exposes diversion patterns, and reveals supply-chain weaknesses, which is why the catalog uses broad manufacturer facets when records stay mixed or incomplete.

    Sources: Conflict Armament Research methodology

Website links
Small Arms Survey: Behind the CurveConflict Armament Research methodologyUNODC International Tracing Instrument

This profile is a catalog normalization facet rather than a legal entity. Headquarters, ownership, and corporate-relationship fields are omitted because the catalog aggregates multiple producers across countries and production modes, and the image is representative production context rather than proof of a single corporate builder.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Small Arms Survey: Behind the CurvePublisher: Small Arms Survey | Note: Supports background and manufacturer context for weapon-making trends that complicate single-builder attribution, including modular weapons, polymer frames, and 3D printing as traceability challenges. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Conflict Armament Research methodologyPublisher: Conflict Armament Research | Note: Supports background and manufacturer context for tracing weapons at point of use, identifying provenance, and exposing supply-chain weaknesses when cataloged items do not map cleanly to one producer. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • UNODC International Tracing InstrumentPublisher: United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime | Note: Supports background and manufacturer context for the international marking, record-keeping, and tracing framework that underpins attribution when public records name multiple makers or leave manufacturer data broad. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wikimedia Commons: Old Nasser Weapons Manufacturing PlantPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and licensing for a public-domain U.S. Army photo of a weapons manufacturing plant, used as representative builder-context imagery for this mixed-manufacturer facet. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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FPV drones, First-person-view small UAV / one-way attack drone, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict +6 moreFPV dronesFirst-person-view small UAV / one-way attack droneBuilt in: VariousFPV drones are small first-person-view UAVs adapted from racing-drone and commercial quadcopter technology into tactical reconnaissance and one-way attack systems. Russia and Ukraine turned them into mass battlefield consumables, while later reporting from Lebanon, Mali, Myanmar, Syria, Sudan, and Mexico shows the same control-link, payload, and low-cost adaptation pattern spreading to state forces, insurgents, and organized armed groups.
Improvised drones, Improvised military drone class, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Myanmar Civil War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +3 moreImprovised dronesImprovised military drone classBuilt in: VariousImprovised drones are locally modified or field-assembled uncrewed aerial systems built from commercial quadcopters, FPV airframes, agricultural-drone parts, and workshop-made payload fittings. The record tracks a distributed weapon class rather than one factory model: Islamic State, Ukrainian and Russian forces, Hamas, Israeli units in Gaza, and Myanmar armed actors all adapted small UAVs for reconnaissance, bomb drops, assault support, and low-cost strike roles.
Armed commercial quadcopter drone, Weaponized commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyArmed commercial quadcopter droneWeaponized commercial quadcopter UAVBuilt in: Various, including ChinaArmed commercial quadcopter drones are civilian off-the-shelf multirotor UAVs adapted for battlefield surveillance, target observation, propaganda filming, and short-range explosive delivery. In the Lake Chad basin, reporting links ISWAP and Boko Haram-linked forces to a late-2024 shift from ISR and propaganda drone use toward armed quadcopter attacks carrying locally made or locally fabricated grenades against Nigerian military positions in Borno and Yobe.

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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun, 14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gun, Air Defense1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / China / Romania / North KoreaThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. Museum, monitoring, and open-source records connect the Cold War gun to Vietnam War helicopter defense, Iraqi air defense, Libyan and Syrian pickup-mounted fire support, SPLA-N-held anti-aircraft positions in Sudan, and anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces in Yemen.
LLAD guns, Low-level air-defense gun layer, Air Defense2025 India-Pakistan ConflictLLAD gunsLow-level air-defense gun layerBuilt in: Multiple, including Sweden, the Soviet Union/Russia, and IndiaLLAD guns are India's low-level air-defense gun layer, built around modernized 40 mm L/70 batteries and 23 mm twin-barrel mounts for point defense against low-flying aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions. During the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Indian official reporting placed them inside Operation Sindoor's layered air-defense network alongside MANPADS and longer-range surface-to-air missiles.
MANPADS, Man-portable air-defense system, Air Defense2011 Sinai Insurgency, 2011 Syrian Civil War +4 moreMANPADSMan-portable air-defense systemBuilt in: Multiple countriesMANPADS are shoulder-fired or small-team portable surface-to-air missile systems used for very-short-range defense against low-flying aircraft and helicopters. This generic entry is reserved for directly sourced MANPADS, shoulder-fired SAM, or pattern-level conflict use where the public evidence does not identify a specific Strela, Igla, Stinger, or other missile model with enough confidence.
ZU-23-2, Towed twin 23 mm anti-aircraft autocannon, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +3 moreZU-23-2Towed twin 23 mm anti-aircraft autocannonBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / Bulgaria / Poland / Egypt / ChinaThe ZU-23-2 is a Soviet twin 23 mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon built around two 2A14 guns on a light carriage. Its manual sighting, rapid emplacement, and high volume of fire make it a close-range air-defense weapon against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and drones, while many operators also use it for direct fire against light vehicles and infantry positions. Ukrainian forces have used ZU-23-2 guns in mobile and positional air-defense teams during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, Armenian-side losses in the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh fighting included towed and vehicle-mounted ZU-23 guns, and conflict monitors documented ZU-23 or ZU-23-2-pattern use in Yemen, Tigray, and northern Mali.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Mortar launcher, 60mm, 60 mm light mortar launcher, Artillery2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyMortar launcher, 60mm60 mm light mortar launcherBuilt in: Multiple countries; not identified for the recovered Boko Haram/ISWAP tubesA 60 mm mortar launcher is a light infantry indirect-fire system built around a smoothbore, muzzle-loaded tube that can be used in conventional bipod-and-baseplate form or, on some modern systems, in reduced handheld or commando configurations. In the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, Nigerian reporting has documented 60 mm mortar tubes recovered from ISWAP fighters around Marte, Gajiram, Mandara Mountain, and the Timbuktu Triangle, while Conflict Armament Research has separately documented mortar materiel and captured 60 mm rounds among JAS/Boko Haram and ISWAP-linked seizures around Lake Chad. The recovered launcher models are not publicly identified, so this entry treats the item as a caliber-class system rather than a specific national model.
Mortar launcher, 81mm, 81 mm crew-served medium mortar, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreMortar launcher, 81mm81 mm crew-served medium mortarBuilt in: Multiple countriesThe 81 mm mortar launcher is a crew-served medium-mortar class for high-angle indirect fire with high-explosive, smoke, illumination, and training ammunition. This entry treats the L16/M252/M252A1 line as representative of modern 81 mm launchers while keeping conflict-use claims model-specific where sources allow: Boko Haram/ISWAP reporting identifies recovered 81 mm mortar equipment without a model, CJTF-OIR imagery identifies Iraqi M252 training at Camp Taji, and Task Force Southwest imagery identifies U.S. Marine M252 use at Camp Shorab in Afghanistan.
81/82 mm mortar, 81/82 mm crew-served medium mortar, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 more81/82 mm mortar81/82 mm crew-served medium mortarBuilt in: Multiple countriesThe 81/82 mm mortar family covers the modern crew-served, muzzle-loaded, smoothbore indirect-fire class descended from the Stokes mortar lineage and still fielded worldwide in variant-specific forms. This is a family-level page: 81 mm L16/M252/M252A1/F2-type systems and 82 mm Soviet/Russian-pattern systems such as 2B14 and 2B24 share a medium-mortar battlefield role but are not interchangeable hardware. Conflict rows stay at the caliber or named-system level supported by the source, including Boko Haram/ISWAP recovered 81 mm equipment, Iraqi M252 training under Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Marine M252 use and Afghan Border Police 82 mm sustainment in Afghanistan, PKK 81/82 mm mortar use where no single model is identified, and Chadian 82 mm mortar training before operations in Mali.
105 mm field guns, 105 mm towed field gun / howitzer class, Artillery2017 Battle of Marawi105 mm field guns105 mm towed field gun / howitzer classBuilt in: Multiple countries; representative M101-family production centered on the United StatesThe 105 mm field guns entry covers the model-unspecified 105 mm artillery used by Philippine government forces during the 2017 Battle of Marawi. Reliable Marawi studies describe Filipino gunners employing 105 mm guns in direct fire against reinforced concrete positions, an improvised urban fire-support role that helped infantry assaults when shoulder-fired breaching options were limited.
Heavy-calibre weapons, Aggregate heavy artillery and mortar category, Artillery2025 India-Pakistan ConflictHeavy-calibre weaponsAggregate heavy artillery and mortar categoryBuilt in: Multiple countriesHeavy-calibre weapons is a conservative aggregate entry for the mortars and heavy-calibre artillery publicly cited in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict. Indian Ministry of Defence reporting and Associated Press coverage describe Pakistani Line of Control shelling with mortars, artillery, and gunfire, but the public sources do not identify exact Pakistani gun or mortar models, so this record documents the sourced category rather than a specific weapon system.
Ballistic missile, Ballistic missile, Artillery1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War +8 moreBallistic missileBallistic missileBuilt in: Multiple countriesBallistic missiles are rocket-propelled weapons that accelerate during boost, then place a payload on a mostly unpowered ballistic path through midcourse and terminal flight. The class spans short-range battlefield missiles, submarine-launched systems, and intercontinental weapons; in recent cataloged conflicts, open sources document Iranian and Houthi use when strike reports identify broad ballistic-missile salvos but not always a single missile model.
120 mm mortar launcher, Heavy mortar launcher, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +2 more120 mm mortar launcherHeavy mortar launcherBuilt in: Multiple countriesA 120 mm mortar launcher is a heavy indirect-fire weapon class used to fire high-angle mortar bombs from a tube, baseplate, and bipod, a towed mount, or a vehicle system. This generic entry is for source-backed cases where public evidence identifies the caliber and mortar role but not a precise national model, including Ukrainian 120-mm mortar fire near Chasiv Yar, probable 120 mm mortar shelling in Yemen, Gaddafi-era use around Misratah, and a Nigerien seizure from Boko Haram fighters.
Mortars, Infantry and artillery mortar class, Artillery2017 Battle of Marawi, 2016 Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict +5 moreMortarsInfantry and artillery mortar classBuilt in: Multiple countriesMortars are short-barreled, high-angle indirect-fire weapons used by infantry, artillery units, and armed groups for close support, harassment, and attacks on positions behind cover. The catalog entry treats mortars as a broad weapon class because the direct conflict sources usually document mortar use without identifying exact calibers or models, including Philippine government support fires at Marawi, Hezbollah fire at Mount Dov, jihadist attacks in Mali and Sinai, FARC dissident improvised mortars in Colombia, 2023 Sudan War battlefield use, and Cambodia-accused cross-border fire.
60 mm mortar, Light infantry mortar, Artillery1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2025 Thailand-Cambodia Border Conflict +1 more60 mm mortarLight infantry mortarBuilt in: Multiple countriesThe 60 mm mortar is a portable light-infantry indirect-fire class used for close support where crews need high-angle fire from a weapon lighter than larger battalion mortars. The caliber family spans many national models: direct conflict sourcing documents PKK 60 mm mortar use and recovered ammunition in the Kurdish-Turkish conflict, disputed Thai 60 mm mortar fire claims in the 2025 Thailand-Cambodia border fighting, and Yemen-linked interdiction of 60 mm mortar tubes assessed by the United States as intended for Houthi forces rather than confirmed battlefield firing.
Mortar launcher, 82mm, Portable smoothbore mortar launcher, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2012 Mali War +2 moreMortar launcher, 82mmPortable smoothbore mortar launcherBuilt in: Multiple countriesThis entry covers the 82 mm mortar-launcher caliber class rather than a single factory model, spanning Soviet-pattern BM/PM designs, later 2B14/2B24 systems, and national derivatives. Direct conflict-use sources tie 82 mm launcher or mortar-system evidence to Boko Haram/ISWAP materiel in the Lake Chad basin, rebel footage in Mali, Iraqi forces around Mosul, and Houthi fire-support reporting in Yemen.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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FN FAL, 7.62 mm battle rifle, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2017 Battle of Marawi +3 moreFN FAL7.62 mm battle rifleBuilt in: Belgium; licensed production in multiple countriesThe FN FAL is a Belgian 7.62 x 51 mm NATO battle rifle designed at Fabrique Nationale after World War II and adopted or license-produced across many Cold War armies. The cataloged record spans state service, licensed Commonwealth and Argentine derivatives, and later illicit or captured rifles documented in conflicts from the Falklands to Marawi, Boko Haram operations, Haiti, and the Islamic State fight.
PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +8 morePKM/PK7.62 mm general-purpose machine gunBuilt in: Soviet Union, Russia, and licensed-production countriesThe PK and lighter PKM are Soviet-designed, belt-fed 7.62x54R general-purpose machine guns used from bipods, tripods, vehicles, remote weapon stations, and improvised mounts. Their low weight for the class, non-disintegrating belt feed, quick-change barrel concept, and wide licensed-production base make the family a recurring infantry fire-support weapon in recent conflicts, with documented rows here covering Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Lake Chad, Gaza, Afghanistan, and Turkey's conflict with the PKK.
Heckler & Koch G3, 7.62 mm select-fire battle rifle, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2023 Sudan War +2 moreHeckler & Koch G37.62 mm select-fire battle rifleBuilt in: Germany; licensed production in multiple countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Pakistan, Iran, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, Greece, Mexico, Brazil, and MyanmarThe Heckler & Koch G3 is a roller-delayed 7.62 x 51 mm NATO battle rifle developed in West Germany from the CETME rifle family. Its long service life and licensed production have left G3-pattern rifles in multiple conflict arsenals, including documented Boko Haram small-arms holdings in the Lake Chad basin, RSF-linked evidence in Sudan, Saudi-linked G3 rifles reported in Yemen, and G3/BA64 rifles still circulating in Myanmar's post-2021 war.
AKM, 7.62x39mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +5 moreAKM7.62x39mm assault rifleBuilt in: Soviet Union / licensed producersThe AKM is the stamped-receiver modernization of the Soviet Kalashnikov assault rifle, chambered for 7.62x39mm and built around a long-stroke gas piston and rotating bolt. Adopted in 1959, it reduced production burden compared with earlier milled-receiver AK rifles and became a widely licensed baseline for later 7.62mm Kalashnikov-pattern weapons. CAR and ARES field documentation continues to place AKM and AKM-pattern rifles in modern conflict stocks, from Islamic State recoveries in Iraq and Syria to Taliban captures in Afghanistan.
40 mm automatic grenade launcher, 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 more40 mm automatic grenade launcher40 mm automatic grenade launcherBuilt in: Multiple countriesThe 40 mm automatic grenade launcher class covers belt-fed crew-served grenade machine guns such as the U.S. Mk 19 Mod 3, ST Engineering 40AGL Mk2, Heckler & Koch GMG, and Spain's LAG 40 family. Direct reporting documents Mk 19 use by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, coalition partner training against Islamic State, and Ukrainian frontline employment in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Machine gun, Automatic small arm / crew-served firearm, Infantry Weapons2016 Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +1 moreMachine gunAutomatic small arm / crew-served firearmBuilt in: Multiple countriesMachine guns are automatic small arms built for sustained rapid fire, with roles spanning light squad automatic weapons, medium or general-purpose guns, and heavy crew-served weapons. This broad catalog entry tracks source-backed machine-gun use, possession, or capture in recent conflicts while treating model-specific facts such as M60, Type 80/PKM-T80, M240, and M2 details as examples rather than universal traits.
.308-caliber precision rifle, Bolt-action or semi-automatic precision rifle class, Infantry Weapons2022 Haitian Gang Conflict.308-caliber precision rifleBolt-action or semi-automatic precision rifle classBuilt in: United States / Various.308-caliber precision rifles are scoped small arms chambered in .308 Winchester, 7.62x51mm NATO, or closely related .30-caliber service cartridges, depending on the model and markings. The class spans law-enforcement, military, sporting, and long-range precision roles. In the 2022 Haitian Gang Conflict entry, the sourcing supports illicit trafficking of .308 rifles into Haiti and gang-linked demand for higher-powered rifles, but it does not identify a specific model or prove a documented firing incident.
Hunting rifle, Civilian shoulder-fired rifle, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2012 Central African Republic Civil WarHunting rifleCivilian shoulder-fired rifleBuilt in: VariousHunting rifles are civilian shoulder-fired rifles that enter conflict records as a weapon class rather than a standardized military model. The catalog evidence ties them to community security and militia use: UNIDIR documents craft-produced hunting rifles among CJTF/Yan Gora and Hunters/Charmers in northeast Nigeria, while Conflict Armament Research identifies hunting rifles among anti-balaka militia weapons in the Central African Republic.
.30-Caliber Machine Gun, Crew-served medium machine gun, Infantry Weapons1968 Moro Conflict, 2017 Battle of Marawi.30-Caliber Machine GunCrew-served medium machine gunBuilt in: Unknown for the recovered weapons; representative Browning M1919-family guns were built in the United States and allied production linesThe .30-caliber machine gun entry covers model-unspecified crew-served automatic weapons recovered from IS-linked militant contexts in Mindanao. Philippine reporting documented one gun among weapons cleared from Marawi's former Main Battle Area after the 2017 Battle of Marawi, and a later Philippine Army-sourced report listed one .30 caliber machine gun recovered after a 2022 clash with Dawlah Islamiya-Maute Group members in Maguing, Lanao del Sur. The public sources did not identify whether either weapon was a Browning M1919-family gun or another .30-caliber pattern.
Door-breaching explosive charge, Explosive breaching charge, Infantry Weapons2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreDoor-breaching explosive chargeExplosive breaching chargeBuilt in: MultipleA door-breaching explosive charge is a portable combat-engineering entry device used by assault teams and sappers to defeat doors, locks, hardware, walls, or light obstacles with a controlled blast. Military training sources describe task-specific charge patterns such as donut, linear, silhouette, and water-impulse charges, while conflict reporting documents explosive entry use in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Gaza urban operations.
Landmine, Explosive ground mine, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +6 moreLandmineExplosive ground mineBuilt in: MultipleLandmines are ground-emplaced explosive munitions triggered by a person's or vehicle's presence, proximity, or contact, with battlefield roles ranging from route denial and obstacle protection to remote minefield laying. This class page covers conventional anti-personnel and anti-vehicle mines, scatterable mines, directional fragmentation mines, and improvised victim-activated mines where sources directly document conflict use.
AKMS, Folding-stock 7.62x39mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarAKMSFolding-stock 7.62x39mm assault rifleBuilt in: Soviet Union / licensed producersThe AKMS is the under-folding-stock member of the Soviet AKM assault-rifle family, retaining the stamped receiver, long-stroke gas system, select-fire controls, and 7.62x39mm chambering while shortening the rifle for airborne troops, vehicle crews, and compact carry. Conflict Armament Research and ARES documentation places AKMS-family rifles in Islamic State stocks around Kobane and in a 2022 Ukrainian police seizure from an alleged Russian saboteur, showing how older Kalashnikov-pattern rifles remain visible in modern war.
Fragmentation hand grenade, Fragmentation hand grenade, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +5 moreFragmentation hand grenadeFragmentation hand grenadeBuilt in: Multiple countriesFragmentation hand grenades are short-delay anti-personnel explosives built to scatter high-velocity fragments across close range. The U.S. M67 provides a modern benchmark for the class, while documented conflict use ranges from Hamas shelter assaults and Philippine urban clearing at Marawi to F1-type grenade payloads dropped from Mavic-style drones in the Russia-Ukraine War.
Handgun/pistol, Handheld small arm / sidearm, Infantry Weapons2016 Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict, 2022 Haitian Gang Conflict +1 moreHandgun/pistolHandheld small arm / sidearmBuilt in: Multiple countriesHandguns and pistols are compact small arms designed for one-handed or close-range use, including semi-automatic pistols fed from magazines and revolvers fed from rotating cylinders. Conflict sources sometimes identify only model-unspecified pistols or handguns, including FARC dissident seizures in Colombia, gang arsenals in Haiti, and handgun use by warring forces in Sudan.
RPG-7, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +4 moreRPG-7Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / China / Bulgaria / Iraq / Iran / Pakistan / Romania / EgyptThe RPG-7 is a Soviet-origin reusable shoulder-fired rocket launcher built around a simple 40 mm launch tube and a wide family of over-caliber anti-armor, fragmentation, and thermobaric rounds. Its low cost, portability, and large global stock make it a common infantry anti-armor and assault weapon, including documented Ukrainian service, Hamas use in Gaza, ISWAP use in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, and insurgent use in Afghanistan.
Rifle grenades, Rifle-launched grenade family, Infantry Weapons1955 Vietnam War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreRifle grenadesRifle-launched grenade familyBuilt in: Multiple countriesRifle grenades are a broad family of grenades projected from service rifles by rod, cup, spigot, muzzle-device, bullet-trap, or shoot-through launch methods. World War I examples extended infantry grenade reach with explosive, smoke, signal, message, and emerging anti-tank payloads, while postwar HEAT designs such as the British No. 94 Energa and U.S. M31 used shaped charges for short-range anti-armor fire. The cataloged conflict record spans rifle-launched use, recovered ammunition, and modern reuse of rifle-grenade munitions as drone payloads in Myanmar and Ukraine.
AK-47/AKM rifle family, Selective-fire assault rifle family, Infantry Weapons2016 Colombian FARC Dissident Conflict, 2022 Haitian Gang Conflict +12 moreAK-47/AKM rifle familySelective-fire assault rifle familyBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia / China / multiple countriesAK-47/AKM-family rifles are Kalashnikov-pattern small arms derived from the Soviet AK-47 and 1959 AKM modernization, usually chambered in 7.62 x 39 mm. In the post-2015 catalog they appear with FARC dissidents in Colombia, gangs in Haiti, PKK fighters, GNA scouts in Libya, insurgents in Mali, Islamic State forces in Iraq and Syria, militants in Sinai, RSF units in Sudan, Hamas fighters in Gaza, Taliban fighters in Afghanistan, Boko Haram-linked militants in the Lake Chad basin, and Houthi-linked supply chains in Yemen.
RPG Launcher, Shoulder-fired anti-armor rocket-propelled grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons1991 Somali Civil War, 1991 Sierra Leone Civil War +2 moreRPG LauncherShoulder-fired anti-armor rocket-propelled grenade launcherBuilt in: Multiple, including Soviet Union/Russia, China, Bulgaria, Iraq, Iran, Pakistan, Romania, and EgyptRPG launchers are portable infantry anti-armor and direct-fire weapons used to fire explosive grenades against vehicles, buildings, helicopters, and fortified positions. This generic record covers conflict sources that identify RPG use without enough detail to assign a narrower model, from Mogadishu and Freetown to Darfur and Marawi.
POMZ-2, Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine, Infantry Weapons2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +2 morePOMZ-2Stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mineBuilt in: Soviet UnionThe POMZ-2 is a Soviet stake-mounted antipersonnel fragmentation mine built around a serrated cast-iron body, TNT charge, and pull-fuze tripwire. Its simple above-ground layout made the mine a persistent legacy hazard: cataloged use now spans Soviet mine warfare in Afghanistan, Vietnamese forces in the 1955 Vietnam War, Nagorno-Karabakh stockpiles and defensive minefields, and a limited 2011 Syrian Civil War indication tied to Syrian government forces.
Surface-laid landmine, Surface-laid mine, Infantry Weapons1990 Gulf War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreSurface-laid landmineSurface-laid mineBuilt in: MultipleSurface-laid landmines are explosive mines emplaced on top of, flush with, or close to the ground surface rather than fully buried. The category cuts across factory models: GAO documented U.S. scatterable surface-laid mine use in the 1990 Gulf War, Human Rights Watch documented surface-emplaced TM-62M mines near Debaltseve in Ukraine, and RUSI described Hamas road mines in Gaza as often surface-laid and easier to remove than buried devices.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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Mortar bombs, 60mm, 60 mm mortar ammunition, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2021 Myanmar Civil War +1 moreMortar bombs, 60mm60 mm mortar ammunitionBuilt in: Multiple countries60 mm mortar bombs are fin-stabilized light mortar rounds made in high-explosive, smoke, illumination, infrared-illumination, and training variants for portable 60 mm mortar tubes. This entry treats the caliber as a family rather than a single national model: Boko Haram/ISWAP evidence is based on recovered rounds and IED adaptation, Myanmar evidence includes both fired and air-dropped mortar rounds, and Ukrainian evidence covers 60 mm mortar shells integrated into FPV strike drones.
Mortar bombs, 81mm, 81 mm mortar bomb, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreMortar bombs, 81mm81 mm mortar bombBuilt in: Multiple countries81 mm mortar bombs are fin-stabilized ammunition families made by many arsenals and defense manufacturers for medium mortars, with high-explosive, smoke, illumination, infrared-illumination, and training variants. Documented conflict use in this catalog includes Boko Haram improvised explosive devices made from captured mortar bombs, U.S. transfers of 81 mm mortar rounds to Ukraine, and Myanmar Civil War reporting of both SAC mortar fire and resistance drone drops.
Mortar bombs, 82 mm, 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreMortar bombs, 82 mm82 mm high-explosive mortar bombBuilt in: Multiple countriesThis entry covers the 82 mm mortar-bomb caliber class rather than a single factory model. Sources document the class in insurgent and paramilitary materiel from Boko Haram-linked forces in the Lake Chad Basin, Islamic State stocks in Syria and Iraq, and RSF-associated PP87 mortar ammunition in Sudan, while manufacturer and ordnance references show that model-specific weight, filling, fuze, and range figures vary across O-832, PP87, HE, smoke, illumination, and extended-range families.
120 mm illumination ammunition, 120 mm illuminating ammunition, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan120 mm illumination ammunition120 mm illuminating ammunitionBuilt in: Multiple countries120 mm illumination ammunition is a heavy mortar munition class that ejects a parachute-retarded candle to light target areas for night observation, signaling, and fire adjustment. Nammo publishes a representative 120 mm illuminating round with time-fuze deployment at 500-700 meters, while U.S. Army sources identify visible-light M930 and infrared M983 cartridges for the M120A1 and M121 mortar systems. In the 2001 War in Afghanistan, U.S. Marines with Task Force Southwest fired 120 mm mortar illumination rounds from Bost Airfield to support Afghan government forces during combat operations in Helmand Province.
155 mm NATO-standard ammunition, 155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State155 mm NATO-standard ammunition155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition familyBuilt in: Multiple countries155 mm NATO-standard ammunition is the shared Western artillery ammunition family organized around NATO JBMOU and STANAG requirements, with separate projectile, fuze, primer, and propelling-charge elements depending on the round. The family matters in conflict records because official sources document 155 mm rounds in Ukrainian artillery supply and coalition M777A2 fire missions during Operation Inherent Resolve.
500 kg bomb, 500 kg air-dropped bomb class, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War500 kg bomb500 kg air-dropped bomb classBuilt in: VariousThe 500 kg bomb is a weight-class entry for air-dropped bombs rather than one national design. It covers representative general-purpose and high-explosive bomb bodies such as Indian 500 KG GP Bomb products and Soviet/Russian FAB-500-family examples, with open sources documenting FAB-500-class use in Ukraine and Syria and carrier references linking the class to aircraft such as the F-7NI, H-5, and Su-34.
2.75-inch rocket pod, Aircraft rocket pod, Munitions2.75-inch rocket podAircraft rocket podBuilt in: United States / BelgiumThe 2.75-inch rocket pod is an external aircraft launcher class for 70 mm aerial rockets, spanning fixed-wing and rotary-wing pods such as LAU-32, LAU-61, LAU-68, M260/M261, and FZ231-family launchers. Manufacturer sources document seven-, twelve-, and nineteen-round examples, while General Dynamics describes Hydra-70 rockets as compatible with existing seven- and nineteen-tube launchers on aircraft including Apache, Cobra, and F-16.
Air-dropped bombs, Aircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb class, Munitions2017 Battle of Marawi, 2016 Colombian FARC Dissident ConflictAir-dropped bombsAircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb classBuilt in: VariousAir-dropped bombs are aircraft-delivered explosive munitions documented here as a conflict-use class when sources identify bombing runs but not a specific model. The entry covers Philippine Air Force bombing during the 2017 Battle of Marawi and Colombian government air operations against FARC dissident bases, while separating those conflict claims from representative Mk-series bomb-body background.
Anti-ship cruise missile, Anti-ship cruise missile, Munitions1982 Falklands War, 1980 Iran-Iraq War +4 moreAnti-ship cruise missileAnti-ship cruise missileBuilt in: Multiple countriesAnti-ship cruise missiles are guided standoff weapons built to attack warships and high-value surface vessels from aircraft, ships, submarines, and coastal launchers. The class is documented from Falklands War Exocet attacks and Tanker War maritime strikes to Ukrainian Neptune use in the Black Sea, Iraqi Silkworm launches in the 1990 Gulf War, Hezbollah's 2006 C-802 strike, and Houthi launches during the 2023 Red Sea Crisis.
Hand grenade, Hand-thrown explosive grenade family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarHand grenadeHand-thrown explosive grenade familyBuilt in: Multiple countriesHand grenade is a compact, hand-thrown explosive munition family that includes fragmentation, smoke, incendiary, stun, riot-control, and blast-overpressure designs. U.S. Army grenade manuals describe the family as a close-range soldier munition, while recent Russia-Ukraine and 2023 Israel-Hamas War reporting documents hand grenades being repurposed as commercial-quadcopter drop payloads.
Mortar bombs, 120mm, Heavy mortar ammunition, Munitions2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyMortar bombs, 120mmHeavy mortar ammunitionBuilt in: Multiple countries120 mm mortar bombs are fin-stabilized heavy mortar projectiles for compatible 120 mm mortar launchers, covering high-explosive, smoke, illumination, training, extended-range, and guided families. Published examples vary sharply by manufacturer and launcher qualification: conventional HE rounds commonly list 13-16 kg class masses, product-specific explosive fillings, point-detonating or proximity fuzes, and range limits tied to barrel length, pressure limits, smoothbore qualification, or turreted-system requirements. In the Boko Haram insurgency, Nigerian Army reporting documented recovered 120 mm mortar bombs as insurgent materiel rather than confirmed firing use.
Drone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munition, Improvised drone-dropped RPG-derived shaped-charge munition, Munitions1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDrone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munitionImprovised drone-dropped RPG-derived shaped-charge munitionBuilt in: Palestinian territories / Iraq / Turkey field-adapted contextsDrone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munitions are field-adapted explosive payloads that convert RPG-family projectiles or similar shaped-charge warheads into aerial drop weapons for commercial UAVs. Open-source conflict reporting documents PKK Matrice 600-family carriage of PG-7VM, PG-7VL, and OG-7-pattern projectiles in 2021 and Hamas-led use of modified RPG-derived munitions from commercial drones during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
Thermobaric warhead, Thermobaric payload, MunitionsThermobaric warheadThermobaric payloadBuilt in: Multiple countriesA thermobaric warhead is a munition payload type rather than a complete weapon. ARES describes thermobaric and fuel-air explosive munitions as payloads that use ambient oxygen to produce a longer-duration, high-temperature blast with lower peak pressure than conventional HE, usually with little primary fragmentation. Cataloged examples range from RPG and mortar rounds to artillery rockets, mine-clearing rockets, and loitering-munition payloads.
122 mm Katyusha rocket, Unguided 122 mm artillery rocket, Munitions2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict +1 more122 mm Katyusha rocketUnguided 122 mm artillery rocketBuilt in: Soviet Union / Russia; copies and compatible rockets produced internationallyThe 122 mm Katyusha rocket is the umbrella Grad-style unguided artillery rocket family associated with BM-21 launchers, Grad-P single-round launchers, and improvised rails. It is useful where sources identify Katyusha, Grad, or 122 mm rockets without naming a precise projectile model; direct conflict records document ISWAP use in the Lake Chad basin, Hezbollah salvos from Lebanon, and pro-Houthi rocket fire in Yemen.
Air-to-ground rocket, Unguided aerial rocket class, Munitions2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreAir-to-ground rocketUnguided aerial rocket classBuilt in: VariousAir-to-ground rockets are unguided aircraft rockets fired from underwing blocks, launch rails, or multi-tube pods by helicopters and fixed-wing attack aircraft. Representative families include Soviet 57 mm S-5 rockets, Soviet-origin 80 mm S-8 rockets, and U.S. 2.75-inch/70 mm Hydra-70 rockets, with conflict rows limited to sources that directly identify a specific representative family in use or transfer.

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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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Military Truck, Military logistics truck and tactical wheeled vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in AfghanistanMilitary TruckMilitary logistics truck and tactical wheeled vehicleBuilt in: GlobalMilitary trucks are wheeled logistics and tactical support vehicles used for cargo movement, convoy sustainment, heavy-equipment transport, fuel and water distribution, and as chassis for road-mobile weapon systems. The class spans generic cargo trucks through tactical wheeled vehicle families such as FMTV, and conflict evidence on this page is limited to directly sourced Ukraine transfers and Afghanistan convoy operations.

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Tanks

Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.

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T-54/T-55, Main battle tank / medium tank family, Tanks2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +7 moreT-54/T-55Main battle tank / medium tank familyBuilt in: Soviet Union / Poland / CzechoslovakiaThe T-54/T-55 is a Soviet tank family built around a low-profile tracked hull, four-person crew, and 100 mm D-10-series gun. It became one of the most widely produced tank families of the Cold War, with Soviet and licensed production spreading across Warsaw Pact and partner states. Direct conflict sourcing traces the family from North Vietnamese T-54 use in the 1975 fall of Saigon and Iraqi T-55s in the Gulf War to recent secondary fire-support, capture, and loss contexts in Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nigeria, and Sudan.
T-55AM-2, Upgraded T-55 main battle tank, Tanks1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarT-55AM-2Upgraded T-55 main battle tankBuilt in: Czechoslovakia / Czech RepublicThe T-55AM-2 is a Czechoslovak T-55 modernization that added passive BDD applique armor, side skirts, smoke dischargers, improved mobility equipment, modern radios, and the Kladivo fire-control lineage while retaining the manually loaded 100 mm D-10-series gun. Sri Lankan Army records document T 55 AM 2/AM II tanks arriving for the 4th Armoured Regiment before the final phase of the 1983 Sri Lankan Civil War, where the regiment used tank squadrons for assault, defensive holding, and direct-fire support.