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United Kingdom Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 107 weapon systems built or assembled in United Kingdom, including aircraft & uavs, air defense, and related systems, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

107 weapon systems
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Category Mix

Aircraft & UAVs15Air Defense10Armored Vehicles15Artillery12Electronic Warfare1Infantry Weapons5Munitions22Naval Systems21Support Equipment4Tanks2

Builder Links

BAE Systems21Royal Ordnance12Alvis8MBDA7GKN Sankey4MBDA UK4Thales Air Defence4NP Aerospace3

Conflict Coverage

2014 Russia-Ukraine War412003 Iraq War231990 Gulf War172001 War in Afghanistan161982 Falklands War122014 War Against the Islamic State112014 Yemen Civil War102011 First Libyan Civil War9

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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BAE Hawk, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs1975 Indonesian Occupation of East Timor, 1976 Aceh Insurgency +2 moreBAE HawkAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft familyBuilt by: Hawker Siddeley / British Aerospace / BAE Systems / Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedThe BAE Hawk is a British single-engine advanced jet trainer family whose export variants also served as light-attack aircraft. BAE describes Hawk as its most successful military trainer, while conflict records document Indonesian, Zimbabwean, and Malaysian Hawks in strike or fire-support roles.
EA-37B Compass Call, Airborne electromagnetic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran ConflictEA-37B Compass CallAirborne electromagnetic attack aircraftBuilt by: BAE Systems and L3Harris TechnologiesThe EA-37B Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's Gulfstream G550-based airborne electromagnetic attack aircraft, built by BAE Systems and L3Harris to disrupt communications, radar, navigation, and other tactical networks. The program was approved in 2018 to replace the EC-130H, first delivered in 2023, redesignated EA-37B in October 2023, and put into training sorties in 2025.
EC-130H Compass Call, Airborne electronic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreEC-130H Compass CallAirborne electronic attack aircraftBuilt by: Lockheed Martin / BAE Systems / L3HarrisThe EC-130H Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's legacy airborne electronic-attack aircraft, a heavily modified C-130H that denies, degrades, and disrupts adversary command-and-control communications, radars, and navigation systems. Its mission crew operates permanently installed electronic-attack equipment for U.S. and coalition air, surface, maritime, and special-operations support, while the EC-130H fleet transitions to the EA-37B Compass Call successor.
Blackburn Beverley, Heavy military transport aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsIndonesian Confrontation 1962-1966Blackburn BeverleyHeavy military transport aircraftBuilt by: Blackburn Aircraft CompanyThe Blackburn Beverley was a British piston-engined heavy military transport built at Brough for Royal Air Force Transport Command. Developed from the General Aircraft Universal Freighter line, it paired a box-section cargo hold, high wing, fixed undercarriage, clamshell loading doors, and tailboom troop accommodation for bulky freight, paratroop, and rough-strip logistics, including documented Commonwealth air-supply work in Borneo during the Indonesian Confrontation.
Sea King, Multi-role maritime helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +4 moreSea KingMulti-role maritime helicopterBuilt by: Westland HelicoptersThe Sea King is the British-built Westland WS-61, a licensed version of the Sikorsky S-61/SH-3 Sea King that first flew in 1969 and saw more than 340 aircraft delivered. Westland marks covered anti-submarine, airborne surveillance, commando transport, utility, and search-and-rescue work, with documented service from the Falklands War and Gulf War through Iraq, Afghanistan, Sierra Leone, and Ukraine.
Tempest, sixth-generation crewed combat aircraft programme, Aircraft & UAVsTempestsixth-generation crewed combat aircraft programmeBuilt by: BAE Systems / Leonardo / Mitsubishi Heavy IndustriesTempest is the UK name for the crewed fighter at the centre of the Global Combat Air Programme, a UK-Italy-Japan effort to develop a next-generation stealth combat aircraft with digital engineering, advanced sensing, and networked future-air-system roles. The programme is not fielded in combat, so this draft records programme identity and development context without conflict-use claims.
Buccaneer S2, Strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf WarBuccaneer S2Strike aircraftBuilt by: Blackburn Aircraft Company / Hawker Siddeley AviationThe Buccaneer S2 was the Spey-powered British low-level strike branch of Blackburn's carrier-borne Buccaneer family, built by Blackburn Aircraft and later Hawker Siddeley Aviation. RAF Buccaneer S2B aircraft gave Operation Granby a Pave Spike laser-designation capability in the 1990 Gulf War, while the wider S.2 line covered Royal Navy strike service, RAF maritime attack, reconnaissance, and carried munitions such as BL755.
Harrier GR3, Strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Falklands WarHarrier GR3Strike aircraftBuilt by: Hawker Siddeley / British AerospaceThe Harrier GR3 was a British V/STOL strike and reconnaissance aircraft that developed the RAF's first-generation Harrier into a more capable ground-attack variant. Museum sources describe improved attack sensors, electronic countermeasures, and the Pegasus 103 engine, while IWM and RAF Museum records document No. 1 Squadron GR3 operations from HMS Hermes and the Port San Carlos forward strip during the 1982 Falklands War.
SEPECAT Jaguar, Supersonic jet attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1975 Western Sahara War, 1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict +4 moreSEPECAT JaguarSupersonic jet attack aircraftBuilt by: SEPECAT / Hindustan Aeronautics LimitedThe SEPECAT Jaguar is a Franco-British supersonic jet attack aircraft built for low-level strike, close air support, reconnaissance, and tactical nuclear delivery. Jointly developed by SEPECAT and later license-produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for India, it first flew in 1968 and went on to see documented combat use in the 1975 Western Sahara War, the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the 1990 Gulf War, the 1992 Bosnian War, the 1999 Kargil War, and the 1995 Cenepa War.
SA 330 Puma, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreSA 330 PumaTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterBuilt by: Aerospatiale / Westland Helicopters / IARThe SA 330 Puma is a French-designed twin-engine medium-lift helicopter family built for troop transport, casualty evacuation, logistics, search-and-rescue, and utility missions. Cataloged conflict rows cover Argentine Puma use in the Falklands War, RAF support-helicopter use in the Gulf, Afghanistan, and Iraq, plus Portugal's late-2024 transfer of stored Puma helicopters to Ukrainian forces, while the record separates the original SA 330 family from the later Super Puma/Cougar successor page.
Panavia Tornado, Twin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +6 morePanavia TornadoTwin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraftBuilt by: BAE Systems / Airbus Defence and Space / LeonardoThe Panavia Tornado is a UK-German-Italian variable-sweep combat aircraft family developed for low-level strike, interdiction, reconnaissance, electronic-combat, and air-defense roles. Tornado variants saw direct combat use from the 1990 Gulf War through Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, the anti-Daesh campaign, the 2018 Syria strikes, and Saudi-led coalition operations in Yemen.
Banshee Jet-80, Twin-jet aerial target drone adapted or reported as a one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBanshee Jet-80Twin-jet aerial target drone adapted or reported as a one-way attack UAVBuilt by: QinetiQThe Banshee Jet-80 is a British twin-jet member of the Banshee aerial-target family, built for realistic threat representation against air-defense and air-to-air weapon systems. QinetiQ markets the Jet 80 and Jet 80+ as land- and sea-launchable targets with plug-in augmentation, optional payloads, digital navigation and telemetry, and parachute recovery; Ukraine-war reporting in 2024 identified a Banshee Jet 80+/closely related airframe in Ukrainian one-way attack drone use, and IISS later listed the Banshee Jet 80+ in Ukraine's selected one-way-attack UAV inventory.

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Air Defense

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

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Gravehawk, Containerized short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGravehawkContainerized short-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt by: BAE SystemsGravehawk is a UK-designed, Denmark-backed short-range air-defense system built for Ukraine by adapting Soviet-era R-73 air-to-air missiles for ground launch from a containerized twin-rail launcher. Official UK and parliamentary statements place it in Ukraine's wartime air-defense network, with prototypes delivered and a follow-on batch intended to help protect cities, troops, infrastructure, and energy facilities from Russian aerial attacks.
Octopus interceptor drone, Counter-UAS interceptor drone, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarOctopus interceptor droneCounter-UAS interceptor droneBuilt by: Licensed Ukrainian manufacturers / TAF Industries / UK facilitiesOctopus is a Ukrainian counter-UAS interceptor drone developed around battlefield data to defeat Shahed/Geran-type one-way attack UAVs. Ukrainian and UK official sources describe it as combat-proven, low-cost relative to its targets, and scalable through licensed production in Ukraine and the United Kingdom, while TAF Industries' Octopus-100 product page gives public performance figures for one licensed configuration.
LMM Martlet, Laser-guided lightweight multirole missile, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLMM MartletLaser-guided lightweight multirole missileBuilt by: Thales Air DefenceLMM Martlet is a British Thales-built lightweight multirole missile used as a short-range air-defense and anti-surface weapon. The 13 kg laser-guided missile is associated with Royal Navy Wildcat helicopters, Stormer-based short-range air-defense launchers, Ukrainian air-defense aid, and British counter-drone operations, giving it a compact role against drones, helicopters, small maritime craft, light vehicles, and other fast targets.
Stormer HVM, Self-propelled short-range air-defense missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarStormer HVMSelf-propelled short-range air-defense missile systemBuilt by: Alvis / Thales Air DefenceStormer HVM is a British self-propelled Starstreak High Velocity Missile air-defense system mounted on the tracked Alvis Stormer vehicle. It combines a protected CVR(T)-derived carrier, passive target-alerting equipment, and a roof launcher with eight ready Starstreak missiles for close air defense against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, and UAVs. The United Kingdom announced Stormer transfers to Ukraine in April 2022, later stated that six Stormer vehicles with Starstreak launchers had been supplied, and Ukrainian reporting placed the systems on the frontline by late July 2022.
Starstreak, Short-range surface-to-air missile / MANPADS, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarStarstreakShort-range surface-to-air missile / MANPADSBuilt by: Thales Air DefenceStarstreak is a British laser beam-riding short-range air-defense missile built by Thales Air Defence and fielded in shoulder-fired, lightweight multiple-launcher, and Stormer HVM configurations. The missile uses three dart-like projectiles and travels at more than three times the speed of sound, giving close air-defense teams a fast optically guided weapon against helicopters, low-flying aircraft, and some unmanned aircraft. The United Kingdom supplied Starstreak missiles and Stormer vehicles with Starstreak launchers to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where Ukrainian forces used them as part of layered short-range air defense.
Terrahawk Paladin, Very short-range counter-UAS air defense system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine WarTerrahawk PaladinVery short-range counter-UAS air defense systemBuilt by: MSI-Defence SystemsTerrahawk Paladin is MSI-Defence Systems' British Terrahawk VSHORAD configuration for close-range air defense and counter-UAS point protection. The modular system combines a remote gun mount, SATOS electro-optical sensing, radar-supported cueing, and vehicle, trailer, or NATO-standard flatrack deployment with offset remote operation. The UK announced Terrahawk Paladin for Ukraine through the International Fund for Ukraine in October 2023, and Ukrainian reporting later showed British-supplied systems in service with the 156th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Daimler Ferret armoured car, 4x4 armored reconnaissance car, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarDaimler Ferret armoured car4x4 armored reconnaissance carBuilt by: Daimler CompanyThe Daimler Ferret is a compact British 4x4 armored reconnaissance car built for liaison, scouting, patrol, and internal-security work. Daimler produced the type from the 1950s into the early 1970s, and its small hull, machine-gun armament, smoke dischargers, and high road speed made it a durable export vehicle after British service. Sri Lanka Army history places Ferret scout cars in its reconnaissance fleet before civil-war armor deployments, while Ukrainian Mk 1 vehicles have appeared as improvised light reconnaissance and force-protection platforms, including a modified example with anti-drone grilles and electronic-warfare equipment during the 2025 Nadiia operation.
Husky TSV, 4x4 protected tactical support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarHusky TSV4x4 protected tactical support vehicleBuilt by: Navistar DefenseHusky TSV is the British Army's Navistar-built 4x4 Tactical Support Vehicle, a protected mobility and load-carrying platform derived from the International MXT family for Afghanistan-era patrol, command, ambulance, heavy-weapon, recovery, and support tasks. The record links its original British use in Afghanistan with later Ukrainian service, where supplied Huskies have been documented in frontline mobility and evacuation roles.
Alvis Saracen, 6x6 armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarAlvis Saracen6x6 armored personnel carrierBuilt by: AlvisThe Alvis Saracen is the FV603 6x6 armored personnel carrier of Britain's FV600 wheeled-vehicle family, developed by Alvis for protected troop movement and internal-security work before the Saladin armored car reached production. It carried a small crew and an infantry section in a welded steel hull, used a Rolls-Royce B80 petrol engine and machine-gun turret, and was adapted into command, ambulance, and up-armored Northern Ireland marks. Sri Lanka Army sources document Saracen service with the Sri Lanka Armoured Corps during the civil-war period, while UN arms-transfer reporting records five Alvis Saracens among 2023 United Kingdom armored-combat-vehicle exports to Ukraine.
Alvis Saladin, 6x6 armored reconnaissance car, Armored Vehicles2014 Yemen Civil War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil WarAlvis Saladin6x6 armored reconnaissance carBuilt by: AlvisThe Alvis Saladin is a British FV601 6x6 armored reconnaissance car developed from a postwar British Army requirement and produced at Coventry from 1958 to 1972. Its production Mk 2 form combined a three-person turreted layout, a 76 mm L5A1 low-pressure gun, welded steel protection, and road mobility suited to reconnaissance, convoy escort, internal-security, and light direct-fire roles. Yemen evidence remains inventory-level: Oryx lists the Saladin in pre-war Yemeni Army armored-fighting-vehicle stocks available to parties after the 2014-2015 takeover, so this entry does not claim a specific Saladin engagement in that war.
Mastiff protected patrol vehicle, 6x6 mine-resistant protected patrol vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreMastiff protected patrol vehicle6x6 mine-resistant protected patrol vehicleBuilt by: Force Protection Industries / General Dynamics Land Systems / NP AerospaceMastiff is the British Army's heavily protected 6x6 patrol vehicle derived from the Force Protection Cougar 6x6 and integrated for UK service with additional armor, Bowman radios, electronic countermeasures, and mission equipment. British and museum sources place the type in Iraq and Afghanistan-era protected mobility, route-clearance, convoy, and force-protection roles, while 2022 reporting documents Mastiff among the UK protected mobility vehicles supplied to Ukraine.
Wolfhound, 6x6 protected tactical support vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWolfhound6x6 protected tactical support vehicleBuilt by: Force Protection Industries / General Dynamics Land Systems / NP AerospaceWolfhound is the British Army's six-wheeled protected tactical support vehicle derived from the Mastiff/Cougar family for high-threat logistics, patrol support, and artillery-support tasks. Official British sources describe it as a heavy armored load carrier for water, ammunition, construction stores, specialist pods, and the Royal Artillery's 105 mm light gun, while 2022 reporting documents Wolfhound among the UK protected mobility vehicles supplied to Ukraine.
Land Rover Snatch, Light protected patrol vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanLand Rover SnatchLight protected patrol vehicleBuilt by: Land Rover / NP AerospaceThe Land Rover Snatch is a British light protected patrol vehicle based on the Defender 110 chassis and fitted with composite armor for low-profile internal-security, patrol, escort, communications, and protected-mobility work. It entered British Army service as the CAV-100/Snatch family after a 1991 Ministry of Defence contract, later drew heavy scrutiny in Iraq and Afghanistan because roadside bombs and rocket-propelled grenades outgrew its protection level, and was progressively supplemented or replaced by heavier protected patrol vehicles and the Foxhound.
FV104 Samaritan, Tracked armored ambulance, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFV104 SamaritanTracked armored ambulanceBuilt by: AlvisThe FV104 Samaritan is the armored ambulance member of the British CVR(T) tracked-vehicle family, built by Alvis around the same compact mobility package as Scorpion and Spartan but configured for protected casualty evacuation. It is unarmed apart from smoke dischargers, carries a driver and medical attendant with stretcher or seated casualties, and is documented with British forces in Operation Desert Storm and Ukrainian service after CVR(T) transfers.
FV103 Spartan, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFV103 SpartanTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: AlvisThe FV103 Spartan is the British CVR(T) family's armored personnel carrier variant, built by Alvis to move small specialist teams under armor rather than a full infantry section. It carries three crew plus up to four passengers, mounts a single 7.62 mm machine gun, and combines compact tracked mobility with the low-profile hull that kept the type useful for export service and later Ukrainian use.
FV430 Bulldog, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFV430 BulldogTracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: GKN Sankey / BAE Systems / RheinmetallThe FV430 Bulldog is the upgraded Mark 3 form of Britain's FV432 tracked armored personnel carrier, rebuilt with a diesel powerpack, automatic transmission, and additional protection after the Iraq War exposed the limits of older APC fleets. British forces fielded upgraded Bulldogs in Iraq, and the same family later appeared in UK military aid and Ukrainian front-line evacuation work during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
FV432, Tracked armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles1990 Gulf War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFV432Tracked armored personnel carrierBuilt by: GKN Sankey / Royal Ordnance / BAE SystemsThe FV432 is the British FV430-series tracked armored personnel carrier built around a simple steel-hulled troop compartment for carrying infantry, command teams, mortar crews, engineers, or evacuation loads under armor. GKN Sankey produced the type for British service from the early 1960s, and the family later split into command, ambulance, mortar, recovery, engineering, and upgraded Bulldog forms. Public sources directly document FV432 vehicles with British coalition forces in the 1990 Gulf War and later FV432 APC transfers to Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

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Artillery

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

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76 mm L23A1 gun, 76 mm low-velocity tank gun, Artillery1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War76 mm L23A1 gun76 mm low-velocity tank gunBuilt by: Royal OrdnanceThe 76 mm L23A1 gun is a British low-velocity rifled tank gun developed by Royal Ordnance for the FV101 Scorpion and related CVR(T) fire-support vehicles. It was designed as a lighter derivative of the L5A1 with interchangeable fixed ammunition, hydropneumatic recoil, and a practical rate of fire of six rounds per minute, then saw British operational use on Scorpion vehicles in the 1982 Falklands War and 1990 Gulf War.
M119, 105 mm lightweight towed howitzer, Artillery1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreM119105 mm lightweight towed howitzerBuilt by: Rock Island Arsenal Joint Manufacturing and Technology Center / Royal OrdnanceThe M119 is the U.S. 105 mm lightweight towed howitzer derived from the British L119 light gun and built around air-mobile infantry fire support. The M119A3 variant adds digital fire control, self-location, and communications upgrades while retaining a light carriage that can be moved by trucks, cargo aircraft, or helicopter. U.S. Army sources place the type in Gulf War, Iraq War, and Afghanistan service, and Ukrainian forces later received American 105 mm howitzers during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
L118 Light Gun, 105 mm towed light howitzer, Artillery1982 Falklands War, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreL118 Light Gun105 mm towed light howitzerBuilt by: BAE SystemsThe L118 Light Gun is a British 105 mm towed howitzer built for airborne, commando, and light-force artillery. It can be towed by a medium-weight vehicle or carried underslung by a Chinook helicopter, and BAE Systems says its 105 mm ammunition family includes HE, illumination, target-marking, smoke, and propelling-charge options. This family record also covers the L119 branch, the NATO/M1-ammunition variant supplied to Ukraine, while the U.S. M119 derivative has its own linked entry.
M777, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreM777155 mm towed howitzerBuilt by: BAE SystemsThe M777 is a lightweight British-American 155 mm towed howitzer built by BAE Systems for mobile artillery units. Its titanium-and-aluminum structure, hydraulic mechanisms, and digital fire-control system made it a lighter successor to the M198 while keeping NATO 155 mm ammunition compatibility, including Excalibur precision fires documented in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine-related service.
AS-90, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq WarAS-90155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt by: Vickers Shipbuilding and EngineeringThe AS-90 is a British tracked 155 mm self-propelled howitzer built for armored, mobile indirect fire support. Its documented service includes British deployments in Iraq and UK-donated systems in Ukrainian service, while the design is distinguished by a protected tracked chassis, 48-round ammunition stowage, rapid burst fire, and a standard L31 39-calibre gun with a conventional range of about 24.7 km.
Nightfall, Ground-launched tactical ballistic missile, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine WarNightfallGround-launched tactical ballistic missileBuilt by: UK Ministry of DefenceNightfall is a UK Ministry of Defence project for a road-mobile, ground-launched tactical ballistic missile intended to give Ukraine a lower-cost long-range strike option against fixed military targets. Official material describes a more-than-500 km missile carrying a roughly 200 kg conventional high-explosive warhead, designed for rapid salvo launch, withdrawal within minutes, and operation in heavy electronic-warfare conditions; parliamentary answers place first Ukrainian deliveries after testing, starting in late 2027.
140mm BL 5.5-inch gun, Towed medium gun-howitzer, ArtillerySecond World War, Indonesian Confrontation 1962-1966 +1 more140mm BL 5.5-inch gunTowed medium gun-howitzerBuilt by: Royal OrdnanceThe 140mm BL 5.5-inch gun was a British towed medium artillery piece built around a split-trail carriage, separate-loading ammunition, and a 10-person detachment. British units received the gun in 1941, Australian War Memorial and Royal Artillery sources place its first operational service in May 1942, and the type served with British and Commonwealth forces in North Africa, Italy, and northwest Europe before later South African G2 use in the Border War.
Scorpion 120 mm mortar system, vehicle-mounted 81 mm / 120 mm mobile mortar system, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine WarScorpion 120 mm mortar systemvehicle-mounted 81 mm / 120 mm mobile mortar systemBuilt by: Milanion NTGSThe Scorpion 120 mm mortar system is the U.S.-marketed name for Milanion NTGS's Alakran vehicle-mounted mortar family, combining an 81 mm or 120 mm mortar, automated laying, digital fire control, and ground-transmitted recoil management. Ukrainian and defense-industry reporting documented Alakran/Scorpion use in 2023-2024, including Kharkiv-region combat and later 210th Assault Regiment training with Spain-supplied VAMTAC-mounted systems.

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Electronic Warfare

Systems built to sense, relay, jam, deceive, or attack electromagnetic networks.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, 7.62x51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreFN MAG general-purpose machine gun7.62x51mm NATO general-purpose machine gunBuilt by: FN Herstal / FN America / Royal Small Arms FactoryThe FN MAG is FN Herstal's Belgian 7.62x51mm NATO belt-fed general-purpose machine gun family, fielded from infantry bipods, tripods, vehicles, aircraft, ships, and boats. The catalog record connects the MAG and its M240/L7A2/MAG 58 designations to directly sourced conflict evidence: surrendered Boko Haram-held stocks in Nigeria, coalition base-defense training during Operation Inherent Resolve, and Afghan special-operations weapons training during the War in Afghanistan.
120mm L2 BAT, 120 mm recoilless anti-tank rifle, Infantry WeaponsIndonesian Confrontation 1962-1966120mm L2 BAT120 mm recoilless anti-tank rifleBuilt by: Royal OrdnanceThe 120mm L2 BAT was the British Battalion Anti-Tank recoilless rifle, a heavy towed 120 mm HESH-firing weapon introduced in 1953 as a postwar infantry anti-armor system. Its same-family L4 MOBAT, L7 CONBAT, and L6 WOMBAT variants traded the shielded L2 carriage for lighter or better-sighted configurations; Australian War Memorial records place an L4 MOBAT/BAT gun with Commonwealth forces in Malacca during the Indonesian Confrontation.
Webley Mk IV revolver, Service revolver, Infantry Weapons2021 Myanmar Civil WarWebley Mk IV revolverService revolverBuilt by: Webley & ScottThe Webley Mk IV name covers two closely related British top-break revolver lines: the 1899 .455 pattern associated with the South African War and the later .38/200 revolver that Webley & Scott built for service and police users. The .38/200 model was bought in large numbers by Britain's Ministry of Supply from 1940 and remained visible in Myanmar police stocks when an example was captured from police in Monywa in 2021.
Webley Mk VI revolver, Service revolver, Infantry WeaponsFirst World War, Second World WarWebley Mk VI revolverService revolverBuilt by: Webley & ScottThe Webley Mk VI was Britain's definitive .455 top-break service revolver of the later First World War: adopted in 1915, built by Webley & Scott before Enfield No. 1 Mk VI production, and carried by British and Commonwealth officers, crews, airmen, and raiding parties. Museum sources tie Mk VI examples to First World War service, while NRA Museums notes continuing British troop use through the Second World War.

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Munitions

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

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76mm HEP-T M329, 76 mm fixed HESH-T / HEP-T tank-gun round, Munitions76mm HEP-T M32976 mm fixed HESH-T / HEP-T tank-gun roundBuilt by: Chemring / MECARThe 76mm HEP-T M329 is a MECAR high-explosive squash head service round for the British L5A1 and L23/L23A1 76 mm gun family used on Saladin and Scorpion vehicles. Nexter's 2016 ammunition catalog lists it as an in-service fixed HESH-T round for personnel, bunkers, light armour, structures, and other material targets, with a Composition A3-filled projectile, base-detonating graze fuze, M23 tracer, and 533 m/s nominal muzzle velocity.
120 mm L2 HESH, 120 mm high-explosive squash-head recoilless-rifle ammunition, MunitionsIndonesian Confrontation 1962-1966120 mm L2 HESH120 mm high-explosive squash-head recoilless-rifle ammunitionBuilt by: Royal OrdnanceThe 120 mm L2 HESH round was the high-explosive squash-head ammunition for Britain's BAT-family recoilless anti-tank rifles, pairing a separate-loaded 120 mm projectile and propellant case with the L2 BAT, L4 MOBAT, and L6 WOMBAT family. A 1964 joint-services ammunition-marking handbook identifies the service store as 120 mm B.A.T. H.E.S.H. L19A3, while specialist sources use the L2 HESH label for the BAT-family round. Australian War Memorial collection data documents BAT HESH ammunition tubes with an L4 MOBAT in Malacca during the Indonesian Confrontation, giving the round a direct source-backed conflict context without implying that the specific photographed rounds were fired.
BL-755 cluster bomb, Air-dropped anti-armor cluster bomb, Munitions1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +2 moreBL-755 cluster bombAir-dropped anti-armor cluster bombBuilt by: Hunting Engineering LtdThe BL-755 is a British air-dropped anti-armor cluster bomb developed for very-low-level attacks against armored formations and built around a 600 lb dispenser carrying 147 bomblets. The family later included parachute-retarded bomblets and the radar-altimeter RBL755 variant, with direct conflict-use sourcing for British use in the Falklands, Gulf War and Kosovo, and Saudi-led coalition use in Yemen.
ALARM anti-radiation missile, Air-launched anti-radiation missile, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +2 moreALARM anti-radiation missileAir-launched anti-radiation missileBuilt by: BAe Dynamics / MBDA UKALARM is a British air-launched anti-radiation missile built for suppression of enemy air defenses, using pre-planned navigation, passive radar-emission sensing, and direct or parachute-loiter attack modes. RAF Tornados fired it in the 1990 Gulf War, Kosovo, and the 2003 Iraq War, while the Yemen record identifies later Royal Saudi Air Force use as a UK-supplied munition without proving a specific radar-kill engagement.
SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreSCALP-EGAir-launched cruise missileBuilt by: MBDASCALP-EG is the French-service member of the Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise-missile family, an MBDA deep-strike weapon built for pre-planned attacks on high-value fixed targets such as hardened facilities and key infrastructure. French aircraft used SCALP-EG in Libya, Iraq and the 2018 Syria strikes, Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft later carried it as a Western long-range precision-strike option, Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Storm Shadow, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreStorm ShadowAir-launched cruise missileBuilt by: MBDAStorm Shadow is the UK name for the Franco-British Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise missile, a low-observable deep-strike weapon built by MBDA for precision attacks on hardened or high-value fixed targets. RAF Tornado GR4s used Storm Shadow from the Iraq War through Libya and the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War, UK-supplied missiles later gave Ukraine a longer-range conventional strike option from adapted Su-24 aircraft, UK parliamentary records document Saudi use in Yemen, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Brimstone, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreBrimstoneAnti-tank guided missileBuilt by: MBDA UKBrimstone is a British MBDA precision-guided anti-armor and strike missile family built around millimetric-wave radar guidance, with Dual Mode Brimstone and Brimstone 2 adding laser-guided and longer-range options for constrained target selection. Originally fielded from RAF aircraft, it has also been adapted into surface-launched configurations, including donated Ukrainian ground-launch use against Russian armor and formations.
Meteor, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, MunitionsMeteorBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missileBuilt by: MBDAMBDA Meteor is a European beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile developed by six partner nations under MBDA leadership. The missile combines active radar homing, datalinked mid-course updates, a blast-fragmentation warhead, and a variable-flow ducted rocket for sustained endgame energy; official sources document operational carriage on Gripen, Typhoon, and Rafale aircraft and ongoing integration or test activity for F-35 and KF-21 fighters.
Paveway IV guided bomb, Dual-mode precision-guided bomb, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Red Sea Crisis +1 morePaveway IV guided bombDual-mode precision-guided bombBuilt by: Raytheon UKPaveway IV is a Raytheon UK 500-pound-class precision-guided bomb built around GPS-aided inertial navigation, laser guidance, and an electronic fuze. It became a core RAF air-to-ground weapon after entering UK service in 2008, moved from Harrier and Tornado carriage to Typhoon and F-35B integration, and is documented in RAF counter-ISIS strikes, UK-led Red Sea Crisis strikes on Houthi military sites, and Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen.
Paveway laser-guided bomb, Laser-guided bomb guidance-kit family, Munitions1982 Falklands War, 1990 Gulf War +5 morePaveway laser-guided bombLaser-guided bomb guidance-kit familyBuilt by: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / Raytheon UKPaveway is a U.S.-origin family of laser-guided bomb kits that turns conventional gravity bombs into precision air-to-surface weapons by adding a seeker, computer-control group, and airfoil surfaces. Raytheon traces production to 1968, while later Raytheon, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon UK lines cover Paveway II, Paveway III, dual-mode Enhanced Paveway, Paveway IV, and Paveway II Plus kits documented in combat-use and transfer records from the Falklands and Gulf War through Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Ukraine, and Yemen.
PGM500 / Hakim 2, Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bomb, Munitions2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarPGM500 / Hakim 2Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bombBuilt by: GEC-Marconi Dynamics / MBDAThe PGM500 / Hakim 2 is the 500-pound, television-guided member of the Hakim family, a rocket-assisted air-launched precision weapon developed for the United Arab Emirates with interchangeable seeker options. CSIS and specialist reporting tie the PGM-500/Hakim family to UAE use in Libya and Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen, making it a documented Gulf-operated precision munition rather than only an export brochure weapon.

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Support Equipment

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

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Land Rover Defender, 4x4 military utility vehicle and protected-vehicle chassis family, Support EquipmentLand Rover Defender4x4 military utility vehicle and protected-vehicle chassis familyBuilt by: Land RoverThe Land Rover Defender is the British 4x4 utility-vehicle family that grew out of the Series Land Rover line and supplied military, police, expedition, ambulance, communications, and specialist-conversion chassis for decades. The base Defender family is treated as support equipment here; armored and weapon-mounted derivatives such as Snatch/CAV-100 and RWMIK belong in separate records when direct operational evidence supports them.
Pinzgauer 6x6, 6x6 high-mobility military utility vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPinzgauer 6x66x6 high-mobility military utility vehicleBuilt by: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG / BAE SystemsThe Pinzgauer 6x6 is the six-wheel branch of the Austrian Steyr-Puch high-mobility all-terrain utility-vehicle family, later continued through diesel 718 and British-supported Vector protected-patrol forms. Its conflict record in Ukraine is best treated as light protected mobility and support equipment: donor and private channels delivered Pinzgauer and Vector vehicles for Ukrainian units, while open-source loss trackers later documented Ukrainian Pinzgauer Vector 718 losses.
CRARRV, Armoured repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2003 Iraq War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarCRARRVArmoured repair and recovery vehicleBuilt by: Vickers Defence SystemsThe CRARRV is a British Challenger-family armoured repair and recovery vehicle built to keep heavy tanks recoverable under battlefield conditions. It combines a Challenger-derived tracked chassis with main and auxiliary winches, a 6.5-tonne Atlas crane, self-defense armament, and enough power-pack handling capacity to support Challenger 2 formations in British service and Ukraine's donated tank package.
FV434, Tracked armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFV434Tracked armored repair and recovery vehicleBuilt by: GKN SankeyThe FV434 is the repair and recovery member of Britain's FV430 tracked armored vehicle family, built around a protected maintenance carrier rather than a troop-carrier role. Its crane, fitters' workspace, and common FV430 automotive base made it useful for field maintenance, and Ukrainian volunteer networks later sourced small numbers from the United Kingdom for battlefield repair support in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

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Tanks

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

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