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Unknown Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 3 weapon systems built or assembled in Unknown, including munitions and tanks, with images, specifications, source notes, and conflict records.

3 weapon systems

3Catalog records

2Equipment categories

2Leading builders shown

3Conflict links shown

Category Mix

Munitions2 Tanks1

Builder Links

Unknown2 Not publicly identified1

Conflict Coverage

2011 Syrian Civil War22014 Yemen Civil War12019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes1

ZP-39 submunition, Dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition, Munitions

2011 Syrian Civil War, 2014 Yemen Civil WarZP-39 submunitionDual-purpose improved conventional munition submunitionBuilt by: UnknownThe ZP-39 is an unidentified dual-purpose improved conventional munition submunition associated with ground-fired cluster munitions and a red ribbon arming or stabilizing component. Human Rights Watch connected ZP-39 remnants to Islamic State attacks near Kobani in Syria and to an April 2015 Baqim incident in Yemen, while repeatedly noting that the producer, country of origin, and exact delivery system were not publicly known.

Chlorine gas cylinders, Improvised chlorine chemical munition, Munitions

2011 Syrian Civil WarChlorine gas cylindersImprovised chlorine chemical munitionBuilt by: UnknownChlorine gas cylinders are industrial pressure vessels that become improvised chemical munitions when adapted or delivered to release toxic chlorine intentionally. In the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War archive, the relevant use is the Douma attack: OPCW investigators found that Syrian Arab Air Force helicopters dropped two yellow chlorine-filled cylinders on residential buildings, providing the chemical-weapons trigger cited by the United States, United Kingdom, and France for the 14 April 2018 missile strikes.

Tanks, model not publicly identified, Tank, model not publicly identified, Tanks

2019 India-Pakistan Border SkirmishesTanks, model not publicly identifiedTank, model not publicly identifiedBuilt by: Not publicly identifiedPakistan Army tanks were reported on the Line of Control and the international border during the 27 February 2019 escalation, but public reporting did not identify the vehicle model. This record therefore treats the item as an unidentified tank-class system and limits the conflict claim to sourced border reinforcement and direct-fire context.