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Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

This category groups crewed aircraft, unmanned aircraft, and loitering munitions that perform strike, reconnaissance, or close-air-support roles.

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SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifle, 5.56 x 45 mm rifle payload, Aircraft & UAVsSONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifle5.56 x 45 mm rifle payloadSide: UnknownBuilt: Asisguard / TurkeyThe SONGAR 5.56 x 45 mm assault rifle is the direct-fire rifle payload for Asisguard's Songar armed multirotor UAV, not a separate airframe. Asisguard describes the configuration as a 5.56 x 45 mm assault-rifle fit with a gimbaled automatic firing system, operator-authorized firing controls, and the same Songar carrier architecture used for the company's grenade-launcher, mortar-gripper, and tear/smoke payloads.
Queen Hornets, 17-inch multirole FPV drone, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarQueen Hornets17-inch multirole FPV droneSide: UkraineBuilt: Wild Hornets / UkraineQueen Hornets is a Ukrainian heavy FPV drone platform from Wild Hornets, built around a 17-inch frame for payload delivery, bombing, one-way attack, logistics, relay, mine-laying, and drone-carrier work. Ukraine's Ministry of Defense codified the system in 2026 after combat units had received thousands of drones, and field reports describe Ukrainian units adapting the platform with grenade launchers, fiber-optic control, thermal cameras, and other mission kits.
20mm M197 rotary cannon, 20 mm three-barrel externally powered Gatling aircraft cannon, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 more20mm M197 rotary cannon20 mm three-barrel externally powered Gatling aircraft cannonSide: Coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe 20mm M197 is a lightweight three-barrel Gatling aircraft cannon derived from the M61A1 Vulcan family for helicopter, light-aircraft, naval, turret, pod, and pintle installations. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems markets the current M-197 and lists it on Marine Corps AH-1J, AH-1T, AH-1W, and AH-1Z aircraft, while FAS, DVIDS, Defense Media Network, and official Navy history sources document M197-equipped AH-1W and MH-60S context across Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Operation Inherent Resolve service.
M61A1 Vulcan cannon, 20mm aircraft cannon, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1955 Vietnam WarM61A1 Vulcan cannon20mm aircraft cannonSide: UkraineUnited States and South VietnamBuilt: General Electric / General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe M61A1 Vulcan cannon is a U.S.-origin six-barrel 20 mm Gatling aircraft gun developed from the Project Vulcan line and originally associated with General Electric. Official Air Force material describes the M61A1 as a high-rate rotary cannon driven by electrical, hydraulic, or ram-air systems, museum and DVIDS-hosted Air Force history sources document M61/M61A1 use by F-105 Thunderchiefs during the Vietnam War, and UNITED24 Media reported Ukrainian F-16 gunfire against Russian cruise missiles in 2024. General Dynamics material presents the related M61A2 as a lighter M61A1-family version for weight-critical aircraft installations.
M195 20mm automatic gun, 20mm helicopter rotary cannon, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam WarM195 20mm automatic gun20mm helicopter rotary cannonSide: United States and South VietnamBuilt: General Electric / United StatesThe M195 was a short-barreled 20 mm Vulcan-family automatic gun adapted for the AH-1G Cobra's XM35/M35 side-mounted helicopter armament subsystem. U.S. Army and General Electric program records tie the gun to 1968-1970 XM35 testing and production qualification, while Vietnam-unit accounts and Army historical material place the M35 installation on AH-1G Cobras used for long-range suppressive fire and escort/fire-support missions.
M230 30 mm chain gun, 30 mm autocannon, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreM230 30 mm chain gun30 mm autocannonSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUkraineIsraelBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe M230 30 mm chain gun is an externally powered 30x113 mm autocannon built around Apache helicopter fire support, later adapted into M230LF and XM914 ground counter-UAS variants. Northrop Grumman describes the aviation M230 as the original medium-caliber Chain Gun and the M230LF as a lightweight ground and sea-platform weapon; direct sources document Apache M230 fielding in Afghanistan, Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, Israeli Apache use in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, and M230LF-based Slinger systems ordered for Ukraine.
Aermacchi MB-339, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Falklands War, 2015 Various ConflictsAermacchi MB-339Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: ArgentinaDocumented operatorsBuilt: Aermacchi / ItalyThe Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aermacchi as a successor to the MB-326. Built entirely in Italy, it also served as the MB.339 PAN display aircraft for the Frecce Tricolori and saw combat use with Argentine Naval Aviation in the 1982 Falklands War and the Eritrean Air Force during the 1998 Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
IA-63 Pampa, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsIA-63 PampaAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: FAdeA / ArgentinaThe IA-63 Pampa is an Argentine tandem-seat jet trainer and light attack aircraft built by FAdeA in Córdoba for advanced pilot training, tactical instruction, and domestic airspace-control duties. Design work began in 1979 with Dornier cooperation, the prototype made its first official flight on 10 October 1984, and the modern Pampa III Block II adds virtual training, data-link communications, updated avionics, and five optional hardpoints.
SOKO G-4 Super Galeb, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +1 moreSOKO G-4 Super GalebAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: Yugoslav and Serb forcesBosnian Serb and Yugoslav forcesFederal Republic of YugoslaviaBuilt: SOKO / YugoslaviaThe SOKO G-4 Super Galeb is a Yugoslav single-engine advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft built by SOKO in Mostar after development by the Aviation Technical Institute. Designed to move pilots from jet training into light strike tasks, it entered serial production in the early 1980s, remained in Serbian service after Yugoslavia's breakup, and is directly documented in Croatian, Bosnian, and Kosovo War combat or loss records.
AIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave Eagle, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsAIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave EagleAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft familySide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) / TaiwanThe AIDC AT-3/T-5 family covers Taiwan's indigenous jet trainer line, starting with the AT-3 Tzu Chung, which first flew in 1980 and entered ROCAF service in 1985, and continuing through the XA-3 attack derivative and T-5 Brave Eagle advanced trainer. AIDC, ROCAF, and Janes sources describe the T-5/T-5A as a 66-aircraft replacement program for older AT-3 and F-5 training aircraft, with production aircraft delivered from 2021.
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 familySide: IndonesiaDemocratic Republic of the Congo and alliesMalaysian security forcesBuilt: Hawker Siddeley / British Aerospace / BAE Systems / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / United Kingdom / IndiaThe 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.
TF-50 Trainer Jet, Advanced trainer and light attack fighter proposal, Aircraft & UAVsTF-50 Trainer JetAdvanced trainer and light attack fighter proposalSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Korea Aerospace Industries / United States / South KoreaThe TF-50 Trainer Jet is Lockheed Martin's proposed advanced trainer and light attack fighter version of the KAI T-50 family. Lockheed markets the TF-50 as a production-ready path for faster fourth- and fifth-generation fighter training; the TF-50A was submitted for U.S. Air Force tactical training needs, while the TF-50N was a U.S. Navy trainer proposal before Lockheed withdrew from the 2026 UJTS solicitation.
Air Tractor AT-802, Agricultural and armed multi-mission turboprop aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Yemen Civil War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreAir Tractor AT-802Agricultural and armed multi-mission turboprop aircraftSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesLibyan National ArmyEgyptian governmentBuilt: Air Tractor / United StatesThe Air Tractor AT-802 is a high-capacity American single-engine turboprop family spanning agricultural, firefighting, and armed derivatives. Its AT-802U and Longsword branches adapted the rugged crop-duster airframe for ISR, light strike, and austere-field operations, including documented use in Yemen, Libya, and Egypt's Sinai campaign.
Granta GA-10FPV-AI, AI-assisted FPV quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGranta GA-10FPV-AIAI-assisted FPV quadcopter UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Granta Autonomy / LithuaniaGranta GA-10FPV-AI is a Lithuanian AI-assisted first-person-view quadcopter UAV by Granta Autonomy. Manufacturer and specialist reporting describe it as a mini-UAV family addition with VTOL quadcopter layout, payload up to 3 kg, pre-programmed autonomous missions in radio-silent, radio-frequency-denied, or GNSS-denied conditions, configurable video links and cameras, and a control kit built around FPV goggles, controller, charger, antennas, and an external-video monitor.
MiG-29, Air defense fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Sudan War +4 moreMiG-29Air defense fighterSide: UkraineSudanese Armed ForcesIraqFederal Republic of YugoslaviaEritreaIndiaBuilt: Mikoyan / Soviet Union / RussiaThe MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet-designed twin-engine fighter built around short-range air combat, air-defense interception, and later multirole adaptation. Its cataloged combat history spans Iraqi and Yugoslav interceptors facing coalition air campaigns, Eritrean and Indian wartime use in 1999, Sudanese strike sorties, and Ukrainian MiG-29s modified to employ Western weapons such as AGM-88 HARM, JDAM-ER, HAMMER/AASM, and GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs.
Shenyang J-11, Air-superiority fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsSouth China Sea DisputesShenyang J-11Air-superiority fighter aircraftSide: People's Republic of ChinaBuilt: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation / ChinaThe Shenyang J-11 is a Chinese Flanker-family air-superiority fighter derived from the Sukhoi Su-27SK and built by Shenyang Aircraft Corporation. The family moved from license-produced J-11/J-11A aircraft into domestically upgraded J-11B, naval, trainer, J-11BG, and J-11D branches, with later versions adding Chinese avionics, WS-10-series engines, and PL-10/PL-15-class missile compatibility. Its directly documented dispute record centers on People's Liberation Army air intercepts over the South China Sea rather than a conventional shooting war.
Il-22 airborne command post, Airborne command post and radio-relay aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIl-22 airborne command postAirborne command post and radio-relay aircraftSide: RussiaBuilt: Ilyushin / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Il-22 airborne command post is a Soviet Il-18D-derived special-mission aircraft used for airborne command, protected communications, and radio-relay work. The Il-22M-11 "Zebra" and later upgraded aircraft remain scarce Russian command-and-control assets, and public reporting during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War documents Il-22M aircraft damaged in 2022 and again during the January 2024 Sea of Azov A-50/Il-22 incident.
E-11A airborne communications relay aircraft, Airborne communications relay aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2001 War in AfghanistanE-11A airborne communications relay aircraftAirborne communications relay aircraftSide: United StatesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Bombardier / Northrop Grumman / Canada / United StatesThe E-11A is a modified Bombardier Global 6000/BD-700 or Global 6500 business jet used by the U.S. Air Force as the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN. It relays and translates voice, imagery, tactical data links, and IP-based traffic between otherwise incompatible air, ground, maritime, and coalition networks. The type entered combat in Afghanistan in 2008, CENTCOM listed it among Operation Epic Fury assets in 2026, and nine airframes had been delivered by September 2025 even as the Air Force's FY2027 posture statement planned full divestment in FY2028.
A-50, Airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarA-50Airborne early warning and control aircraftSide: RussiaBuilt: Beriev / Soviet Union / RussiaThe A-50 is a Soviet-origin airborne early warning and control aircraft developed by Beriev from the Il-76 transport airframe. Its large rotating radar dome and mission crew make it a scarce Russian battle-management asset, and Ukraine's 2024 destruction of two A-50/A-50U aircraft over the Sea of Azov turned the type into one of the highest-value aviation losses of the Russia-Ukraine War.
Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Eitam, Airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2025 Israel-Iran ConflictGulfstream G550 Nachshon EitamAirborne early warning and control aircraftSide: IsraelBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / General Dynamics / Israel / United StatesThe Gulfstream G550 Nachshon Eitam is Israel's conformal airborne early warning and control version of the G550 business jet, modified by Israel Aerospace Industries and ELTA with the EL/W-2085 AESA radar and mission systems. Operated by Israeli Air Force 122 Squadron, it provides airborne surveillance, battle management, and command-and-control support for air defense and long-range strike operations, including documented use during Iron Swords and the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
Saab 340 AEW&C, Airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarSaab 340 AEW&CAirborne early warning and control aircraftSide: UkraineBuilt: Saab / SwedenThe Saab 340 AEW&C is a Swedish Saab 340 turboprop adapted into an airborne early warning and command platform around the PS-890/Erieye radar. Saab traces the Swedish Argus line from FSR 890 surveillance aircraft to the ASC 890/S 100D command-and-control upgrade, and Sweden selected the type as a high-value air-surveillance donation to Ukraine in 2024 with training, technical support, and air-defense integration support.
Beriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbed, Airborne early warning and control testbed aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsBeriev A-100LL flying laboratory/testbedAirborne early warning and control testbed aircraftSide: UnknownBuilt: Beriev / RussiaThe Beriev A-100LL was a Russian flying laboratory converted from an A-50 airframe to test elements of the A-100 Premier airborne early warning and control mission system before the Il-76MD-90A-based A-100 prototype took over flight testing. Open sources identify it as aircraft RF-93953, red 52, used for ground and flight checks of radio-equipment integration, electromagnetic compatibility, and data-exchange modes rather than as an operational combat aircraft.
EA-37B Compass Call, Airborne electromagnetic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran ConflictEA-37B Compass CallAirborne electromagnetic attack aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies / United States / United KingdomThe 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 aircraftSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUnited StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / BAE Systems / L3Harris / United States / United KingdomThe 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.
EC-130J Commando Solo, Airborne information operations and psychological operations aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreEC-130J Commando SoloAirborne information operations and psychological operations aircraftSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe EC-130J Commando Solo is a Lockheed Martin C-130J-derived U.S. Air Force special-mission aircraft that broadcasts information operations and psychological operations messages across AM, FM, HF, TV, and military communications bands. The 193rd Special Operations Wing operates the aircraft, which adds enhanced navigation, self-protection, air refueling, digital message playback, and live-broadcast capability to the Hercules airframe.
Mi-14, Amphibious anti-submarine helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarMi-14Amphibious anti-submarine helicopterSide: UkraineSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Kazan Helicopters / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mi-14 is a Soviet Mil/Kazan amphibious maritime helicopter derived from the Mi-8 but rebuilt around a boat-like hull, retractable landing gear, naval sensors, and anti-submarine, minesweeping, or search-and-rescue configurations. Its modern conflict record is narrow but direct: Ukrainian Naval Aviation lost a Mi-14PS during a May 2022 search-and-rescue mission in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, and Syrian government forces used Mi-14s for improvised mine and bombing roles in the Syrian Civil War.
Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King, Anti-submarine warfare and utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam WarSikorsky SH-3 Sea KingAnti-submarine warfare and utility helicopterSide: United States and South VietnamBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is the U.S. Navy H-3/S-61 maritime helicopter family built around twin turboshaft engines, an amphibious boat hull, dipping sonar, and carrier-deck folding features. Designed as a Cold War anti-submarine platform, it also became a rescue, utility, minesweeping, astronaut-recovery, and presidential-transport airframe, with direct Vietnam War combat-search-and-rescue documentation and later U.S. Navy service lasting until the last operational UH-3H retirement in 2009.
Mohajer-6, Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Tigray War +2 moreMohajer-6Armed intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition, and reconnaissance UAVSide: RussiaEthiopian government and alliesSudanese Armed ForcesIranBuilt: Qods Aviation Industries / IranThe Mohajer-6 is an Iranian armed ISTAR UAV built by Qods Aviation Industries for surveillance, targeting, and light precision-strike missions. It has been documented in Russian service in Ukraine, Ethiopian government use during the 2020 Tigray War, Sudanese Armed Forces use in Sudan, and Iranian cross-border strikes against Kurdish opposition targets in Iraq.
AC-208 Combat Caravan, Armed ISR and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2013 War in Iraq, 2001 War in AfghanistanAC-208 Combat CaravanArmed ISR and light attack aircraftSide: Iraqi government and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Orbital ATK; Cessna / Textron Aviation airframe / United StatesThe AC-208 Combat Caravan is an armed Cessna Caravan conversion that combines a rugged single-engine turboprop airframe with electro-optical surveillance, mission-system operator controls, datalinks, and precision strike. Iraq fielded Hellfire-armed AC-208s during the 2013-2017 war against ISIS, while Afghan Air Force AC-208 Eliminators later provided ISR, strike, and laser-designation support during the final phase of the 2001 War in Afghanistan.
Asisguard Songar, Armed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs2025 India-Pakistan ConflictAsisguard SongarArmed multirotor unmanned combat aerial vehicleSide: PakistanBuilt: Asisguard / TurkeyThe Asisguard Songar is a Turkish armed multirotor UAV built around a portable ground-control station, real-time video and telemetry, autonomous or manual flight modes, and modular payloads. Asisguard lists 5.56 mm rifle, 2 x 40 mm grenade-launcher, 6x40 mm drum-type grenade-launcher, 3 x 81 mm mortar-gripper, and 8 x tear/smoke launcher configurations. In the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Indian officials said preliminary forensic examination of recovered drone debris indicated Turkish Songar systems among a large Pakistani drone intrusion wave, although public independent imagery has remained limited.
IOMAX Archangel, Armed surveillance and light attack turboprop aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Yemen Civil War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil WarIOMAX ArchangelArmed surveillance and light attack turboprop aircraftSide: Yemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesLibyan National ArmyBuilt: IOMAX USA, LLC / United StatesThe IOMAX Archangel is a U.S.-built armed surveillance and light attack turboprop based on the Thrush S2R-660/S2R-T660 agricultural airframe and developed after IOMAX's earlier AT-802 border-patrol aircraft work for the UAE. IOMAX markets the aircraft for low-cost armed ISR, counterinsurgency, border security, and precision strike from austere strips, and open-source investigations later documented UAE-linked Archangel operations in Yemen and Libya.
AH-60L Arpia, Armed utility / attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1964 Colombian Armed ConflictAH-60L ArpiaArmed utility / attack helicopterSide: Colombian government and security forcesBuilt: Fuerza Aeroespacial Colombiana / ColombiaThe AH-60L Arpia is Colombia's armed Black Hawk conversion family, developed around UH-60L and related airframes for attack, escort, reconnaissance, and close-air-support missions. Colombian Air Force reporting traces the first Arpia combat mission to January 1996 near Urrao, while later Arpia IV upgrades added modern sensors, helmet display aids, 70 mm rocket launchers, GAU-19 machine guns, and Spike-family air-to-ground missiles.
Ka-52, Attack and reconnaissance helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarKa-52Attack and reconnaissance helicopterSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: Kamov / Progress Arsenyev Aviation Company / Russian Helicopters / RussiaThe Ka-52 is a Russian two-seat attack and reconnaissance helicopter derived from the Ka-50 and built around a coaxial rotor layout, side-by-side crew cockpit, 30 mm cannon, and guided-missile hardpoints. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it became one of Russia's most visible rotary-wing strike platforms, especially in southern Ukraine where Ka-52 and Ka-52M crews used longer-range anti-tank missiles against Ukrainian ground forces.
AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic StateAH-1Z Viper attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Bell / United StatesThe Bell AH-1Z Viper is a two-seat U.S. Marine Corps attack helicopter developed from the AH-1W Super Cobra for the H-1 upgrade program. NAVAIR describes it as the AH-1W replacement, with a four-bladed composite rotor, integrated fire-control system, six wing stores stations, and 85 percent parts commonality with the UH-1Y; official Marine Corps and Navy sources place AH-1Z-equipped elements in the 2016 Operation Inherent Resolve deployment.
AH-64A Peten attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2006 Lebanon War, 2008 Gaza War +1 moreAH-64A Peten attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe AH-64A Peten is the Israeli Air Force's first-generation Apache attack helicopter, adapted from the U.S.-built AH-64A and kept in service alongside later Saraph aircraft. Israeli sources place the first Peten arrivals at Ramon Air Base in 1990, while open reporting documents Israeli Apache use in Lebanon, Gaza, and 190 Squadron response sorties during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
AH-64D Saraph attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2006 Lebanon War, 2008 Gaza War +3 moreAH-64D Saraph attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64D Saraph is the Israeli Air Force name for the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, a twin-seat gunship built around a 30 mm cannon, Hellfire-class missiles, and long-range target sensors. Israeli and defense-industry sources document the Saraph in service from the 2006 Lebanon War through Gaza campaigns, while published photos also show Israeli aircraft carrying Spike NLOS missiles.
Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil War +1 moreEurocopter Tiger attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesNATO-led coalitionMalian government and international forcesBuilt: Airbus Helicopters / FranceThe Eurocopter Tiger is a twin-engine, tandem-seat attack helicopter family developed by France and Germany. Airbus describes it as combat proven and suited to armed reconnaissance, escort, air-to-air combat, ground fire support, and anti-tank missions.
Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreMi-28Attack helicopterSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesIraqi government and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / RussiaThe Mi-28 Havoc is a Russian two-seat attack helicopter developed for anti-armor, close air support, and armed reconnaissance missions. Modern Mi-28N/NM-family aircraft combine armored tandem cockpits, a 30 mm chin cannon, guided missiles, rockets, and day/night sensors; Russian and Iraqi operators have used the family in Ukraine, Syria, and anti-ISIS operations, where low-altitude helicopter tactics have faced dense air-defense and drone threats.
Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +9 moreMi-24/Mi-35Attack helicopter and armed assault transportSide: UkraineRussiaSyrian government and alliesMalian government and international forcesNigerian government and allied forcesAzerbaijanLibyan National ArmyIraqi government and coalition forcesState Administration Council and allied forcesEthiopiaSoviet Union and Afghan government forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind family combines an armored attack helicopter with a small troop compartment, letting operators use one airframe for close air support, anti-armor fires, armed escort, and limited assault transport. The Mi-35M branch is a Rostvertol-built modern combat-transport line, while older and upgraded Mi-24/Mi-35 aircraft remain documented in Ukraine, Syria, Mali, Iraq, Myanmar, and other conflicts.
Sikorsky S-70UAS U-Hawk, Autonomous cargo utility helicopter UAS, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsSikorsky S-70UAS U-HawkAutonomous cargo utility helicopter UASSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky S-70UAS U-Hawk is a 2025 autonomous UH-60L Black Hawk conversion that removes the cockpit, adds clamshell doors and a rear ramp, and turns the helicopter into a cargo-first UAS. Sikorsky said it completed the redesign in 10 months and showed payload options ranging from palletized cargo to a HIMARS rocket pod and Naval Strike Missile loads; no direct conflict use or public first-flight confirmation was found in sources checked through July 4, 2026.
V2U, Autonomous loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarV2UAutonomous loitering munitionSide: RussiaBuilt: Unknown / RussiaV2U is a Russian electric loitering munition documented by Ukraine's Defence Intelligence during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War. Public intelligence material describes a small catapult-launched UAV with a 1.2 m wingspan, LTE control option, computer-vision-assisted navigation, and onboard AI hardware that may allow automatic target detection and engagement when communications or satellite navigation are degraded; the full system manufacturer remains publicly unidentified.
F-14 Tomcat, Carrier-based air superiority fighter, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1982 Lebanon War +9 moreF-14 TomcatCarrier-based air superiority fighterSide: United States and South VietnamIsraelUnited StatesIranCoalition forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBosnian government and allied forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Grumman Corporation / United StatesThe Grumman F-14 Tomcat was a carrier-based, two-seat, variable-sweep-wing fighter built for U.S. Navy fleet defense and later adapted for strike, reconnaissance, and targeting missions. Its long-range radar-and-missile concept shaped Cold War carrier air defense, while later F-14B and F-14D upgrades kept the type in combat from the Gulf of Sidra through Iraq, Afghanistan, and Iran's surviving fleet in the 2026 Iran War.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Carrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran ConflictE-2D Advanced HawkeyeCarrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraftSide: United StatesBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's newest carrier-based airborne early warning and battle-management aircraft. Its APY-9 radar adds 360-degree scanning and better small-target detection, while the five-person crew and glass cockpit support multi-mission command and control. U.S. E-2Ds were documented supporting Operation Epic Fury in 2026.
A-6E Intruder, Carrier-based attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1981 U.S.-Libya Confrontations +1 moreA-6E IntruderCarrier-based attack aircraftSide: Coalition forcesUnited StatesBosnian government and allied forcesBuilt: Grumman Aerospace / United StatesThe A-6E Intruder was Grumman's final U.S. Navy and Marine Corps two-seat carrier attack variant, built around all-weather low-level strike, TRAM laser/infrared targeting, and later SWIP standoff-weapon integration. It served from the early 1970s through Desert Storm, Bosnia, and the type's 1997 retirement.
A-4 Skyhawk, Carrier-based light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1969 War of Attrition +5 moreA-4 SkyhawkCarrier-based light attack aircraftSide: United States and South VietnamIsraelArgentinaIndonesiaCoalition forcesBuilt: Douglas Aircraft Company / McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe Douglas A-4 Skyhawk is a compact United States carrier-based attack aircraft designed by Ed Heinemann for the Navy and Marine Corps. Built by Douglas and later McDonnell Douglas, it became a long-lived light-attack platform with documented combat use in Vietnam, the Middle East, the Falklands, East Timor, and the 1990 Gulf War.
MiG-29K, Carrier-based multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2011 Syrian Civil War, 2025 India-Pakistan ConflictMiG-29KCarrier-based multirole fighter aircraftSide: Syrian government and alliesIndiaBuilt: Mikoyan / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mikoyan MiG-29K is a carrier-based, all-weather multirole fighter developed from the MiG-29M for naval aviation. It serves with the Indian Navy and Russian Navy, with Russian MiG-29K/KR aircraft documented on Admiral Kuznetsov's 2016 Syria deployment and Indian MiG-29Ks embarked on INS Vikrant during Operation Sindoor.
F-35C Lightning II, Carrier-based stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Yemen Civil War, 2020 United States-Iran ConflictF-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / BAE Systems / Pratt & Whitney / United StatesThe F-35C Lightning II is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, built for catapult launches and arrested landings with larger wings, folding wingtips, strengthened landing gear, internal fuel for long-range carrier operations, and a sensor suite intended for strike, air-to-air, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare missions. U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs made the variant's first documented combat strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in 2024, and an F-35C was later reported shooting down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026.
F/A-18 Hornet (Tactical), Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs1981 U.S.-Libya Confrontations, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreF/A-18 Hornet (Tactical)Carrier-capable multirole strike fighterSide: United StatesCoalition forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe F/A-18 Hornet (Tactical) is the National Naval Aviation Museum's label for the original McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 A-D Hornet family, a twin-engine carrier-capable strike fighter that entered Marine Corps service in 1983 and U.S. Navy service in 1984. NAVAIR describes the Hornet as the nation's first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft; its documented combat record spans Libya, Desert Storm, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and later coalition campaigns.
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict +6 moreF/A-18E/F Super HornetCarrier-capable multirole strike fighterSide: United StatesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesSyrian Democratic Forces and coalition partnersUnited States-led coalitionUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesFederal Government of Somalia and allied forcesUnconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Boeing / United StatesBoeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a U.S. Navy carrier-capable multirole strike fighter developed from the Hornet family for fleet air defense, escort, interdiction, close air support, aerial refueling, suppression of enemy air defenses, and day/night precision strike. The single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F anchor carrier air wings through Block II and Block III upgrades, with documented U.S. Navy use in Afghanistan drawdown support, Operation Inherent Resolve, the Red Sea crisis, Somalia strikes, and U.S. operations against Iran.
Aeronautics Orbiter 1K, Class 1 loitering munition UAS, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictAeronautics Orbiter 1KClass 1 loitering munition UASSide: AzerbaijanBuilt: Aeronautics Group / Azad Systems / Israel / AzerbaijanThe Aeronautics Orbiter 1K is an Israeli electric loitering munition in the Orbiter family, now marketed by Aeronautics as the Orbiter 2 LM. It combines a mini-UAS launch and recovery footprint with EO/IR target search and a roughly 3 kg fragmentation warhead. Azerbaijan fielded Orbiter 1K systems and local derivative versions alongside other Israeli and Turkish unmanned weapons during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war.
A-10 Thunderbolt II, Close air support attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +5 moreA-10 Thunderbolt IIClose air support attack aircraftSide: Coalition forcesNATOUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionUnited StatesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Fairchild Republic Co. / United StatesThe A-10 Thunderbolt II is a U.S. single-seat, twin-engine attack aircraft built around close air support, austere operations, survivability, and the 30 mm GAU-8/A cannon. Official U.S. military sources document A-10 use from the 1990 Gulf War through Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Operation Inherent Resolve, and later U.S. Central Command missions, while the A-10C modernization added digital cockpit, targeting, datalink, and precision-weapon capability to the original low-altitude support platform.
HH-60W Jolly Green II, Combat rescue helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2026 Iran WarHH-60W Jolly Green IICombat rescue helicopterSide: United States and IsraelBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe HH-60W Jolly Green II is Sikorsky's U.S.-built combat rescue helicopter for the Air Force, derived from the UH-60M Black Hawk and fitted with aerial refueling, defensive systems, armor, datalinks, and rescue gear for hostile personnel-recovery missions. Public U.S. Air Force and defense reporting documents deployed CASEVAC work in Africa and a 2026 Iran combat recovery of a downed F-15 pilot.
Yakovlev Yak-130, Combat trainer / light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Myanmar Civil War, 2026 Iran WarYakovlev Yak-130Combat trainer / light attack aircraftSide: State Administration Council and allied forcesIranBuilt: Irkut Corporation / Sokol Aviation Plant / United Aircraft Corporation / RussiaThe Yakovlev Yak-130 is a Russian two-seat combat trainer and light-attack aircraft designed by Yakovlev and built through the Irkut/Yakovlev line inside United Aircraft Corporation. Official Russian sources frame it as a training aircraft able to simulate modern fighter employment and carry up to 3,000 kg of stores, while conflict records document Myanmar ground-attack sorties and an Iranian Yak-130 shot down during the 2026 Iran War.
DJI Matrice 600 weaponized quadcopter, Commercial hexacopter UAV adapted for munition drops, Aircraft & UAVs1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDJI Matrice 600 weaponized quadcopterCommercial hexacopter UAV adapted for munition dropsSide: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)Hamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Matrice 600 is a six-rotor commercial UAV platform designed for aerial imaging, payload carriage, and industrial work, with DJI listing a 6 kg maximum payload and retractable landing gear. Conflict reporting shows the same heavy-lift commercial airframe adapted by non-state armed groups for improvised munition drops, including PKK-linked RPG-projectile carriage and Hamas use against Israeli border surveillance towers on 7 October 2023.
Chinese commercial UAVs, Commercial multirotor UAV family, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Myanmar Civil WarChinese commercial UAVsCommercial multirotor UAV familySide: State Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsBuilt: DJI / Autel Robotics / Various Chinese commercial drone manufacturers / ChinaChinese commercial UAVs are civilian quadcopter, hexacopter, and agricultural-drone families from Chinese manufacturers such as DJI and Autel that have been adapted for wartime reconnaissance and improvised strike missions. In the 2021 Myanmar Civil War, Reuters, ACLED, Fulcrum, and other reporting document resistance forces and later junta units using Chinese-made commercial drones for observation, target spotting, and grenade or bomb drops.
DJI commercial UAVs, Commercial multirotor UAV family, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2021 Myanmar Civil WarDJI commercial UAVsCommercial multirotor UAV familySide: UkraineRussiaState Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsBuilt: DJI / ChinaDJI commercial UAVs are Chinese off-the-shelf multirotor drones sold for civilian, professional, and enterprise use, from compact Mavic-series aircraft to larger Matrice industrial platforms. In Ukraine and Myanmar they became contested battlefield tools for surveillance, targeting support, and improvised strike tasks, with this catalog entry covering DJI-branded commercial UAVs rather than a single military model.
DJI Matrice 300 RTK, Commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDJI Matrice 300 RTKCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: UkraineIsraelBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Matrice 300 RTK is a Chinese enterprise quadcopter built for inspection, mapping, public-safety, and sensor-heavy professional missions rather than military production. Its long-endurance airframe, RTK positioning, multi-gimbal payload options, and Zenmuse H20-series sensor compatibility made it useful as an off-the-shelf reconnaissance and observation UAV in wartime, with Ukrainian donor programs documenting Matrice 300 RTK transfers for front-line units during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
DJI Mavic series, Commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +1 moreDJI Mavic seriesCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: UkraineRussiaIsraelState Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsBuilt: DJI / ChinaThe DJI Mavic series is a family of Chinese commercial folding quadcopters that became a mass battlefield UAV in Ukraine and has also been documented in Gaza and Myanmar. Although designed for civilian and enterprise imaging, models such as the Mavic 3, Mavic 3E, and Mavic 3T have been used for short-range ISR, artillery correction, situational awareness, target acquisition, thermal observation, and improvised strike roles.
DJI Phantom-series weaponized quadcopter, Commercial quadcopter UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDJI Phantom-series weaponized quadcopterCommercial quadcopter UAVSide: Islamic StateHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: DJI / ChinaDJI's Phantom-series consumer quadcopters, introduced in 2013, became an accessible airframe for improvised reconnaissance and bomb-drop roles. Islamic State forces used modified commercial quadcopters, often identified as DJI Phantoms, in Iraq and Syria, while Hamas used small commercial drones including Phantom-series aircraft during the October 7, 2023 attack in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
RAPCON-X, Contractor-owned aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance jet, Aircraft & UAVsRAPCON-XContractor-owned aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance jetSide: UnknownBuilt: Sierra Nevada Corporation / United StatesRAPCON-X is Sierra Nevada Corporation's contractor-owned aerial intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance jet platform for high-altitude sensing missions. The U.S. Army selected the Global 6500-based ATHENA-S configuration as a bridge capability in its move from turboprop ISR fleets toward HADES, using modular open-architecture mission systems for signals intelligence, electro-optical reconnaissance, and radar-supported ground moving-target collection.
F-35A Lightning II, Conventional takeoff and landing stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Red Sea Crisis +1 moreF-35A Lightning IIConventional takeoff and landing stealth multirole fighterSide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUnited States-led coalitionUnited StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35A Lightning II is the conventional takeoff and landing branch of the Joint Strike Fighter family, built for land-based air forces that need stealth strike, air-to-air, sensor-fusion, and suppression-of-enemy-air-defense missions. U.S. Air Force F-35As have directly documented combat use in Iraq against ISIS, in U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, and in the June 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iranian nuclear sites.
An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV, Converted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAV, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh ConflictAn-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAVConverted unmanned decoy aircraft / improvised UCAVSide: AzerbaijanBuilt: Antonov Design Bureau / Unknown / Soviet Union / Ukraine, Poland, China (base airframe production); Azerbaijan (reported conversion/operator context)The An-2 unmanned decoy / converted UCAV was Azerbaijan's improvised adaptation of the Soviet Antonov An-2 utility biplane for the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh war. Azerbaijani forces used converted An-2s as expendable unmanned aircraft to enter Armenian air-defense engagement zones, draw fire, and reveal radar or launcher positions for TB2s, Harop loitering munitions, air strikes, or artillery, while separate reporting described some conversions carrying explosive payloads or FAB-250 bombs.
OA-1K Skyraider II, Crewed light attack and armed overwatch aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsOA-1K Skyraider IICrewed light attack and armed overwatch aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: L3Harris Technologies / Air Tractor / United StatesThe OA-1K Skyraider II is AFSOC's crewed Armed Overwatch aircraft, a missionized L3Harris and Air Tractor Sky Warden built on the AT-802U platform for close air support, precision strike, and ISR from austere sites. The first missionized aircraft was accepted in April 2025, instructor-pilot flying began at Will Rogers in 2025, and 2026 reporting described operational testing and rapid-deployment work rather than documented combat employment.
F-15E Strike Eagle, Dual-role strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +6 moreF-15E Strike EagleDual-role strike fighterSide: Coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionSyrian Democratic Forces and coalition partnersAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesUnited StatesIsraelBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat U.S. dual-role fighter built for long-range interdiction, precision attack, and self-escorted air-to-air combat. Its conformal fuel tanks, targeting/navigation pods, radar, and two-person cockpit made it a night-strike aircraft in the 1990 Gulf War and a recurring U.S. and export-derivative strike platform in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, counter-ISIL operations, and later Middle East crises.
Eos C VTOL, Electric VTOL unmanned aircraft system, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarEos C VTOLElectric VTOL unmanned aircraft systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Threod Systems / EstoniaEos C VTOL is a Threod Systems electric vertical-takeoff unmanned aircraft system used for tactical ISR, target acquisition, and artillery-fire adjustment. The Estonian aircraft combines fixed-wing cruise with VTOL launch and recovery, an eOpic-5 EO/IR payload, encrypted line-of-sight communications, GNSS-denied navigation features, and documented Ukrainian wartime use after Lithuanian and Ukrainian crowdfunding purchases.
EO/IR with Laser Pointer, Electro-optical/infrared sensor payload with laser pointer, Aircraft & UAVsEO/IR with Laser PointerElectro-optical/infrared sensor payload with laser pointerSide: UnknownBuilt: Aeronautics Group / IsraelEO/IR with Laser Pointer is Aeronautics' electro-optical and infrared sensor payload listing for the Orbiter 2 ISR mini-UAS, not a standalone aircraft or munition. Official product material places the payload beside ELINT, COMINT, EW, ATR, VMD, onboard tracker, and communication-jammer options, while independent upgrade coverage describes the Orbiter 2 payload set as including an electro-optical payload with a laser pointer.
One-way attack UAV, Expendable strike UAV / loitering munition class, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +6 moreOne-way attack UAVExpendable strike UAV / loitering munition classSide: RussiaUkraineHouthi-aligned forcesIranUnited StatesHezbollahHouthi movementBuilt: Various state and non-state manufacturers / VariousOne-way attack UAVs are expendable unmanned aircraft built or adapted to carry an explosive payload to a target and be consumed in the attack. This class-level entry covers cases where sources document one-way attack drones, kamikaze drones, or disposable explosive UAVs in conflict but do not identify a single named model suitable for a more specific catalog record.
VORTEX FPV drone, Fiber-optic first-person-view strike and reconnaissance UAV family, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarVORTEX FPV droneFiber-optic first-person-view strike and reconnaissance UAV familySide: UkraineBuilt: Global Mark / UkraineVORTEX is Global Mark's Ukrainian fiber-optic FPV drone family for strike and reconnaissance missions in electronic-warfare-heavy environments. Public catalog configurations span 10-, 13-, and 15-inch frames with 10 km to 40 km fiber spools, while Global Mark's English brochure gives a wider family envelope and lists the system as a Ukrainian battlefield product.
FPV "RD Optic 20", Fiber-optic FPV UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFPV "RD Optic 20"Fiber-optic FPV UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineFPV "RD Optic 20" is a Ukrainian Ratel Robotics fiber-optic FPV drone listing with sparse stand-alone technical data. Ratel's launch-platform page gives the stronger identity context by listing UAV "Horyn Optic 20" as the drone component in a Ratel FPV launch kit, while conflict reporting documents that Ratel ground systems have launched fiber-optic FPV drones near the line of combat engagement in Ukraine.
F-22 Raptor, Fifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreF-22 RaptorFifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighterSide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesSyrian Democratic Forces and coalition partnersUnited StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Boeing / United StatesThe F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air-dominance fighter built around low-observable shaping, supercruise, thrust-vectoring F119 engines, integrated avionics, and internal weapons carriage. Designed first for air-to-air control, it also carries JDAM and small-diameter bomb loads for precision strike, with U.S. Air Force sources documenting combat use over Syria and Iraq during 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve and CENTCOM material identifying F-22s in the 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iran.
F-35 Lightning II, Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2001 War in Afghanistan +6 moreF-35 Lightning IIFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterSide: United StatesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesIsraelUnited States-led coalitionBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine stealth fighter family built around sensor fusion, networked targeting, and multirole strike missions. U.S. and Israeli variants have documented post-2015 combat use in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Red Sea crisis, and Iran-related operations, including F-35B and F-35C first combat strikes and Israeli F-35I air-defense and strike missions.
Su-57, Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarSu-57Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter aircraftSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: United Aircraft Corporation / Sukhoi / RussiaThe Su-57, NATO reporting name Felon, is Russia's Sukhoi-designed fifth-generation stealth fighter built for air-to-air combat, internal weapons carriage, and standoff strike missions. UAC describes it as a front-line aircraft for air, ground, and sea targets, Rosoboronexport markets an export Su-57E variant, and conflict reporting ties the type to combat trials in Syria and limited Russian use around the war in Ukraine.
KAI KF-21 Boramae, Fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsKAI KF-21 BoramaeFighter aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Korea Aerospace Industries / South KoreaThe KAI KF-21 Boramae is a South Korean F414-powered multirole fighter developed by Korea Aerospace Industries for the Republic of Korea Air Force. Its public record is strongest as a flight-test and early-production program: KAI records the first flight, supersonic flight, and Meteor/AIM-2000 separation tests, while 2026 production reporting places first ROKAF deliveries in the second half of 2026.
F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +12 moreF-15 family fighter aircraftFighter aircraft familySide: IsraelAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesSyrian Democratic Forces and coalition partnersNATOCoalition forcesUnited States and coalition forcesNATO-led coalitionUnited StatesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesYemeni government and Saudi-led coalition forcesBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe F-15 family covers U.S.-origin Eagle air-superiority fighters, F-15E Strike Eagle attack aircraft, and export or modernized derivatives such as the F-15 Baz, F-15I, F-15S, and F-15EX. The catalog records its air-to-air, interdiction, long-range strike, no-fly-zone patrol, and evacuation-cover roles from the 1982 Lebanon War and 1990 Gulf War through Israeli, Saudi, U.S., and coalition operations in the 2020s.
IAI Kfir, Fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1982 Lebanon War, 1983 Sri Lankan Civil War +2 moreIAI KfirFighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraftSide: IsraelSri Lankan government forcesEcuadorColombian government and security forcesBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / IsraelThe IAI Kfir is an Israeli fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft developed by Israel Aircraft Industries from the Mirage 5 and IAI Nesher lineage. Powered by a license-built General Electric J79 turbojet, the type entered Israeli service in 1975, became Israel's first home-grown fighter-bomber, and later served export operators in Colombia, Ecuador, Sri Lanka, and U.S. adversary-training fleets.
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 droneSide: UkraineRussiaHezbollahBoko Haram and ISWAPRebel and jihadist armed groupsPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsOpposition and anti-government forcesSudanese Armed ForcesJalisco New Generation Cartel and other organized criminal groupsBuilt: Various manufacturers / 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.
HC-130J Combat King II, Fixed-wing personnel recovery and helicopter air-to-air refueling aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2026 Iran War, 2015 Various ConflictsHC-130J Combat King IIFixed-wing personnel recovery and helicopter air-to-air refueling aircraftSide: United States and IsraelDocumented operatorsBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe HC-130J Combat King II is Lockheed Martin's C-130J-derived U.S. Air Force rescue and helicopter-refueling aircraft. Developed under the HC/MC-130 recapitalization program, it replaced the HC-130P/N King as the service's only dedicated fixed-wing personnel recovery platform, with night-vision-compatible systems, defensive aids, forward-looking infrared, radar and missile-warning receivers, UARRSI aerial-refueling reception, and mission communications for combat search-and-rescue, disaster response, emergency aeromedical evacuation, airdrop, airland, and forward-area refueling work.
Rased UAV, Fixed-wing reconnaissance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Yemen Civil WarRased UAVFixed-wing reconnaissance UAVSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Skywalker Technology Limited / ChinaRased UAV is the Houthi designation for a Skywalker X-8 commercial flying-wing drone adapted for reconnaissance in the 2014 Yemen Civil War. UN reporting identified downed Rased examples in 2017 and assessed the airframe as a commercially available Skywalker-8, while CSIS and PAX describe the type as a short-range ISR and battlefield-surveillance drone rather than a purpose-built military UAV.
Blyskavka, Fixed-wing strike UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBlyskavkaFixed-wing strike UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Vyriy Industries / UkraineBlyskavka is a Ukrainian fixed-wing strike UAV from Vyriy Industries, developed from captured Russian Molniya-family design ideas but rebuilt with Ukrainian electronics, warheads, and production standardization. Sources document Ukrainian Special Operations Forces deliveries, Ukrainian Defense Forces fielding, a 40 km recorded combat-use strike with a 9 kg warhead, and a later aerodynamic fairing that increased range while retaining a low-cost catapult-launched twin-propeller airframe.
Raybird UAS, Fixed-wing tactical unmanned aerial system, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRaybird UASFixed-wing tactical unmanned aerial systemSide: UkraineBuilt: Skyeton / UkraineRaybird UAS is Skyeton's Ukrainian fixed-wing tactical drone family, known in military service as ACS-3. Official Ukrainian and manufacturer sources describe it as a long-endurance reconnaissance, target-designation, radio-frequency intelligence, and precision fire-control platform with interchangeable payloads, 28+ hours of endurance, and more than 350,000 combat flight hours in Ukraine.
CH-3A unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Fixed-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2021 Myanmar Civil WarCH-3A unmanned combat aerial vehicleFixed-wing unmanned combat aerial vehicleSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesState Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation / China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics / ChinaThe CH-3A is a Chinese fixed-wing armed UAV in the CASC Rainbow family, combining electro-optical reconnaissance with small precision munitions. Nigerian Air Force CH-3A aircraft are directly documented in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency as part of Operation Lafiya Dole, where they supported surveillance and strike missions against Boko Haram and ISWAP targets in the northeast.
Yak-B 12.7 mm machine gun, Four-barrel 12.7 mm aircraft rotary machine gun, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarYak-B 12.7 mm machine gunFour-barrel 12.7 mm aircraft rotary machine gunSide: UkraineRussiaBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Soviet UnionThe Yak-B is a Soviet four-barrel 12.7x108 mm gas-operated rotary aircraft machine gun developed for the Mi-24 Hind's chin turret. It gave Mi-24D and Mi-24V-family helicopters a high-rate flexible nose gun, while later Ukrainian Mi-24V crews used the same gun class in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War to engage Russian Shahed-type drones.
Wild Hornets STING interceptor drone, FPV interceptor drone, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWild Hornets STING interceptor droneFPV interceptor droneSide: UkraineBuilt: Wild Hornets / UkraineThe Wild Hornets STING is a Ukrainian FPV interceptor drone built to attack Shahed-type one-way attack UAVs, Gerbera loitering munitions, Lancet drones, and other small aerial targets. Wild Hornets lists it with a 280 km/h maximum speed, a 7,000 m maximum altitude, ELRS radio control, analog or digital video links, and a 500 g payload; 2025-2026 reporting documents Ukrainian units using STING against Russian one-way attack drones in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Ratel Drones FPV, FPV kamikaze UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRatel Drones FPVFPV kamikaze UAVSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineRatel Drones FPV is a Ukrainian heavy FPV attack quadcopter from Ratel Robotics, built around Starlink Mini communications, twin 6S10P battery packs, BrotherHobby V5 6215 270KV motors, 15- to 18-inch propellers, a CUAV-listed navigation module, and an IP camera using Sony's IMX415 sensor family. Ratel publishes a 20 kg maximum takeoff weight, 3 kg recommended payload, up to 30 minutes of endurance with that payload, and a 30 km maximum flight range.
Nanchang Q-5 / A-5, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2003 War in Darfur, 2015 Kokang Offensive +1 moreNanchang Q-5 / A-5Ground-attack aircraftSide: Sudanese government and allied militiasMyanmarState Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: Nanchang Aircraft Company / ChinaThe Nanchang Q-5, exported as the A-5 Fantan, is a Chinese single-seat, twin-engine ground-attack aircraft built by Nanchang Aircraft Company from the MiG-19/J-6 lineage. Its redesign moved the intakes to the fuselage sides, emphasized low-altitude attack, and paired 23 mm cannon with bombs, rocket pods, and short-range air-to-air missiles. Export A-5 variants added customer-specific avionics and weapons fits for operators including Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sudan.
Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1980 Iran-Iraq War +16 moreSu-25Ground-attack aircraftSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesIraqMPLA governmentGeorgiaAzerbaijanArmenia and Nagorno-Karabakh ArmeniansRussiaEthiopiaMacedonian government forcesGovernment of Ivory CoastSudanese government and allied militiasRussia and South Ossetian forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesSyrian government and alliesIraqi government and coalition forcesArmenia / ArtsakhUkraineBuilt: Sukhoi / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike, rough-field operation, and heavy stores carriage. Developed by Sukhoi and produced in Soviet, Russian, and Georgian factories, the twin-engine subsonic jet combines a protected cockpit, internal 30 mm cannon, and multiple pylons for rockets, bombs, missiles, and adapted guided weapons, with documented use from Afghanistan and Iraq to Darfur, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.
Soko J-22 Orao, Ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1991 Croatian War of Independence, 1992 Bosnian War +1 moreSoko J-22 OraoGround-attack and reconnaissance aircraftSide: Yugoslav and Serb forcesBosnian Serb and Yugoslav forcesFederal Republic of YugoslaviaBuilt: SOKO / IAR / Yugoslavia / RomaniaThe Soko J-22 Orao is a Yugoslav twin-engine ground-attack and reconnaissance aircraft from the joint Yugoslav-Romanian YuRom program. Built around low-level fire-support missions, it carried cannon, bombs, rockets, and guided missiles, and direct sources document Orao use by Yugoslav, Serbian, and Bosnian Serb forces in Croatia, Bosnia, and Kosovo.
Lockheed Martin Vectis, Group 5 collaborative combat aircraft concept, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsLockheed Martin VectisGroup 5 collaborative combat aircraft conceptSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Skunk Works / United StatesLockheed Martin Vectis is a Skunk Works autonomous uncrewed collaborative combat aircraft announced in 2025 as a Group 5 CCA concept. Public disclosures describe a runway-based, reusable aircraft meant to operate independently or with crewed fighters such as the F-35 and F-22, using open architecture, a Williams FJ44-4 turbofan prototype engine, and a 2027 first-flight target; no combat use is confirmed.
AC-130 gunship, Heavily armed fixed-wing gunship, Aircraft & UAVs1991 Somali Civil War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +4 moreAC-130 gunshipHeavily armed fixed-wing gunshipSide: Federal Government of Somalia and allied forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited StatesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesDocumented operatorsBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AC-130 gunship is a side-firing C-130 derivative built for persistent close air support, air interdiction, armed reconnaissance, and special-operations overwatch. Modern AC-130U, AC-130W, and AC-130J aircraft pair trainable cannon armament with electro-optical/infrared sensors, fire-control systems, communications suites, and standoff precision munitions so crews can support ground forces from extended loiter or overwatch positions.
Blackburn Beverley, Heavy military transport aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsIndonesian Confrontation 1962-1966Blackburn BeverleyHeavy military transport aircraftSide: Malaysia and Commonwealth forcesBuilt: Blackburn Aircraft Company / United KingdomThe 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.
CH-47 Chinook helicopter, Heavy-lift transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1982 Falklands War +2 moreCH-47 Chinook helicopterHeavy-lift transport helicopterSide: United States and South VietnamUnited KingdomUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe Boeing CH-47 Chinook is a U.S. tandem-rotor heavy-lift transport helicopter family used for cargo, troop movement, casualty evacuation, aircraft recovery, and special operations. Official and archival records place Chinooks in Vietnam, the Falklands, Afghanistan, and Iraq, where the type's rear ramp, external sling-load capacity, and high-altitude lift made it a recurring battlefield mobility asset.
CH-53K King Stallion, Heavy-lift transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsCH-53K King StallionHeavy-lift transport helicopterSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky CH-53K King Stallion is the U.S. Marine Corps' new-build heavy-lift transport helicopter for replacing the CH-53E Super Stallion. Built by Sikorsky as a Lockheed Martin company, it reached Marine Corps initial operational capability in April 2022, entered full-rate production in December 2022, and is being fielded for ship-to-shore assault support, heavy equipment movement, degraded-visual-environment operations, and distributed maritime logistics.
U-2 Dragon Lady, High-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +4 moreU-2 Dragon LadyHigh-altitude reconnaissance aircraftSide: United States and South VietnamCoalition forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesUnited StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Skunk Works / United StatesThe Lockheed U-2 Dragon Lady is a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft built by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics' Skunk Works for imagery, signals, electronic, and measurement intelligence. First flown in 1955, it moved from covert Cold War overflights into wartime ISR over Vietnam, the Gulf, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and later U.S.-Iran operations, with modern U-2S aircraft using the GE F118 engine and large modular sensor payloads.
MiG-25 fighter aircraft, High-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1990 Gulf War +2 moreMiG-25 fighter aircraftHigh-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraftSide: IraqSyrian government and alliesAzerbaijanBuilt: Mikoyan-Gurevich / Mikoyan / Soviet Union / RussiaThe MiG-25 Foxbat is a Soviet high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built by Mikoyan-Gurevich around speed, altitude, heavy air-to-air missiles, and reconnaissance-bomber variants rather than close-in maneuvering. Iraq fielded the type during the 1980 Iran-Iraq War and 1990 Gulf War, Syria used a small surviving fleet during the 2011 Syrian Civil War, and Azerbaijan later kept MiG-25s in reserve during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh stand-off.
Drone-dropped fragmentation grenade, Improvised grenade-drop tactic using a commercial UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDrone-dropped fragmentation grenadeImprovised grenade-drop tactic using a commercial UAVSide: UkraineRussiaHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsIsraelBuilt: DJI / Autel and other commercial drone makers / China / variousDrone-dropped fragmentation grenade is a field-adapted strike method that uses commercial quadcopters or similar small UAVs to release hand grenades or comparable fragmentation charges. Reporting from Ukraine and Gaza ties the method to improvised battlefield use by multiple sides, while a 2025 U.S. Army test with a Skydio X10D, an Audible dropper, and an M67 grenade shows the same concept moving into formal experimentation.
Improvised drones, Improvised military drone class, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Myanmar Civil War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +3 moreImprovised dronesImprovised military drone classSide: State Administration Council and allied forcesPeople's Defense Forces and ethnic armed organizationsUkraineRussiaIslamic StateIslamic State and jihadist groupsOpposition and anti-government forcesIsraelHamas and Gaza-based armed groupsBuilt: Various state and non-state manufacturers / Various manufacturers / Unknown local fabricators / 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.
F-35I Adir, Israeli F-35A-derived stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2011 Syrian Civil War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +2 moreF-35I AdirIsraeli F-35A-derived stealth multirole fighterSide: IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35I Adir is Israel's locally designated F-35 Lightning II variant, a single-seat stealth multirole fighter operated from Nevatim Air Base and adapted for Israeli Air Force command, sustainment, and weapons-integration needs. Israeli F-35I aircraft have directly documented combat use in Syria, Gaza-war air defense, Lebanon-related Hezbollah operations, and the Israel-Iran conflict, including an official 2026 IDF account of an Adir shooting down an Iranian Yak-130 over Tehran.
Shenyang J-5/J-6, Jet fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs1958 Second Taiwan Strait Crisis, 1955 Vietnam War +4 moreShenyang J-5/J-6Jet fighter familySide: People's Republic of ChinaNorth Vietnam and Viet CongPakistanKhmer RougeSomaliaBuilt: Shenyang Aircraft Corporation / Chengdu Aircraft Industry Group / Nanchang Aircraft Company / ChinaShenyang J-5/J-6 covers two Chinese-built fighter lines derived from Soviet designs: the J-5/F-5 from the MiG-17 and the J-6/F-6 from the MiG-19. The J-5 gave China a mass-produced jet fighter, while the J-6 became a supersonic export family used for air defense, training, reconnaissance, and tactical attack.
K-8 Karakorum trainer aircraft, Jet trainer / light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Myanmar Civil WarK-8 Karakorum trainer aircraftJet trainer / light attack aircraftSide: State Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: Hongdu Aviation Industry Group and Pakistan Aeronautical Complex / China and PakistanThe K-8 Karakorum is a Chinese-Pakistani two-seat jet trainer built around a low-cost advanced-training role but wired for light-attack stores. In Myanmar service, open-source investigators documented locally assembled K-8Ws, underbelly cannon-pod carriage, and repeated post-coup strike sorties with rockets, bombs, and cannon fire.
Aero L-29 Delfin, Jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1988 First Nagorno-Karabakh WarAero L-29 DelfinJet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: AzerbaijanBuilt: Aero Vodochody / CzechoslovakiaThe Aero L-29 Delfin is a Czechoslovak two-seat jet trainer built by Aero Vodochody and Let Kunovice for Warsaw Pact and export air forces. Its simple, rugged design was optimized for basic, intermediate, and weapons training, with underwing stores for gun pods, light bombs, or unguided rockets. Azerbaijani forces pressed L-29s into ground-attack service during the 1988 First Nagorno-Karabakh War, where the lightly protected trainers suffered repeated losses to Armenian air defenses.
Aero L-39 Albatros, Jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2011 Syrian Civil War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +5 moreAero L-39 AlbatrosJet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: Syrian government and alliesOpposition and anti-government forcesNigerian government and allied forcesGovernment of National AccordMalian government and international forcesArmenia / ArtsakhUkraineLibyaBuilt: Aero Vodochody / Czechoslovakia / Czech RepublicThe Aero L-39 Albatros is a Czechoslovak two-seat subsonic jet trainer built by Aero Vodochody as the successor to the L-29 Delfin. The family became a Warsaw Pact and export training aircraft, while armed L-39ZO and L-39ZA variants added reinforced stores stations, cannon or missile options, and light-attack capability.
Bars RS-1, Jet-powered long-range one-way attack UAV / drone-missile, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBars RS-1Jet-powered long-range one-way attack UAV / drone-missileSide: UkraineBuilt: Unknown / UkraineBars RS-1 is a Ukrainian long-range jet-powered one-way attack UAV, often described in local reporting as a drone-missile or cruise-missile-like unmanned system. Public sources identify it as part of Ukraine's domestically developed deep-strike inventory, with direct official reporting placing RS-1 Bars in the May 2026 Moscow-region strike package and later defense reporting describing a Bars RS variant with a larger fuel tank, higher takeoff weight, and 1,000 km class use claims.
Geran-3, Jet-powered one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGeran-3Jet-powered one-way attack UAVSide: RussiaBuilt: Russian Geran production network / Alabuga Special Economic Zone production infrastructure / RussiaThe Geran-3 is a Russian jet-powered Geran/Shahed-family one-way attack UAV described by Ukrainian intelligence and defense reporting as a localized analogue of Iran's Shahed-238. It trades the piston-engine Geran-2/Shahed-136 speed profile for a turbojet engine, Kometa-M12 satellite-navigation protection, and a faster terminal approach intended to reduce Ukrainian air-defense and interceptor-drone reaction time.
Bayraktar KIZILELMA, Jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsBayraktar KIZILELMAJet-powered unmanned fighter aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Baykar / TurkeyBayraktar KIZILELMA is Baykar's Turkish jet-powered unmanned fighter aircraft program, built around low radar cross-section, autonomous handling, short-runway carrier compatibility, and air-to-air as well as precision-strike weapons integration. Public sources document a development and production-test aircraft rather than verified combat deployment: PT-3 has completed aerodynamic and live-fire trials, Baykar has demonstrated GÖKDOĞAN, TOLUN, TEBER-82, LGK-82, and smart-fleet autonomy test events, and Turkish reporting says serial production has begun ahead of planned Turkish Armed Forces deliveries.
SH-60B Seahawk helicopter, LAMPS Mk III naval helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2003 Iraq WarSH-60B Seahawk helicopterLAMPS Mk III naval helicopterSide: Coalition forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60B Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's LAMPS Mk III shipboard helicopter, built around a Sikorsky airframe and mission systems for frigate, destroyer, and cruiser detachments. Navy, GAO, and USNI sources frame the aircraft as the helicopter element of an anti-submarine and anti-surface ship system, with Desert Storm surveillance use, later Operation Iraqi Freedom deployments, and torpedoes, Penguin missiles, AGM-114 Hellfire missiles, and crew-served guns documented in the SH-60B record.
Cessna A-37 Dragonfly, Light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam WarCessna A-37 DragonflyLight attack aircraftSide: United States and South VietnamBuilt: Textron Aviation airframe / United StatesThe Cessna A-37 Dragonfly was a U.S. light attack aircraft adapted from the T-37 trainer for counterinsurgency, close-air-support, interdiction, and forward-air-control work. Combat Dragon sent A-37As into Vietnam War operations in 1967, and the stronger A-37B added armor, refueling provision, more powerful J85 engines, and expanded South Vietnamese Air Force service.
L-159 ALCA, Light attack aircraft / advanced trainer, Aircraft & UAVs2013 War in Iraq, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateL-159 ALCALight attack aircraft / advanced trainerSide: Iraqi government and coalition forcesAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Aero Vodochody / Czech RepublicThe L-159 ALCA is a Czech single-engine light attack aircraft and advanced trainer developed by Aero Vodochody from the Albatros family. Iraq fielded the type in anti-ISIS operations around Mosul, where it flew close air support and strike missions with Czech advisers helping Iraqi crews integrate the aircraft.
AT-6 Wolverine, Light attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2025 Thailand-Cambodia Border ConflictAT-6 WolverineLight attack and armed reconnaissance turboprop aircraftSide: ThailandBuilt: Textron Aviation Defense / United StatesTextron Aviation Defense's AT-6 Wolverine is the armed version of the T-6 family, a turboprop light attack and armed reconnaissance aircraft built around a digital cockpit, seven hardpoints, NATO-compatible weapons stations, and a combat-oriented sensor suite. Thailand's AT-6TH variant gives the catalog a documented conflict-use path through Royal Thai Air Force reporting on the 2025 border fighting with Cambodia.
AMX International AMX, Light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1992 Bosnian War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreAMX International AMXLight attack and reconnaissance aircraftSide: Bosnian government and allied forcesNATOUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesNATO-led coalitionAnti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: AMX International / Italy / BrazilThe AMX International AMX is an Italian-Brazilian light attack and reconnaissance jet developed by Aeritalia, Aermacchi, and Embraer for close support, interdiction, and tactical reconnaissance. Italian AMX aircraft saw sourced operational use from NATO missions over Bosnia and Kosovo through Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait-based anti-Daesh ISR sorties, while Brazil modernized its A-1 fleet as the A-1M.
MG-520, Light attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2017 Battle of Marawi, 1968 Moro Conflict +1 moreMG-520Light attack helicopterSide: Philippine government forcesGovernment of the PhilippinesBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe MG-520, also known as the MD-520MG Defender, is a Philippine Air Force light attack helicopter derived from the MD 500E/Defender family. Its Philippine fit is documented with .50-caliber machine guns and seven-tube rocket pods, giving the 15th Strike Wing a compact close-air-support aircraft for counterinsurgency, the Zamboanga crisis, and the 2017 2017 Battle of Marawi.
M/AH-6M Little Bird, Light special operations helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2003 Iraq War, 1991 Somali Civil War +1 moreM/AH-6M Little BirdLight special operations helicopterSide: United States and coalition forcesSomali government and aligned forcesUnited StatesBuilt: MD Helicopters / Boeing / United StatesThe M/AH-6M Little Bird family pairs a compact special operations helicopter with armed and troop-carrying mission fits: AH-6M aircraft provide close air support with guns, rockets, and missiles, while MH-6M aircraft move small assault teams into confined landing zones. U.S. Army history documents AH/MH-6 Little Birds in Somalia and AH-6 support at Hadithah Dam in Iraq; later open-source reporting tied M/AH-6Ms to a caveated 2026 United States-Venezuela Conflict support role.
S-97 Raider, Light tactical helicopter prototype, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsS-97 RaiderLight tactical helicopter prototypeSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky S-97 Raider is a U.S. compound coaxial rotorcraft prototype developed by Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation to demonstrate X2 technology for armed reconnaissance, light assault, and special-operations concepts. It flew as an industry-funded test aircraft rather than an operational combat type, feeding risk-reduction work for Raider X before the U.S. Army ended the FARA program in 2024.
AW-109, Light twin-engine attack and utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2017 Battle of Marawi, 2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyAW-109Light twin-engine attack and utility helicopterSide: Philippine government forcesNigerian government and allied forcesBuilt: AgustaWestland / Leonardo / ItalyThe AW-109 is a three-tonne light twin-engine helicopter family built by AgustaWestland and Leonardo. Armed and utility AW109 variants are documented in Philippine close-support and reconnaissance missions at Marawi and in Nigerian Air Force Operation Lafiya Dole mobility, patrol, evacuation, and support missions during the Boko Haram insurgency.
Mi-2, Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +2 moreMi-2Light twin-turbine utility and training helicopterSide: AzerbaijanArmenia / ArtsakhUkraineSoviet Union and Afghan government forcesState Administration Council and allied forcesBuilt: WSK PZL-Swidnik / PolandThe Mi-2, NATO reporting name Hoplite, is a Soviet-designed light utility helicopter produced in Poland by PZL-Swidnik. It moved the Mi-1 light-helicopter concept to twin turboshaft power, giving operators a compact transport, training, rescue, reconnaissance, and limited armed-support platform. Cataloged conflict evidence ranges from Soviet and Nagorno-Karabakh inventory context to Ukrainian loss and transfer records and Myanmar reporting on junta air attacks.
MD 530F, Light utility and scout/attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in AfghanistanMD 530FLight utility and scout/attack helicopterSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: MD Helicopters / United StatesThe MD 530F is the hot-and-high member of the MD 500 helicopter family and the basis for MD Helicopters' Cayuse Warrior scout/attack configuration. Afghan Air Force MD-530 Jengi helicopters were documented in 2015 combat operations and later rocket employment in Kabul, while manufacturer material describes the base airframe as a five-blade, single-engine helicopter for high-temperature and high-altitude missions.
AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, Lightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2015 Various ConflictsAIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuoLightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighterSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation / TaiwanThe AIDC F-CK-1 Ching-kuo, or Indigenous Defense Fighter (IDF), is Taiwan's lightweight supersonic twin-engine multirole fighter for the Republic of China Air Force. ROCAF material places it in service from 1992 and identifies interception, long-range strike, and close-air-support tasks, while AIDC and defense reporting document the Hsiang Sheng upgrade path that added improved avionics, electronic warfare changes, and Wan Chien standoff-missile carriage.
TD-STAMP, Lightweight tri-sensor EO/IR payload with laser designator, Aircraft & UAVsTD-STAMPLightweight tri-sensor EO/IR payload with laser designatorSide: UnknownBuilt: Controp Precision Technologies / IsraelTD-STAMP is Controp Precision Technologies' Israeli lightweight tri-sensor EO/IR payload for small UAS and VTOL aircraft. Public 2011 launch coverage described a gyro-stabilized payload of about 5 kg with a CCD/day channel, cooled FLIR, and laser designator for compact surveillance and target-designation missions; later reporting places it within Controp's broader STAMP miniature-payload family rather than proving independent conflict use.
Warmate, Loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict +1 moreWarmateLoitering munitionSide: UkraineIndiaLibyan National ArmyBuilt: WB Electronics / WB Group / PolandWarmate is a Polish electric loitering munition from WB Electronics/WB Group designed as a portable reconnaissance-strike system with interchangeable warheads, autonomous flight modes, and dismounted or vehicle-mounted launch options. WB Group says the system entered Polish Army service in 2017 and continues in production for Polish and foreign users; conflict records include Ukrainian strikes against Russian air-defense and radar systems, Indian use in 2025, and caveated photographed wreckage in Libya.
ZALA Lancet, Loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil WarZALA LancetLoitering munitionSide: RussiaSyrian government and alliesBuilt: ZALA Aero Group / RussiaThe ZALA Lancet is a Russian electric loitering munition family with a distinctive dual X-wing layout, catapult launch, and operator video guidance for terminal attack. The Izdeliye 51 / Z-51E designation appears in Lancet-E export-system material alongside Izdeliye 52-E and the Z-16E reconnaissance UAV, while ZALA presents the Z-53 as a container-launched family member. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, Lancet munitions became prominent Russian tactical strike UAVs against artillery, air-defense systems, armor, vehicles, and support elements.
Phoenix Ghost, Loitering munition / one-way attack UAS, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPhoenix GhostLoitering munition / one-way attack UASSide: UkraineBuilt: AEVEX Aerospace / United StatesPhoenix Ghost is an AEVEX Aerospace family of U.S. loitering munitions and one-way attack unmanned aircraft associated with urgent Ukraine security assistance. Public reporting and company material describe it as a family rather than a single fixed airframe, with disclosed AEVEX platforms ranging from Group II systems such as Atlas and Dagger to Group III systems such as Disruptor and the twin-boom Dominator.
YIHA-III, Loitering munition / one-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2025 India-Pakistan ConflictYIHA-IIILoitering munition / one-way attack UAVSide: PakistanBuilt: Baykar / National Aerospace Science and Technology Park / Turkey / PakistanYIHA-III is the reporting name for Baykar's Sivrisinek loitering munition, a catapult-launched one-way attack UAV associated with Baykar's work at Pakistan's National Aerospace Science and Technology Park. Baykar's 2026 product page describes UM and UMX configurations with relay-assisted communications, autonomous navigation, and a 20 kg warhead, while Reuters and Indian government reporting tied Yiha/YIHA-III drones to Pakistan's May 2025 drone exchanges with India.
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