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Support Equipment Weapon Systems

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

This category covers transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling systems that shape operations without being primary strike platforms.

Entries emphasize mobility, payload, communications, support role, operator context, and directly sourced conflict use.

200 weapon systems

12.7 mm gun pod, 0.50-caliber gun pod, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan12.7 mm gun pod0.50-caliber gun podSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: FN Herstal / BelgiumFN Herstal's 12.7 mm HMP family is a fixed-forward airborne gun pod built around the company's .50 cal M3P machine gun for helicopters and subsonic aircraft. The HMP400 variant carries 400 rounds, appears in AT-6 Wolverine stores material, and was documented on Afghan Air Force MD-530 Jengi helicopters deploying to Helmand operations in 2015.

Chevrolet G506, 1.5-ton 4x4 military truck series, Support Equipment

Second World WarChevrolet G5061.5-ton 4x4 military truck seriesSide: Allied PowersBuilt: Chevrolet / United StatesThe Chevrolet G506 was the U.S. Army Ordnance supply-catalog family for Chevrolet-built 1.5-ton, 4x4 trucks of the G4100 and G7100 model series. During the Second World War the trucks served U.S. Army, Army Air Corps, and Allied logistics needs in cargo, dump, panel, telephone-maintenance, airfield-lighting, tractor, and M6 bomb-service configurations.

Kia Medium Tactical Vehicle, 4x4 and 6x6 medium tactical truck family, Support Equipment

Kia Medium Tactical Vehicle4x4 and 6x6 medium tactical truck familySide: UnknownBuilt: Kia Corporation / South KoreaThe Kia Medium Tactical Vehicle is a South Korean tactical truck family covering 4x4 cargo, 6x6 cargo, and 6x6 bulletproof cargo branches. Kia presents it as the successor to older Republic of Korea Army 2.5-tonne and 5-tonne standard military trucks, with all-wheel drive, automatic transmission, central tire inflation, run-flat tire options, and logistics or troop-transport roles rather than a directly documented conflict-use record.

URO VAMTAC, 4x4 high-mobility tactical vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarURO VAMTAC4x4 high-mobility tactical vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: UROVESA / SpainThe URO VAMTAC is a Spanish modular 4x4 tactical vehicle family built by UROVESA for troop movement, command, ambulance, weapon-carrier, reconnaissance, and support roles. The ST5, LTV, and SK branches share the family emphasis on off-road mobility and configurable mission bodies; Spanish deliveries to Ukraine place the vehicle in the mobility and force-protection layer of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Iveco VM 90T, 4x4 light tactical utility vehicle, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarIveco VM 90T4x4 light tactical utility vehicleSide: United States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: IVECO / ItalyThe Iveco VM 90T is the canvas-bodied Torpedo member of Italy's VM 90 4x4 military utility-vehicle family, built for tactical troop movement, light logistics, convoy work, and command-post duties rather than armored patrol. Direct public evidence places an Italian Iveco 40.10WM in Iraq convoy escort service and identifies demilitarized Iveco VM90 Torpedo 4x4 vehicles in Germany-listed support for Ukraine.

Toyota Land Cruiser 79 (LC79), 4x4 light utility pickup and armored-conversion chassis, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarToyota Land Cruiser 79 (LC79)4x4 light utility pickup and armored-conversion chassisSide: UkraineBuilt: Toyota Motor Corporation / JapanThe Toyota Land Cruiser 79, commonly shortened to LC79, is the pickup branch of Toyota's heavy-duty Land Cruiser 70 family. In conflict records it is best treated as a rugged 4x4 chassis and light utility vehicle: Ukrainian sources document LC79-based armored vehicles, Land Cruiser 70-based Dzhura vehicles, and UAT-TISA pickups serving mobility, reconnaissance, logistics, evacuation, and force-protection roles during the full-scale phase of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Land Rover Defender, 4x4 military utility vehicle and protected-vehicle chassis family, Support Equipment

Land Rover Defender4x4 military utility vehicle and protected-vehicle chassis familySide: UnknownBuilt: Land Rover / United KingdomThe 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.

TT URO, 4x4 off-road military and special-purpose truck, Support Equipment

TT URO4x4 off-road military and special-purpose truckSide: UnknownBuilt: UROVESA / SpainThe TT URO is UROVESA's Spanish 4x4 off-road truck family for military, emergency-service, municipal, industrial, and other special-purpose users. It sits above the lighter VAMTAC tactical vehicle line as a heavier modular truck platform, with defence 4WD versions documented at 14,000-16,000 kg gross vehicle weight, civil URB versions up to 18,000 kg, and Spanish Army MAT 18.16 service as a Light Gun artillery tractor.

IVM G80, 4x4 utility SUV, Support Equipment

IVM G804x4 utility SUVSide: UnknownBuilt: Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. / NigeriaThe IVM G80 is a Nigerian-built 4x4 utility SUV from Innoson Vehicle Manufacturing Co. Ltd. Innoson's current product page presents it as a five-seat four-wheel-drive SUV with ABS/EBD braking and petrol powertrain data, while official and defense reporting identify the G80 Bigger Jeep as one of three newly manufactured Innoson vehicles handed over for Nigerian Army trials in January 2018.

M1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle, 5-ton 6x6 medium tactical cargo truck, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarM1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle5-ton 6x6 medium tactical cargo truckSide: UkraineBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / United StatesThe M1083 6x6 medium tactical vehicle is the standard 5-ton cargo member of the U.S. Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles line. Army budget materials describe the M1083 as a cargo-and-soldier transport truck with hinged side rails and optional bench seats, Ukrainian reporting identifies an M1083A1P2 tractor supporting M777 howitzers in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, and Janes notes that the AN/TPQ-53 radar has also been mounted on the M1083 platform.

ZIL-131, 6x6 general-purpose army truck, Support Equipment

2008 Russo-Georgian War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +1 moreZIL-1316x6 general-purpose army truckSide: Russia and South Ossetian forcesRussiaUkraineArmenia / ArtsakhBuilt: Zavod imeni Likhacheva / Soviet Union / RussiaThe ZIL-131 is a Soviet 6x6 general-purpose army truck produced by the Moscow Likhachev automobile plant and later associated production lines. It served as a cargo truck, tractor, tanker, communications vehicle, mine-laying chassis, gun-truck base, and launch-vehicle platform; visually documented losses in Georgia, Ukraine, and Nagorno-Karabakh make it a support-equipment entry with conflict-specific logistics and specialist-chassis context.

IVECO 6x6 heavy off-road cab chassis, 6x6 heavy off-road commercial cab chassis launcher base, Support Equipment

IVECO 6x6 heavy off-road cab chassis6x6 heavy off-road commercial cab chassis launcher baseSide: UnknownBuilt: IVECO / ItalyIVECO 6x6 heavy off-road cab chassis describes a family-style launcher support entry rather than one fixed model. IVECO sources place Trakker in the older heavy-duty on/off-road range and describe T-Way as its successor, while the current T-Way AD380T45W 6x6 cab-chassis sheet gives a representative Cursor 13-powered, 32,000 kg GVM, 60,000 kg GCM data point. Army Recognition ties IVECO 6x6 commercial truck chassis to the Fateh-110 launcher role.

Pinzgauer 6x6, 6x6 high-mobility military utility vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPinzgauer 6x66x6 high-mobility military utility vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Steyr-Daimler-Puch AG / BAE Systems / Austria / United KingdomThe 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.

Mercedes-Benz truck 2031, 6x6 truck chassis launcher base, Support Equipment

Mercedes-Benz truck 20316x6 truck chassis launcher baseSide: UnknownBuilt: Mercedes-Benz Trucks / GermanyMercedes-Benz truck 2031 is a modified 6x6 commercial truck chassis identified in open sources as a launcher base for Iran's Fateh-110 short-range ballistic missile. Army Recognition describes the Fateh-110 on a modified Mercedes-Benz 2031 with one front axle, two rear axles, four launch stabilizers, and a single rail running along the chassis; CSIS separately classifies the Fateh-110 as a road-mobile solid-propellant missile.

BREM-4K, 8x8 armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBREM-4K8x8 armored repair and recovery vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / Malyshev Plant / UkraineThe BREM-4K is a Ukrainian BTR-4-family armored repair and recovery vehicle built around the same 8x8 chassis architecture as the BTR-4 troop carrier. Archived KMDB material listed the BREM-4K repair-and-recovery version with crane, winch, welding, and towing equipment, while wartime reporting documents rare BREM-4-family vehicles with Ukraine's 92nd Brigade during 2023 fighting in eastern Ukraine.

UB-16UM rocket pod, 16-tube rocket launcher pod for S-5 rockets, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarUB-16UM rocket pod16-tube rocket launcher pod for S-5 rocketsSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionThe UB-16UM rocket pod is a reusable Soviet 57 mm aircraft launcher for sixteen S-5-series rockets. Built around standard aircraft hardpoint carriage, the UB-16 family remains useful as a compact rocket store on legacy aircraft and has reappeared in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War on improvised unmanned ground vehicles.

M261 lightweight launcher, 19-round 70 mm rocket launcher, Support Equipment

2014 War Against the Islamic StateM261 lightweight launcher19-round 70 mm rocket launcherSide: Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Arnold Defense / United StatesThe M261 lightweight launcher is Arnold Defense's 19-round 70 mm rotary-wing rocket launcher for Hydra-70 rockets. Arnold Defense ties the pod to the U.S. Army Apache program, and DVIDS documents an AH-64 in Erbil, Iraq carrying the M261 during 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve close-air-support operations.

G3 20-round detachable box magazine, 20-round detachable box magazine, Support Equipment

2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyG3 20-round detachable box magazine20-round detachable box magazineSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPBuilt: Heckler & Koch / GermanyThe G3 20-round detachable box magazine is the standard 7.62x51 mm NATO feed component for G3-family rifles and compatible HK91/PTR-pattern rifles. Specialist and commercial sources document alloy and steel 20-round variants, while Boko Haram arms-cache reporting names a recovered G3 magazine directly enough to support conflict indexing for the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency.

Mk44 Bushmaster II, 30 mm chain-gun automatic cannon, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMk44 Bushmaster II30 mm chain-gun automatic cannonSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe Mk44 Bushmaster II is a Northrop Grumman 30 mm externally powered chain gun used as the gun element in ground vehicles, naval mounts, and aircraft gun installations. Official material ties the base Mk44 to 30 x 173 mm ammunition and Mk310 programmable air-burst rounds, while the Mk44S, XM813, and GAU-23/A branches show how the family was adapted for 40 mm growth, Stryker Dragoon integration, and AC-130-class aircraft use.

X-15 drum magazine, 50-round AR-15 / M16 drum magazine, Support Equipment

X-15 drum magazine50-round AR-15 / M16 drum magazineSide: UnknownBuilt: X Products / United StatesThe X-15 is an X Products aluminum drum magazine for AR-15 and M16-pattern 5.56x45 mm / .223 Remington firearms. Available sourcing centers on its 50-round X-Series design, firearm compatibility, loading method, and patented feed-mechanism context rather than independently documented battlefield employment.

50-round drum magazine, 50-round drum magazine, Support Equipment

50-round drum magazine50-round drum magazineSide: UnknownBuilt: X Products / United StatesThe 50-round drum magazine is a U.S.-made .308 / 7.62x51 NATO drum accessory sold for HK91, G3, PTR-91, PSG1, MSG90, HK11, and related roller-delayed firearms. X Products describes the X-91 as a compact aluminum drum derived from the German G8 concept, while HK21 sources place 50-round drum feed within the HK21/HK11 modular machine-gun family.

Iron Fist Light Decoupled active protection system, Active protection system, Support Equipment

Iron Fist Light Decoupled active protection systemActive protection systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelIron Fist Light Decoupled is Elbit Systems' hard-kill active protection system for light and medium armored vehicles. The system combines optical and radar sensing with launcher-fired countermeasures, and public procurement records tie it to Israeli Eitan and D9 integration as well as U.S. Army Bradley modernization work; no direct conflict-use source was found for the IFLD component itself.

Boeing 707 Re'em, Aerial refueling tanker and transport aircraft, Support Equipment

2023 Red Sea Crisis, 2025 Israel-Iran ConflictBoeing 707 Re'emAerial refueling tanker and transport aircraftSide: IsraelBuilt: Boeing / Israel Aerospace Industries / United States / IsraelThe Boeing 707 Re'em is Israel's locally converted Boeing 707 tanker and transport aircraft, operated by the Israeli Air Force's 120th Squadron for aerial refueling, long-range support, and communications roles. Built from civil 707 airframes and modified by Israel Aerospace Industries, the Re'em enabled Israeli long-range air operations in the 2023 Red Sea Crisis and the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, including documented Yemen strike support and hundreds of refueling connections during Operation Rising Lion.

GE Aerospace F404, Afterburning turbofan fighter and trainer aircraft engine, Support Equipment

GE Aerospace F404Afterburning turbofan fighter and trainer aircraft engineSide: UnknownBuilt: GE Aerospace / United StatesThe GE Aerospace F404 is a U.S. afterburning turbofan family for fighter and advanced trainer aircraft, with GE-documented applications across the F/A-18C/D Hornet, HAL Tejas, Boeing T-7A Red Hawk, Saab Gripen, KAI/LMTAS T-50, and HÜRJET programs. GE reports more than 4,000 F404 engines delivered, more than 13 million fleet flight hours, and dedicated single-engine derivatives such as the F404-GE-102, F404-GE-103, F404-GE-IN20, and Volvo/GKN RM12.

GE Aerospace F110, Afterburning turbofan fighter engine, Support Equipment

GE Aerospace F110Afterburning turbofan fighter engineSide: UnknownBuilt: GE Aerospace / United StatesThe GE Aerospace F110 is a U.S. afterburning turbofan fighter-engine family that entered operational service in 1985 with the F110-GE-100 and grew into the F110-GE-129 and higher-thrust F110-GE-132 lines. GE sources place the family across F-16, advanced F-15, and Japan F-2 applications, with more than 3,400 engines delivered by 2021 and more than 11 million flight hours reported by 2025.

Flyer F72-LD, Air-transportable light tactical vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarFlyer F72-LDAir-transportable light tactical vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: General Dynamics / United StatesThe Flyer F72-LD is a U.S.-origin light tactical mobility vehicle in the Flyer 72 family, built around air transportability, high payload, and modular mission kits. General Dynamics identifies the M1297 A-GMV branch as part of the same General Dynamics and Flyer Defense family, while 2025 reporting placed Flyer 72-LD vehicles in Ukrainian special operations service during the Russia-Ukraine war.

BREM-D, Airborne armored repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBREM-DAirborne armored repair and recovery vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BREM-D is a Soviet airborne armored repair and recovery vehicle built on the BTR-D chassis for supporting BMD-family airborne combat vehicles. Army Guide identifies Volgograd Tractor Plant as manufacturer and lists a compact 8-ton vehicle with a three-person crew, winch, pulley blocks, spade, rotary crane, tow bars, field repair tools, and welding equipment. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, open-source loss records document Russian BREM-Ds destroyed and captured, while Ukrainian reporting in 2026 described a captured example being returned to the 60th Mechanized Brigade for evacuation and field-repair work.

1V119 Reostat, Airborne artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V119 ReostatAirborne artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicleSide: UkraineRussiaBuilt: Perm Machine-Building Plant / Soviet UnionThe 1V119 Reostat is a Soviet airborne, amphibious tracked artillery reconnaissance and fire-control vehicle based on the BTR-D chassis. Developed in the late 1970s for Soviet airborne artillery units, it combined observation, navigation, communications, and ballistic fire-control equipment to support self-propelled artillery formations, especially 2S9 Nona batteries. OSCE monitoring and Ukrainian reporting document Ukrainian 1V119s in the Donbas phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while visual-loss records and defense reporting document Russian examples destroyed or captured after the 2022 full-scale invasion.

DRL-27SE air traffic control radar module, Airfield traffic-control radar module, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarDRL-27SE air traffic control radar moduleAirfield traffic-control radar moduleSide: RussiaBuilt: Almaz-Antey / RussiaThe DRL-27SE is the dispatch and terminal-area air-traffic-control radar module used in Russia's RSP-28ME mobile and RSP-27SE stationary radar landing-system families. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, open-source loss records and Ukrainian defense reporting identify a DRL-27SE module in an RSP-28ME complex at occupied Belbek air base as damaged or destroyed during a Ukrainian drone strike in May 2026.

PMM-2 / PMM-2M, Amphibious ferry-bridge vehicle, Support Equipment

2011 Syrian Civil WarPMM-2 / PMM-2MAmphibious ferry-bridge vehicleSide: Syrian government and alliesBuilt: Kryukiv Railway Car Building Works / Soviet Union / UkraineThe PMM-2 is a Soviet tracked amphibious ferry-bridge vehicle built to carry tanks and other heavy equipment across water obstacles, with fold-out side pontoons that let a single vehicle operate as a ferry or several vehicles link into a larger crossing. The PMM-2M modernization appears in Russian service coverage, including the 2017 Syrian Civil War Euphrates crossing near Deir ez-Zor.

Beriev Be-200, Amphibious support aircraft, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBeriev Be-200Amphibious support aircraftSide: RussiaBuilt: Beriev / RussiaThe Beriev Be-200 is a Russian jet-powered amphibious flying boat designed for firefighting, search-and-rescue, patrol, cargo, and passenger support missions. UAC describes the Be-200ChS as a serial-production amphibious jet able to scoop and drop 12 tonnes of water, while Russian naval aviation reporting places military rescue-configured Be-200 aircraft at the Yeysk naval training center before Ukraine later reported destroying a Russian Be-200 there during the Russia-Ukraine War.

PTS-2, Amphibious tracked transporter, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPTS-2Amphibious tracked transporterSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Soviet defense industry / Soviet UnionThe PTS-2 is a Soviet amphibious tracked transporter developed from the PTS family for moving troops, vehicles, casualties, and cargo across rivers, flooded ground, and rough approaches where wheeled logistics vehicles cannot operate.

Apache Fire Control, Apache electro-optical and radar fire-control suite, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanApache Fire ControlApache electro-optical and radar fire-control suiteSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesApache Fire Control is Lockheed Martin's sensor and fire-control family for AH-64D/E Apache helicopters, combining M-TADS/PNVS electro-optical targeting and pilotage with LONGBOW radar technology. U.S. Army reporting ties M-TADS/PNVS to combat use in Iraq from 2006 and later engagements in Afghanistan, while Gen 3 and Gen 4 releases document continuing Apache sensor modernization.

M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle, Armored combat-engineering breaching vehicle, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarM1150 Assault Breacher VehicleArmored combat-engineering breaching vehicleSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / United StatesThe M1150 Assault Breacher Vehicle is a U.S. armored combat-engineering vehicle built around an M1 Abrams-derived hull, two linear demolition-charge launchers, a lane-marking system, and interchangeable mine-plow or dozer-blade breaching gear. U.S. Marine Corps use in Afghanistan showed the vehicle clearing routes through IED and obstacle belts under armor, while Ukrainian service in the Russia-Ukraine War made the system part of the Western mine-clearing aid lane for armored maneuver.

NM-189 Ingeniørpanservogn, Armored engineer vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarNM-189 IngeniørpanservognArmored engineer vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Alvis Hagglunds / NorwayThe NM-189 Ingeniørpanservogn is a Norwegian Leopard 1-based armored engineer vehicle built for obstacle work, earthmoving, recovery support, and protected mobility with mechanized forces. Ukrainian and specialist reporting documents NM189 vehicles in Ukrainian training, transfer, and battlefield engineering service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where the vehicle appears as a protected combat-engineering asset rather than a direct-fire platform.

BMM-4S, Armored medical evacuation vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMM-4SArmored medical evacuation vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / UkraineThe BMM-4S is a Ukrainian BTR-4E-family armored medical evacuation vehicle built to recover wounded personnel from the battlefield, provide pre-hospital care under armor, and move casualties or medical equipment with wheeled 8x8 mobility.

Leopard 2R HMBV, Armored mine-breaching engineering vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLeopard 2R HMBVArmored mine-breaching engineering vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Patria / Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / Finland / GermanyThe Leopard 2R HMBV is a Finnish Patria conversion of the Leopard 2A4 chassis into a turretless armored engineering vehicle for minefield breaching, lane marking, dozer work, and route opening. Finland supplied all six known Leopard 2R vehicles to Ukraine in 2023 with training and maintenance support, giving Ukrainian engineering units a rare Leopard-based breaching system for mined and contested terrain.

1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMR-1Armored mine-clearing vehicleSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Soviet tank plants / Soviet UnionThe BMR-1 was a Soviet armored mine-clearing vehicle developed from the SU-122-54 self-propelled gun chassis for route opening in Afghanistan. Sources describe it as a wartime engineering response to mine threats against Soviet columns, replacing ad hoc trawl carriers with a purpose-built armored vehicle carrying KMT-series mine rollers and a protected machine-gun station; OSCE monitors later observed Ukrainian BMR-1 demining vehicles in the Donbas conflict zone.

BMR-2, Armored mine-clearing vehicle, Support Equipment

1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMR-2Armored mine-clearing vehicleSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesUkraineBuilt: Soviet tank plants / Soviet UnionThe BMR-2 is a Soviet armored mine-clearing vehicle developed after the Afghanistan experience showed the need for protected route-opening vehicles in armored and engineering units. It replaced the BMR-1's rarer SU-122-54 base with a T-54B/T-55-family tank chassis, carrying KMT-7 Parnas mine trawls, an electromagnetic attachment, a protected sapper compartment, and a closed 12.7 mm NSV self-defense station.

BMR-3M, Armored mine-clearing vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMR-3MArmored mine-clearing vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / RussiaThe BMR-3M is a Russian tracked armored mine-clearing vehicle for route opening ahead of heavy armored units. The family combines a tank-derived chassis, protected crew compartment, KMT-7 or TMT-S mine-trawl options, a 12.7 mm self-defense gun, and auxiliary systems intended to defeat pressure, magnetic, wire-controlled, or radio-controlled mine threats.

BRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicle, Armored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicle, Support Equipment

1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicleArmored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicleSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussiaBuilt: Not publicly identified / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BRDM-2-based ZS-82 PsyOps vehicle is a Soviet/Russian medium-power sound-broadcasting station built around a BRDM-2-derived GAZ-41-14 armored chassis for psychological-operations messaging. Veteran-history sources place the ZS-82 in Soviet special-propaganda service in Afghanistan, while Ukrainian and loss-documentation sources record Russian ZS-82 vehicles destroyed or captured during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

BTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicle, Armored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicleArmored psychological-operations sound-broadcasting vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Not publicly identified / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BTR-80-based ZS-88 PsyOps vehicle is a Soviet/Russian sound-broadcasting station that adapts the BTR-80 armored personnel carrier into a mobile loudspeaker platform for psychological-operations messaging. Ukrainian defense reporting and Russian state-media coverage document Russian ZS-88 vehicles near Izium, Avdiivka, and the Krasnolymanske front during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

WZT-3, Armored recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWZT-3Armored recovery vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Bumar-Labedy / PolandThe WZT-3 is a Polish T-72-family armored recovery vehicle built to evacuate, tow, repair, refuel, and support damaged tracked vehicles under armor. Bumar-Labedy describes the WZT-3M as a T-72-chassis recovery vehicle with a crane, winches, dozer blade, welding gear, and support tools, while Ukraine's Ministry of Defence later codified WZT-3 vehicles for Defence Forces use during the Russia-Ukraine War.

Zmiy Droid 12.7, Armored unmanned ground combat system, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarZmiy Droid 12.7Armored unmanned ground combat systemSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid and Rovertech / UkraineZmiy Droid 12.7 is a Ukrainian armored unmanned ground combat system that combines Rovertech's Zmiy wheeled platform, DevDroid's Wolly 12.7 remote weapon station, and the Droid Box control system. Official Ukrainian and manufacturer sources present it as a remotely operated reconnaissance and fire-support robot with a 300-round 12.7 mm ammunition load, AI-assisted target tracking, and enough platform protection to reduce infantry exposure in high-risk areas of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

BrPz-1 Biber, Armored vehicle-launched bridge, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBrPz-1 BiberArmored vehicle-launched bridgeSide: UkraineBuilt: Maschinenbau Kiel / GermanyThe BrPz-1 Biber is a German Leopard 1-based armored bridge-layer built to keep tracked combat and engineer units moving across ditches, streams, ravines, and damaged crossings. Its two bridge halves are joined and launched horizontally from under armor, giving the crew a lower profile than scissor-style bridge layers while carrying a 22-meter bridge for roughly 20-meter obstacles.

M60 AVLB, Armored vehicle-launched bridge, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarM60 AVLBArmored vehicle-launched bridgeSide: UkraineBuilt: General Dynamics Land Systems / United StatesThe M60 AVLB is a U.S.-origin armored bridge layer that replaces the M60/M60A1 tank turret with a launcher for a folding scissors bridge. Built for combat engineers moving armored columns across ditches, streams, trenches, and damaged crossings, the type gives Ukraine a tracked, protected assault-bridging vehicle documented in the March 2023 U.S. drawdown package and later Ukrainian-service reporting.

MTU-20, Armored vehicle-launched bridge / tank bridgelayer, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMTU-20Armored vehicle-launched bridge / tank bridgelayerSide: RussiaBuilt: Omsktransmash / Soviet UnionThe MTU-20 is a Soviet armored vehicle-launched bridge built on the T-54/T-55 tank chassis. It carries a twin-treadway metal span that can be launched from under armor to move tanks and other heavy vehicles over ditches, rivers, and other tactical obstacles. Recent open-source reporting documents Russian MTU-20 use near the Donetsk and Pokrovsk axes in Ukraine, where Ukrainian drone units targeted bridge-layer vehicles supporting attempted armored movement.

Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs, Armoured engineer vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPionierpanzer 2 DachsArmoured engineer vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Maschinenbau Kiel / Rheinmetall Landsysteme / GermanyThe Pionierpanzer 2 Dachs is a German Leopard 1-based armoured engineer vehicle built for protected route work, earthmoving, recovery, obstacle tasks, and water-crossing preparation. Bundeswehr sources describe it as a dozer, excavator, crane, winch and workshop platform for armoured engineers, while Germany's Ukraine aid accounting records Dachs vehicles with spare parts delivered to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Bergepanzer 2, Armoured recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBergepanzer 2Armoured recovery vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Maschinenbau Kiel / GermanyThe Bergepanzer 2 is a Leopard 1-based armoured recovery vehicle built around a turretless recovery hull, crane, main winch, support blade, and Leopard-family mobility package. Germany has supplied BPz 2 vehicles with spare parts to Ukraine, making the Cold War recovery vehicle part of the maintenance and evacuation chain behind Ukrainian armoured operations.

Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel, Armoured recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBergepanzer 3 BueffelArmoured recovery vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Rheinmetall Landsysteme / GermanyThe Bergepanzer 3 Bueffel, also marketed as the ARV 3 Buffalo, is a Leopard 2-based armoured recovery vehicle built to keep heavy tracked formations mobile. Rheinmetall and Bundeswehr sources describe a three-person, 55-tonne class recovery platform with a crane, main and auxiliary winches, a dozer/support blade, protected recovery fittings, and repair-support equipment. Germany's official Ukraine military-aid list records two Bergepanzer 3 vehicles supplied to Ukraine during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

CRARRV, Armoured repair and recovery vehicle, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarCRARRVArmoured repair and recovery vehicleSide: United States and coalition forcesUkraineBuilt: Vickers Defence Systems / United KingdomThe 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.

Bv-202, Articulated tracked all-terrain carrier, Support Equipment

1982 Falklands War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBv-202Articulated tracked all-terrain carrierSide: United KingdomUkraineBuilt: Volvo BM / SwedenThe Bv-202 is a Swedish two-unit articulated tracked carrier developed by Bolinder-Munktell and Volvo BM for snow, marsh, and other low-ground-pressure transport. British Royal Marines used Volvo BV 202E vehicles for mobility and rescue support during the 1982 Falklands War, while donated Bandvagn 202 vehicles reached Ukrainian forces during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War for personnel, cargo, and medical-evacuation tasks.

GAZ-3344-20 Aleut, Articulated tracked all-terrain transport vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGAZ-3344-20 AleutArticulated tracked all-terrain transport vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Zavolzhsky Tracked Tractor Plant / RussiaThe GAZ-3344-20 Aleut is a Russian two-section tracked amphibious all-terrain carrier built by Zavolzhsky Tracked Tractor Plant for Arctic and difficult-terrain mobility. It is the military GAZ-3344 family configuration, with a crew/power module, configurable rear module, low-ground-pressure tracked articulation, and an unarmored transport role. Public reporting and visual loss trackers document Aleut carriers destroyed after Russia sent Arctic-capable support vehicles to Ukraine.

1V15 command and forward observer vehicle, Artillery battalion command and forward observer vehicle, Support Equipment

1994 First Chechen War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V15 command and forward observer vehicleArtillery battalion command and forward observer vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 1V15 is the battalion commander's mobile command-observation vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S artillery fire-control family. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it combines observation, rangefinding, navigation, communications, and fire-control equipment so an artillery battalion commander can reconnoiter targets, coordinate with supported maneuver units, and direct battalion fire from a protected forward post. Russian 1V15 losses are visually documented from the 1994 First Chechen War, and Russian and Ukrainian 1V15-family vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through loss and capture records.

1V16 artillery command vehicle, Artillery battalion fire-direction and command-staff vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V16 artillery command vehicleArtillery battalion fire-direction and command-staff vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 1V16 is the battalion-level fire-direction and command-staff vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S self-propelled-artillery fire-control system. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it carries computing, meteorological, communications, and command equipment for coordinating artillery batteries from the firing-position area rather than acting as a gun or launcher. Russian 1V16 and 1V16(M) vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through visually confirmed loss and capture records.

1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicle, Artillery battery command and fire-control vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicleArtillery battery command and fire-control vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 1V110 Bereza is the senior battery officer's command vehicle in the Soviet 1V17 Mashina-B artillery fire-control complex, used with towed and rocket-artillery units including BM-21 Grad batteries. Built on a GAZ-66 truck chassis, it carries navigation, communications, meteorological, and fire-control equipment for battery-level coordination; Oryx has documented Russian 1V110 BM-21 Grad battery command vehicles among losses in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

1V14 battery command and forward observer vehicle, Artillery battery command and forward observer vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V14 battery command and forward observer vehicleArtillery battery command and forward observer vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 1V14 is the battery commander's mobile observation and fire-control vehicle in the Soviet 1V12 Mashina-S artillery command system. Built on the MT-LBu tracked chassis, it carries observation, navigation, rangefinding, communications, and fire-control equipment so a battery commander can reconnoiter targets, correct artillery fire, and coordinate with supported maneuver units from a protected forward position. Russian and Ukrainian 1V14 vehicles are documented in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War through visually confirmed loss and capture records.

1V1003 command-observation vehicle, Artillery command-observation vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1V1003 command-observation vehicleArtillery command-observation vehicleSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) / Rostec / RussiaThe 1V1003 is the BTR-80-based command-observation vehicle in Russia's 1V198 Kanonada automated artillery fire-control system, used to help detect targets and automate fire missions for artillery batteries. Rostec says the 1V198 package was developed and produced by VNII Signal and includes 1V1003 vehicles with 1V1004 command-staff vehicles; open-source loss tracking and Ukrainian reporting documented at least one Russian 1V1003 captured during the 2022 phase of the Russia-Ukraine War.

Gunner Collimator K-1, Artillery gunner collimator for sight laying, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarGunner Collimator K-1Artillery gunner collimator for sight layingSide: UkraineBuilt: post-Soviet optical and artillery-instrument industry / Soviet Union / post-Soviet statesThe Gunner Collimator K-1 is an artillery laying accessory used as an artificial aiming reference when normal aiming points are absent, obscured, or unlit. Current product literature ties it to PG-1M and MUM sights, Belspetsvneshtechnika lists it in the MT-12 covered-position sighting arrangement, and Defense Express identified a K-1 in Ukrainian 47th Artillery Brigade photos of a 2S22 Bohdana during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicle, Autonomous underwater vehicle, Support Equipment

HUGIN autonomous underwater vehicleAutonomous underwater vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Kongsberg Maritime / NorwayHUGIN is a Norwegian autonomous underwater-vehicle family developed by FFI and Kongsberg Maritime for subsea survey, hydrography, offshore inspection, salvage search, and naval missions such as mine countermeasures and seabed warfare support. The family spans configurable HUGIN vehicles, HUGIN Superior, and long-range HUGIN Endurance designs that combine synthetic-aperture sonar, multibeam mapping, inertial navigation, launch-and-recovery equipment, and autonomous mission execution rather than a weapon payload.

Tencore AI Kit, Autonomy kit for unmanned ground vehicles, Support Equipment

Tencore AI KitAutonomy kit for unmanned ground vehiclesSide: UnknownBuilt: Tencore / UkraineTencore AI Kit is a Ukrainian autonomy and operator-assistance package for unmanned ground platforms, reducing constant manual driving while adding goal-and-route control, operator override, telemetry, signal-loss return behavior, and configurable failsafe logic.

C2BMC, Ballistic missile defense command-and-control system, Support Equipment

2024 Iran-Israel Exchange, 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict +2 moreC2BMCBallistic missile defense command-and-control systemSide: IsraelUnited StatesUnited States and IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesC2BMC is the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's command-and-control, battle-management, and communications layer for integrated missile defense. Built by the Lockheed Martin-led national team, it connects sensors, shooters, commanders, and allied missile-defense elements so Aegis, THAAD, Patriot, GMD, AN/TPY-2, SBIRS, and newer sensors can share tracks and coordinate engagements.

Catapult launch system, Catapult launcher for fixed-wing UAVs, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarCatapult launch systemCatapult launcher for fixed-wing UAVsSide: UkraineBuilt: Threod Systems / EstoniaThe catapult launch system is Threod Systems' Cata pneumatic launcher family for fixed-wing UAVs, one-way effectors, and target drones. Threod describes Cata B as a trailer-mounted launcher for aircraft up to 400 kg, while Defense News and Defense Express report Ukrainian use of CATA launchers for long-range drone operations during the full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

RKhM Kashalot, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRKhM KashalotCBRN reconnaissance vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: JSC Tula Plant / Soviet UnionThe RKhM Kashalot is a Soviet chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear reconnaissance vehicle built on the MT-LB light armored tracked chassis. It carried a small crew, a 7.62 mm PKT machine gun, and reconnaissance equipment for radiation, chemical, and nonspecific biological hazards rather than a troop-carrier or direct-fire role. Ukrainian RKhM Kashalot vehicles appear in the Russia-Ukraine War through visually documented loss records, Ukrainian Support Forces training imagery from 2022, and 3rd Tank Brigade imagery reported in 2023.

RKhM, CBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation family, Support Equipment

RKhMCBRN reconnaissance vehicle designation familySide: UnknownBuilt: JSC Tula Plant / Soviet Union / RussiaRKhM is a Russian chemical reconnaissance vehicle designation used across several Soviet and Russian CBRN reconnaissance platforms rather than one single chassis. The family includes the MT-LB-based RKhM Kashalot, BTR-80-based RKhM-4 and RKhM-6 branches, the BMD-3-based RKhM-5 airborne vehicle, and the Tigr-M-based RKhM-8. This relationship-only hub separates the broad designation from specific vehicles that need their own direct conflict-use sourcing.

An-74, Cold-weather STOL jet transport aircraft, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Sudan WarAn-74Cold-weather STOL jet transport aircraftSide: UkraineSudanese Armed ForcesBuilt: Antonov Design Bureau / Soviet Union / UkraineThe An-74 is an Antonov cold-weather modification of the An-72 family, adapted for ice patrol, polar research support, and cargo or personnel transport from austere airstrips. Antonov records Kharkiv production from 1985 to 2004, while conflict evidence documents An-74 losses at Hostomel during Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine and at Khartoum International Airport during the 2023 Sudan War.

Nurse TB, Compact tracked uncrewed ground logistics vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarNurse TBCompact tracked uncrewed ground logistics vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineNurse TB is a compact tracked Ukrainian UGV from Ratel Robotics for infantry logistics, remote mining, ammunition or water delivery, and casualty-evacuation support. Public sources describe a 150 kg payload class, a six-TM-62 mine load example, radio and fiber-optic control options, and a follow-me mode intended to reduce soldier exposure on dangerous support routes.

KuRFS radar, Counter-UAS and counter-RAM radar, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanKuRFS radarCounter-UAS and counter-RAM radarSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesKuRFS is RTX's Ku-band Radio Frequency Sensor, a 360-degree AESA radar first developed with the U.S. Army for rocket, artillery, and mortar warning in Iraq and Afghanistan and later adapted into the Army's LIDS counter-UAS architecture with Coyote effectors.

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP), Current profiling instrument, Support Equipment

Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)Current profiling instrumentSide: UnknownBuilt: Teledyne RD Instruments / Nortek / United States / NorwayAcoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP) is a hydroacoustic current-measurement instrument that uses Doppler-shifted sound returns to profile water-current speed and direction through the water column. Teledyne RD Instruments, Nortek, NOAA, NASA, and USGS sources document ADCPs as shipboard, moored, seafloor, buoy, vehicle-mounted, and river-discharge instruments, with the cataloged Haixun 08 fit showing how this commercial sensor class appears in a hydrographic survey-vessel suite.

Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2), Data-centric command-and-control prototype, Support Equipment

Next Generation Command and Control (NGC2)Data-centric command-and-control prototypeSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesNext Generation Command and Control (NGC2) is a U.S. Army digital mission-command modernization effort represented here by Lockheed Martin's 25th Infantry Division prototype. Public Army and Lockheed Martin material describes operational training, live-fire experimentation, common-data-layer work, and Balikatan 2026 validation, but does not document combat employment.

MT-12 sighting suite, Day, indirect-fire, and night sighting equipment set for the MT-12 anti-tank gun, Support Equipment

MT-12 sighting suiteDay, indirect-fire, and night sighting equipment set for the MT-12 anti-tank gunSide: UnknownBuilt: Soviet / post-Soviet optical and artillery-instrument industry / Soviet Union / post-Soviet statesThe MT-12 sighting suite is the standard aiming-equipment set documented for Rapira guns: an OP4MU-40U day optic for direct fire, an S71-40 mechanical sight with PG-1M panoramic sight and K-1 collimator for covered-position fire, and an APN-6-40 / 1PN35 night sight, with the later MT-12R replacing the conventional night/indirect chain with the 1A31 Ruta radar fire-control path.

IC-V82 handheld radio, discontinued 2 m VHF handheld transceiver, Support Equipment

IC-V82 handheld radiodiscontinued 2 m VHF handheld transceiverSide: UnknownBuilt: Icom Inc. / JapanIcom IC-V82 is a discontinued Japanese VHF handheld transceiver in the 2-meter class. The catalog treats it as support equipment because the standard radio was not a weapon; its relevance comes from September 2024 Lebanon reporting about IC-V82-marked radios converted into explosive devices, alongside Icom and AP cautions that the reported devices may not have been genuine Icom products.

Multi-shank ripper, Dozer ripper attachment, Support Equipment

Multi-shank ripperDozer ripper attachmentSide: UnknownBuilt: Caterpillar / United StatesThe multi-shank ripper is Caterpillar's three-pocket adjustable-parallelogram rear attachment for the D9 dozer, used to fracture rock, frozen ground, and compacted soil before dozing or excavation. Caterpillar publishes the D9-compatible multi-shank dimensions and forces, while IDF material separately shows why rear rippers matter on armored D-9 combat-engineering vehicles.

Electric stretcher, Electric casualty-evacuation stretcher, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarElectric stretcherElectric casualty-evacuation stretcherSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineThe Ratel Robotics Electric stretcher is a Ukrainian powered casualty-evacuation platform for moving wounded personnel away from the contact line. Ratel lists the stretcher in its modular ground-robotics catalog, with three replaceable batteries, a 100 m control radius, and a 150 kg listed evacuation load; wartime reporting on Ratel's UGV production places casualty evacuation among the front-line roles Ukrainian operators are assigning to the company's robots.

Electric trigger for Mk-19 grenade launcher, Electric trigger, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarElectric trigger for Mk-19 grenade launcherElectric triggerSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineDevDroid's electric trigger for the Mk-19 grenade launcher is a Ukrainian remote-firing actuator for 40 mm automatic grenade launchers in combat modules and turrets. It sits at the final mechanical step of a remote fire-control chain, physically actuating Mk-19, AGL-53, or RDS-40 launchers after a command from a robot, vehicle, or fixed weapon station.

Electric trigger DD-M2-S1 for 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun, Electric trigger / solenoid, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarElectric trigger DD-M2-S1 for 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gunElectric trigger / solenoidSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineThe DD-M2-S1 is a Ukrainian electric trigger and solenoid for the 12.7 mm Browning M2 machine gun, designed to turn crew-served M2-family weapons into remotely fired payloads for combat modules, turrets, armored vehicles, and ground robots. DevDroid presents it as a domestic remote-fire component for safer operation without direct exposure at the weapon position, while Brave Inventors lists the unit at 1.6 kg with 24-28 V operating power and IP-54 protection.

LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28), Electro-optical targeting pod, Support Equipment

2011 First Libyan Civil WarLITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28)Electro-optical targeting podSide: NATO-led coalitionBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / Northrop Grumman / Israel / United StatesThe LITENING Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-28) is a Rafael-designed, Northrop Grumman-supported electro-optical/infrared targeting pod family for precision targeting, surveillance, reconnaissance, and laser-guided weapon support. Manufacturer material describes a modular multispectral pod integrated across many aircraft types, while RAND's Libya air-war study documents LITENING pods supporting NATO strike and imagery workflows in the 2011 First Libyan Civil War.

EO/IR Pod, Electro-optical/infrared airborne sensor pod, Support Equipment

2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +1 moreEO/IR PodElectro-optical/infrared airborne sensor podSide: AzerbaijanGovernment of National AccordTurkeyBuilt: L3Harris WESCAM / Canada / United StatesEO/IR Pod is a support-equipment entry for airborne electro-optical and infrared sensor pods used to find, track, and designate targets from aircraft and UAVs. The page centers on source-backed examples: Canadian WESCAM sensors assessed on Turkish UAVs in Nagorno-Karabakh, Libya, and Syria; Aero's L-39 Skyfox mission fit showing an EO/IR pod; and the U.S. Coast Guard HC-130J's nose-mounted EO/IR pod. Because carrier publications often name the function rather than a specific model, the relationship notes separate identified WESCAM MX-series evidence from generic EO/IR-pod references.

LITENING II Pod, Electro-optical/infrared targeting pod, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq WarLITENING II PodElectro-optical/infrared targeting podSide: United States and coalition forcesBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems; Northrop Grumman / Israel / United StatesLITENING II is the early U.S. AN/AAQ-28 electro-optical/infrared targeting pod developed from Rafael's LITENING work with Northrop Grumman support. Fielded first with Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve F-16s in 1999, it gave aircraft a FLIR/CCD-TV sensor package, laser rangefinding, laser designation, and spot tracking before ER and AT upgrades expanded the family.

Atlas V, Expendable orbital launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Atlas VExpendable orbital launch vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: United Launch Alliance / United StatesAtlas V is United Launch Alliance's modular expendable launch vehicle for national-security, civil, scientific, crewed, and commercial orbital missions. The system combines a common core booster, Centaur upper stage, optional solid rocket boosters, and fairing or Starliner-specific configurations rather than serving as a direct battlefield weapon.

Long Range Broadcast System (LRBS) pod, External broadcast pod used for psychological operations and electronic attack support, Support Equipment

Long Range Broadcast System (LRBS) podExternal broadcast pod used for psychological operations and electronic attack supportSide: UnknownBuilt: Not publicly identified / United StatesThe Long Range Broadcast System (LRBS) pod is a U.S. external broadcast pod associated with EC-130J Commando Solo and Super J Multi-Mission Platform-Heavy modernization. LRBS fits within the broader military information support operations broadcast family, while the EC-130J configuration paired the external podded payload with a roll-on internal system, CEASAR, and software-defined broadcast and electronic-attack capability.

Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-33), Externally mounted electro-optical targeting pod, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil WarSniper Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-33)Externally mounted electro-optical targeting podSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesNATO-led coalitionBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe Sniper Advanced Targeting Pod (AN/AAQ-33) is Lockheed Martin's U.S.-made electro-optical targeting pod for fighter and bomber aircraft. Official sources describe high-definition EO/IR imaging, laser designation, weapons-quality coordinates, and two-way video support, with direct combat-use documentation in Afghanistan and Libya.

Fixed launch facility, Fixed silo launcher, Support Equipment

Fixed launch facilityFixed silo launcherSide: UnknownBuilt: Not publicly identified / IranThe fixed launch facility is a static ballistic-missile launch site named in a 2026 MDAA issue brief as an alternative launch platform for the Burkan-3/Zolfaghar extended-range MRBM line. The same brief contrasts fixed launch sites with road-mobile transporter-erector-launchers and says fixed launchers are more vulnerable to detection and attack.

An-12, Four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft, Support Equipment

2023 Sudan War, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarAn-12Four-engine turboprop military transport aircraftSide: Sudanese Armed ForcesRussiaBuilt: Antonov Design Bureau / Soviet UnionThe An-12 is an Antonov-designed four-engine turboprop transport built for moving troops, military equipment, and cargo loads of roughly 20 tonnes. Antonov describes it as a core Soviet military transport type with long-range utility, while current conflict evidence places the aircraft in Russian and Sudanese transport-aircraft losses rather than a dedicated strike role.

LAND-LGR4, Four-round 70 mm laser-guided rocket launcher, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAND-LGR4Four-round 70 mm laser-guided rocket launcherSide: UkraineBuilt: Arnold Defense / United StatesLAND-LGR4 is Arnold Defense's four-round, surface-mounted 2.75-inch / 70 mm laser-guided rocket launcher, marketed under the FLETCHER name. First shown publicly at DSEI 2017, the launcher moved guided Hydra-class rockets from aircraft toward light vehicles, remote weapon stations, static sites, and watercraft. Open-source reporting later documented LAND-LGR4-equipped Ukrainian Humvees in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, while manufacturer and defense-industry sources identify APKWS and Thales FZ275 certification, twin-mounted FLETCHER configurations, marine integration work, and the related 23-round MLHS / LAND-LGR23 development path.

AMOS communications satellites, Geostationary communications satellite family, Support Equipment

2025 Israel-Iran ConflictAMOS communications satellitesGeostationary communications satellite familySide: IsraelBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / Boeing / Israel / United StatesThe AMOS communications satellites are a Spacecom-operated Israeli geostationary communications family built mainly around Israel Aerospace Industries AMOS bus designs, with AMOS-17 built by Boeing on the 702 platform. IAI describes AMOS-4000 as a modular 3-6 ton GEO platform for flexible communications payloads, and its Operation Rising Lion account says AMOS satellites maintained essential Israeli operational communications during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.

DM6 linked ammunition belt, German disintegrating metallic link ammunition belt, Support Equipment

DM6 linked ammunition beltGerman disintegrating metallic link ammunition beltSide: UnknownBuilt: Heckler & Koch / West Germany / GermanyThe DM6 linked ammunition belt is a German 7.62x51 mm NATO disintegrating metallic link belt treated in HK21/HK21E references as the German counterpart to the U.S. M13 link. Small Arms Review documents HK21E operation with American M13 or German DM6 disintegrating links, while a 1998 Heckler & Koch parts list and current HK21E starter-tab listings place the belt in the HK21E feed-system accessory set rather than as an independently documented conflict item.

DM1 ammunition belt, German non-disintegrating metallic link ammunition belt, Support Equipment

DM1 ammunition beltGerman non-disintegrating metallic link ammunition beltSide: UnknownBuilt: German military pattern / West Germany / GermanyThe DM1 ammunition belt is a German reusable, non-disintegrating metallic feed belt for 7.62x51 mm NATO machine-gun ammunition. HK21 references identify DM1 alongside M13 and German DM6 belts in the HK21 feed system, while Commons and retail references document the DM1 as a loaded 7.62x51 mm belt and as a current HK21/MG3-compatible accessory in 50-round and 100-round sets.

Joint Precision Air Drop System, GPS-guided airdrop system with steerable parachute bundles, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq WarJoint Precision Air Drop SystemGPS-guided airdrop system with steerable parachute bundlesSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Airborne Systems North America / United StatesJoint Precision Air Drop System (JPADS) is a U.S. precision-aerial-delivery family that combines a steerable parafoil or other decelerator, an autonomous guidance unit, and mission-planning software to put cargo near a designated impact point from high-altitude standoff drops. Public Army and Marine Corps material separate the family into payload classes such as ultra-lightweight, 2K, and 10K, while Airborne Systems' related GPADS line maps those roles to products including FireFly, DragonFly, and one-time-use FlyClops 2K.

Droid Box, Ground robotic control system, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarDroid BoxGround robotic control systemSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineDroid Box is DevDroid's modular control system for Ukrainian ground robotic systems. It ties platform movement, weapons modules, cameras, communications, telemetry, and the operator interface into one control stack, and April 2026 reporting said the Ministry of Defence had codified it after integration across more than 1,000 UGVs.

Space Fence, Ground-based S-band space-surveillance radar, Support Equipment

Space FenceGround-based S-band space-surveillance radarSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesSpace Fence is a Lockheed Martin-built, ground-based S-band space-surveillance radar at Kwajalein Atoll. The U.S. Space Force uses the solid-state phased-array system for space domain awareness, cataloging orbital objects and feeding Space Surveillance Network data rather than employing it as a conflict weapon.

Trophy active-protection system, Hard-kill active protection system, Support Equipment

2014 Gaza War, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarTrophy active-protection systemHard-kill active protection systemSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelRafael's Trophy is an Israeli hard-kill active protection system for armored vehicles, documented in Gaza combat on Merkava tanks and later adopted for additional armored fleets. Rafael says it is in serial production, adaptable to tanks, APCs, wheeled vehicles, and 8x8s, and fielded on Merkava, Namer, Abrams, and Leopard 2A8 fleets.

Il-76, Heavy military transport aircraft, Support Equipment

1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +3 moreIl-76Heavy military transport aircraftSide: Soviet Union and Afghan government forcesGovernment of National AccordLibyan National ArmyUkraineRussiaSyrian government and alliesSudanese Armed ForcesBuilt: Ilyushin / Tashkent Aviation Production Association / Aviastar-SP / Soviet Union / Uzbekistan / RussiaThe Il-76 is a Soviet-designed heavy transport aircraft known by NATO as Candid, built for cargo, troop movement, and rough-field operations. First flown in 1971 and still in service through modernized variants, it appears in wartime airlift, embargo-era resupply, and theater logistics roles from Afghanistan and Libya to Ukraine, Syria, and Sudan.

An-22, Heavy turboprop military transport aircraft, Support Equipment

1973 Yom Kippur War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +2 moreAn-22Heavy turboprop military transport aircraftSide: EgyptSyriaSoviet Union and Afghan government forcesRussiaUkraineBuilt: Antonov Design Bureau / Tashkent Aviation Production Association / Soviet Union / UzbekistanThe An-22 is an Antonov-designed Soviet heavy military transport aircraft built around four Kuznetsov NK-12MA turboprops and rough-field heavy-lift operations. Antonov records its first flight on 27 February 1965, serial production at Tashkent from 1965 to 1976, and later use as an outsized component carrier for the An-124 and An-225 programs.

Ratel H, Heavy uncrewed ground logistics and tow vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRatel HHeavy uncrewed ground logistics and tow vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineRatel H is a Ukrainian heavy uncrewed ground vehicle from Ratel Robotics built for logistics, ammunition delivery, casualty evacuation, towing, and carrying mission attachments. Official specifications place it in a 400 kg payload class with day and night cameras, long-range remote control, and a 60 km travel range; wartime reporting and Ratel's own service note document Ukrainian use for frontline cargo and evacuation missions.

Vulcan Centaur, Heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Vulcan CentaurHeavy-lift orbital launch vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: United Launch Alliance / United StatesVulcan Centaur is United Launch Alliance's single-core successor to Atlas V and Delta IV for national-security, civil, science, cargo, and commercial orbital launch missions. Public sources document payload delivery and Space Force launch certification, not direct use as a battlefield weapon in a named conflict.

Mercedes-Benz Zetros, High-mobility military logistics truck, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarMercedes-Benz ZetrosHigh-mobility military logistics truckSide: UkraineBuilt: Mercedes-Benz Trucks / GermanyMercedes-Benz Zetros is a German high-mobility truck family used for military logistics, support, and mission-system carrier roles. Mercedes-Benz Defence Trucks lists 4x4, 6x4, 6x6, and 8x8 platform configurations with OM 460 inline-six diesel power, heavy-duty off-road driveline features, protected-cab options, and production centered on the Mercedes-Benz truck plant at Woerth am Rhein; German-backed deliveries have placed Zetros trucks in Ukrainian military service during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Deep-water multibeam sounding system, Hydrographic survey system, Support Equipment

Deep-water multibeam sounding systemHydrographic survey systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Acoustics-led project team / ChinaDeep-water multibeam sounding system is a Chinese full-ocean-depth hydrographic survey sonar class for seabed mapping from shallow water to 11,000 m. Chinese official reporting credits the program to a Chinese Academy of Sciences Institute of Acoustics-led effort, with early trials on Shiyan 3 and a later Haixun 08 GONDOLA installation for full-ocean-area surveying.

Medium- and shallow-water multibeam sounding system, Hydrographic survey system, Support Equipment

Medium- and shallow-water multibeam sounding systemHydrographic survey systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Kongsberg Maritime / NorwayMedium- and shallow-water multibeam sounding system is a shipboard hydrographic survey sonar class used for bathymetric mapping in coastal and mid-depth waters. Xiamen University lists a Kongsberg EM 710 1° x 1° fit under the Chinese medium- and shallow-water designation, while Kongsberg describes the EM 710 as a configurable 70-100 kHz multibeam echo sounder for high-resolution seabed mapping. Haixun 08 is documented carrying medium- and shallow-water multibeam systems in a GONDOLA structure alongside a deep-water multibeam system.

KM-1J gunner's quadrant, Indirect-fire elevation measuring instrument, Support Equipment

KM-1J gunner's quadrantIndirect-fire elevation measuring instrumentSide: UnknownBuilt: M Adler D / CroatiaThe KM-1J gunner's quadrant is a Croatian M Adler D precision elevation instrument for indirect-fire weapons. Official product data presents it for mortars, guns, rocket launchers, and howitzers, including all MMB17 mortar calibers plus the RAK-SA-12 and LRL rocket-launcher lines.

Large Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), Infrared countermeasure defensive suite, Support Equipment

2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq WarLarge Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM)Infrared countermeasure defensive suiteSide: United States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesUnited States and coalition forcesBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesLarge Aircraft Infrared Countermeasures (LAIRCM), designated AN/AAQ-24(V), is Northrop Grumman's laser-based directional infrared countermeasure suite for large fixed-wing aircraft and selected rotary-wing platforms. U.S. Navy and test sources describe a platform-tailored system that detects, tracks, and jams infrared missile threats with missile-warning sensors, processors, cockpit controls, and laser transmitter assemblies; DoN LAIRCM was fielded on Marine Corps CH-53E helicopters in Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom.

AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management System, Integrated air and missile defence command-and-control system, Support Equipment

AIR6500 Joint Air Battle Management SystemIntegrated air and missile defence command-and-control systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin Australia / AustraliaAIR6500 is Australia’s Joint Air Battle Management System program, a Lockheed Martin Australia-led command-and-control architecture for integrated air and missile defence. Phase 1 covers the core C2 architecture, four CEA Technologies AESA radars, priority-platform integration, and an operator evaluation environment feeding the design.

F-35 Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS), Internally mounted electro-optical targeting sensor subsystem, Support Equipment

2023 Israel-Hamas WarF-35 Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS)Internally mounted electro-optical targeting sensor subsystemSide: IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35 Electro Optical Targeting System (EOTS) is the AN/AAQ-40 sensor installation built into the F-35 Lightning II for precision air-to-air and air-to-surface targeting. Lockheed Martin describes it as a low-observable, internally mounted system that combines forward-looking infrared and infrared-search-and-track functions, and Janes reported F-35I EOTS footage from an Israeli cruise-missile interception during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Salman space launcher, Iranian bio-space capsule launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Salman space launcherIranian bio-space capsule launch vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranThe Salman space launcher is an Iranian launch vehicle used in the December 2023 Kavous bio-space capsule test, a suborbital flight reported at about 130 km with a 500 kg capsule. Iranian government and news sources attribute the launcher to the Aerospace Industries Organization of Iran's Defense Ministry; this relationship-only catalog page covers the AIO-built launch system without implying battlefield or conflict use.

9T250 transporter-loader, Iskander missile transporter-loader vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War9T250 transporter-loaderIskander missile transporter-loader vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: KBM Kolomna / Barrikady / MZKT / Russia / Belarus (MZKT chassis)The 9T250 is the transporter-loader vehicle for the Russian 9K720 Iskander tactical missile system. It carries reload missiles and an onboard crane for Iskander launch batteries, making it an enabling logistics vehicle rather than a launcher; open-source loss records and strike reporting document Russian 9T250 vehicles destroyed during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

WiSENT 1, Leopard 1-based armoured recovery, engineer, and mine-clearing vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWiSENT 1Leopard 1-based armoured recovery, engineer, and mine-clearing vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Flensburger Fahrzeugbau / GermanyThe WiSENT 1 is a German FFG upgrade family based on the Leopard 1/Bergepanzer 2 line, offered in recovery, engineer, and mine-clearing configurations. Germany's archived Ukraine support list records 65 WISENT 1 mine-clearing tanks with spare parts delivered to Ukraine, where the type fills a protected route-clearance and combat-engineering role.

Precision Munitions Training System / PMTS, Live-drop training system for precision-guided munitions, Support Equipment

Precision Munitions Training System / PMTSLive-drop training system for precision-guided munitionsSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesPrecision Munitions Training System / PMTS is Lockheed Martin's U.S.-made live-drop trainer for precision-guided munitions. It emulates Paveway II Plus LGB, Paragon, Dual Mode LGB, and JDAM/Laser JDAM profiles while combining INS/GPS guidance, a MIL-STD-1760 aircraft interface, and a compact multi-carriage airframe for repeated live-fire training sorties.

Platform for UGVs, Logistics trailer for ground robotic systems, Support Equipment

Platform for UGVsLogistics trailer for ground robotic systemsSide: UnknownBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineRatel Robotics' Platform for UGVs is a Ukrainian winch-equipped logistics trailer for transporting and evacuating ground robotic systems. Official Ratel material documents a 1,020 kg load class, 5,000 kg electric winch, 95 Ah battery, ramps, and a standard tow connection; open sources place it in Ratel's UGV support-equipment ecosystem but do not document a specific battlefield-use event for the trailer itself.

KPU-51 Lancet launcher and control-station context, Loitering-munition launcher and control-station support equipment, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarKPU-51 Lancet launcher and control-station contextLoitering-munition launcher and control-station support equipmentSide: RussiaBuilt: ZALA Aero Group / RussiaKPU-51 and KPU-51E identify compact launcher equipment tied to ZALA's Product 51 / Izdeliye 51E Lancet loitering munition rather than a separate strike drone. ZALA describes the domestic Product 51 launcher as a man-portable unit that can be fired away from the ground control station, while Rosoboronexport and exhibition reporting place the export KPU 51E launcher inside the Lancet-E reconnaissance-strike system with Z-16E reconnaissance UAVs and Izdeliye 51E / 52E loitering munitions. Direct conflict-use evidence is narrower: Russian manufacturer and state-media reporting tie disposable Lancet launchers to Russian Lancet units operating against Ukrainian logistics targets.

Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, Long-range electro-optical scout surveillance and target-location system, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanLong Range Advanced Scout Surveillance SystemLong-range electro-optical scout surveillance and target-location systemSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Raytheon Network Centric Systems Company / United StatesThe Long Range Advanced Scout Surveillance System, commonly LRAS3, is a U.S. Army scout and observer sensor suite for long-range reconnaissance, surveillance, target detection, identification, geolocation, and target handoff. Army and Raytheon sources describe FLIR, day-camera, GPS, laser-rangefinder, tripod, vehicle, mast, tower, remote-operation, and networked sensor-to-shooter roles, with direct public records for LRAS3 use in Iraq and Afghanistan.

PackBot 510, Man-transportable tracked unmanned ground robot, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in AfghanistanPackBot 510Man-transportable tracked unmanned ground robotSide: United States and coalition forcesUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Endeavor Robotics / Teledyne FLIR Defense / United StatesPackBot 510 is a U.S.-origin man-transportable tracked unmanned ground robot from the iRobot, Endeavor Robotics, and Teledyne FLIR Defense lineage. It is documented in Iraq and Afghanistan as a standoff tool for bomb-disposal, route-clearance, and reconnaissance tasks, while current manufacturer material presents the system as a multi-mission robot for EOD, surveillance, remote inspection, and CBRN/HazMat detection.

Ratel M, Medium uncrewed ground logistics and evacuation vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRatel MMedium uncrewed ground logistics and evacuation vehicleSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineRatel M is a Ukrainian medium uncrewed ground logistics and casualty-evacuation vehicle from Ratel Robotics. Official product data describes a remotely controlled platform for cargo, ammunition delivery, towing, and medical-stretcher tasks, while wartime reporting places it among Ratel's combat-used Ukrainian ground robots for moving wounded personnel and supplies from exposed frontline areas.

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2), Medium-lift orbital launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Delta IV Medium+ (4,2)Medium-lift orbital launch vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: United Launch Alliance / United StatesDelta IV Medium+ (4,2) was United Launch Alliance's two-solid-motor, four-meter-fairing Delta IV Medium+ configuration. Built around one Common Booster Core, a Delta Cryogenic Second Stage, and a composite payload fairing, it launched national-security, civil weather, science, and GPS payloads, including the GPS III SV02 Magellan mission that closed the Delta IV Medium line in 2019.

Military Truck, Military logistics truck and tactical wheeled vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in AfghanistanMilitary TruckMilitary logistics truck and tactical wheeled vehicleSide: UkraineUnited States, NATO, and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Various manufacturers / GlobalMilitary trucks are wheeled logistics and tactical support vehicles used for cargo movement, convoy sustainment, heavy-equipment transport, fuel and water distribution, and as chassis for road-mobile weapon systems. The class spans generic cargo trucks through tactical wheeled vehicle families such as FMTV, and conflict evidence on this page is limited to directly sourced Ukraine transfers and Afghanistan convoy operations.

Global Positioning System III / GPS Block III, Military navigation satellite family, Support Equipment

Global Positioning System III / GPS Block IIIMilitary navigation satellite familySide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin Space Systems Corporation / United StatesGlobal Positioning System III / GPS Block III is the Lockheed Martin-built U.S. military navigation-satellite block that modernized the GPS constellation with M-code, the L1C civil signal, higher accuracy, and stronger anti-jamming performance. The ten-space-vehicle series launched from 2018 through 2026, reached full operational acceptance in May 2026, and is treated here as a relationship-only precision position, navigation, and timing space system rather than a direct battlefield weapon.

Ofek reconnaissance satellites, Military reconnaissance satellite family, Support Equipment

2025 Israel-Iran ConflictOfek reconnaissance satellitesMilitary reconnaissance satellite familySide: IsraelBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / Elbit Systems / Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelOfek is Israel's indigenous military observation-satellite family, built around compact low-Earth-orbit reconnaissance spacecraft launched mainly by Shavit rockets and operated through the Israeli defense establishment. Public releases describe electro-optical and synthetic-aperture-radar Ofek satellites feeding Unit 9900 and Israeli decision-makers with imagery for strategic intelligence, targeting support, battle-damage assessment, and persistent regional surveillance.

Vehicle engine, Military vehicle powerplant component, Support Equipment

Vehicle engineMilitary vehicle powerplant componentSide: UnknownBuilt: Honeywell / Caterpillar / United StatesVehicle engine is a relationship-only component page for powerplants installed in cataloged military vehicles. It ties engine claims to documented parent platforms, including AGT1500-powered M1 Abrams tanks, Cat C18-powered D9 dozers, V903-powered Bradleys, MTU-powered Leopard 2s, Scania-powered CV90s, Scania-powered Piranha-family vehicles, and Stryker depot engine work, without implying standalone battlefield use.

Space-Based Infrared System / SBIRS, Missile-warning satellite constellation, Support Equipment

2024 Iran-Israel ExchangeSpace-Based Infrared System / SBIRSMissile-warning satellite constellationSide: IsraelBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / United StatesSpace-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) is the U.S. Space Force space-based missile-warning constellation that replaced Defense Support Program coverage with geosynchronous satellites, highly elliptical orbit payloads, and consolidated ground processing. Lockheed Martin led the space and ground system, Northrop Grumman supplied infrared payloads, and official reporting says SBIRS provided early warning during Iran's April 2024 missile and drone attack on Israel.

Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared / Next Gen OPIR, Missile-warning satellite family, Support Equipment

Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared / Next Gen OPIRMissile-warning satellite familySide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / United StatesNext Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (Next Gen OPIR) is the U.S. Space Force missile-warning satellite family intended to succeed SBIRS inside a wider multi-orbit warning and tracking architecture. Lockheed Martin leads the GEO component on an LM 2100 Combat bus, Northrop Grumman leads the Polar component, and 2026 budget reporting shows the Polar leg under congressional review as LEO and MEO warning layers expand.

Minotaur Mission System Suite, Mission management and sensor-fusion suite, Support Equipment

Minotaur Mission System SuiteMission management and sensor-fusion suiteSide: UnknownBuilt: U.S. Navy / Naval Air Systems Command / Huntington Ingalls Industries / United StatesThe Minotaur Mission System Suite is a U.S. Navy-originated, Coast Guard-integrated mission-management and sensor-fusion suite for maritime surveillance aircraft. Its government-owned, open-architecture design lets crews fuse radar, onboard sensors, command-and-control tools, ADS-B, Rescue 21, and networked mission data while in flight.

APE-5 command post, Mobile automated command-post module, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarAPE-5 command postMobile automated command-post moduleSide: RussiaBuilt: RusBITech / RussiaThe APE-5 is a Russian automated mobile command-post module built by RusBITech for field work and rest by a 9-11-person planning group. Open Russian references describe the system on a KamAZ-63501 chassis with an expandable KK6.3.32 container body, networked workstations, GLONASS navigation, protected videoconferencing, life-support equipment, and a 600 km road range. During the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, open-source loss trackers have identified Russian APE-5 command posts destroyed in Ukraine, making the system a documented command-and-communications target rather than only a peacetime staff vehicle.

APE-3 automated mobile unit, Mobile automated command-post support module, Support Equipment

APE-3 automated mobile unitMobile automated command-post support moduleSide: UnknownBuilt: RusBITech / RussiaThe APE-3 is a Russian automated mobile unit produced by RusBITech as the smaller fixed-volume module in the APE field command-post family. Official RusBITech material describes it as a field work-and-rest unit for a 4-5-person group, while Russian delivery reporting and CNews describe APE sets as combining an APE-5 KamAZ-63501-based module with a towed APE-3 module for deployable command-post support.

Ratel Mobile Workshop, Mobile field workshop for uncrewed ground vehicles, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRatel Mobile WorkshopMobile field workshop for uncrewed ground vehiclesSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineThe Ratel Mobile Workshop is a Ukrainian field-maintenance vehicle for uncrewed ground-vehicle units, built around a Renault Master van, autonomous power, repair workstations, a crane, washing equipment, and a recovery trailer. During the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, Ratel and Tencore described mobile UGV repair workshops as a way to bring diagnostics, repair, software updates, and recovery support directly to combat units instead of waiting for robots to return to fixed repair sites.

Akash Army Launcher, Mobile launcher system for Akash medium-range surface-to-air missiles, Support Equipment

Akash Army LauncherMobile launcher system for Akash medium-range surface-to-air missilesSide: UnknownBuilt: Tata Advanced Systems / Defence Research and Development Organisation / IndiaThe Akash Army Launcher (AAL) is Tata Advanced Systems' and DRDO's jointly developed mobile launcher for the Akash medium-range surface-to-air missile family. Tata describes it as a self-powered, fully automated electro-mechanical launcher on an 8x8 HMV that can carry and launch up to three missiles in single or salvo mode, with four AALs forming part of an Indian Army firing unit.

PNGK-1 mobile navigation-geodetic complex, Mobile navigation-geodetic support complex, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarPNGK-1 mobile navigation-geodetic complexMobile navigation-geodetic support complexSide: RussiaBuilt: 106 Experimental Optical-Mechanical Plant / RussiaPNGK-1 is a Russian mobile navigation-geodetic complex for topogeodetic support rather than a direct combat weapon. Public product data and technical reporting describe a KamAZ-4350 based system that determines horizontal coordinates and elevations while moving or stopped, transfers coordinates to surveyed points, and supports troop movement routes, geodetic-network recovery, and operational navigation-geodetic support. Russian-state reporting also names PNGK-1 among systems used by Russian military topographers in the 2022 phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Command post for 35N6 Kasta surveillance radar, Mobile radar command-post vehicle, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarCommand post for 35N6 Kasta surveillance radarMobile radar command-post vehicleSide: RussiaBuilt: Almaz-Antey / Soviet Union / RussiaThe command post for the 35N6 Kasta surveillance radar is the mobile control and operator element associated with the Kasta low-altitude air-surveillance package rather than the radar antenna vehicle itself. Radartutorial describes the 51U6/Kasta-2E1 operator shelter as a cabled element that can be positioned away from the antenna, Janes reported a two-vehicle KamAZ-43114 Kasta-2E1 system observed in non-government-controlled Ukraine in 2021, and Oryx plus WarSpotting document destroyed Russian command posts for 35N6 and 51U6 Kasta-family radars during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

1B77 Ulybka-M, Mobile radio-direction meteorological complex, Support Equipment

1B77 Ulybka-MMobile radio-direction meteorological complexSide: UnknownBuilt: OKB Peleng / RussiaThe 1B77 Ulybka-M is a Russian mobile radio-direction meteorological complex in the Ulybka military weather-support family. Public sources tie the system to OKB Peleng development work, UPP Vector supply activity, and a KamAZ-6350 apparatus vehicle with a light-gas trailer. Its role is to collect upper-air and surface meteorological data for artillery, rocket, missile, aviation, airborne, and CBRN users rather than to act as a strike system itself.

1B44-1 RPMK-1 Ulybka radiosonde weather radar, Mobile radiosonde weather radar complex, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine War1B44-1 RPMK-1 Ulybka radiosonde weather radarMobile radiosonde weather radar complexSide: RussiaUkraineBuilt: OKB Peleng / RussiaThe 1B44-1 is the radar and operator vehicle of the RPMK-1 Ulybka mobile radiosonde meteorological complex, an automated support system that tracks free-flight radiosondes and distributes upper-air data for artillery, rocket, missile, aviation, and contamination-area calculations. Rosoboronexport lists the 1B44 set as a three-part complex with 40 km altitude and 200 km range limits, while visual-loss tracking and Ukrainian reporting document both Russian and Ukrainian Ulybka equipment destroyed during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

DIAMONDShield, Multi-domain battle management and command-and-control system, Support Equipment

DIAMONDShieldMulti-domain battle management and command-and-control systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesDIAMONDShield is Lockheed Martin's fielded AI-assisted multi-domain battle-management and integrated air and missile defense command-and-control system. Its modular open architecture uses Link 16 and other standard protocols to connect sensors, weapons, legacy systems, and coalition command networks across air, land, sea, and space.

Coast Guard-specific multi-mode radar, Multi-mode surveillance radar, Support Equipment

Coast Guard-specific multi-mode radarMulti-mode surveillance radarSide: UnknownBuilt: L3Harris Technologies / United StatesThe Coast Guard-specific multi-mode radar is L3Harris's AN/APY-11 multisensor radar installed on HC-130J long-range surveillance aircraft during Minotaur missionization. Coast Guard and L3Harris sources describe it as a 360-degree belly- and nose-mounted radar for maritime surveillance, interdiction, search and rescue, ice and oil-spill mapping, and tracking ships, aircraft, vehicles, and rescue transponders.

Mobile User Objective System (MUOS), Narrowband military satellite communications system, Support Equipment

Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)Narrowband military satellite communications systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin Space / United StatesMUOS is a U.S. narrowband military satellite communications system for mobile and fixed-site users. The Lockheed Martin-led constellation combines legacy UHF payloads with a WCDMA waveform for beyond-line-of-sight voice and data, while the Space Force is extending the network with Boeing-built MUOS SLE satellites planned no earlier than 2031 and 2032.

SeaCommander, Naval command-and-control software, Support Equipment

SeaCommanderNaval command-and-control softwareSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesSeaCommander is Lockheed Martin's command-and-control software for U.S. Coast Guard National Security Cutters, fusing weapons, sensor, intelligence, common operating picture, and data-link inputs into a single cutter tactical picture.

NSB optical sight, Optical sighting device family for indirect-fire weapons, Support Equipment

NSB optical sightOptical sighting device family for indirect-fire weaponsSide: UnknownBuilt: M Adler D / Croatia / Bosnia and HerzegovinaThe NSB optical sight family is a Croatian/Bosnian fire-control accessory line for indirect-fire weapons. M Adler D presents NSB-4A for the LRL-128 light rocket launcher and NSB-4B as a universal mortar sight, while Zrak and Yugoimport material describe the sights as optomechanical devices for taking elevation and azimuth elements in daylight and night conditions.

AR-924 Gold Apollo Rugged pager, Pager model, Support Equipment

AR-924 Gold Apollo Rugged pagerPager modelSide: UnknownBuilt: BAC Consulting Kft. / Frontier Group Entity (reported supply chain) / Unknown (reported outside Taiwan)The AR-924 Gold Apollo Rugged pager was a 460 MHz POCSAG alphanumeric pager sold under Gold Apollo branding through a disputed outside-Taiwan supply chain. Reporting and Taiwan prosecutors later linked the branded model to BAC Consulting Kft. and Frontier Group Entity, while Amnesty assessed destroyed September 2024 devices as consistent with AR-924 pagers modified with hidden explosive charges.

PG-1M panoramic periscope sight, Panoramic periscope sight for artillery laying, Support Equipment

PG-1M panoramic periscope sightPanoramic periscope sight for artillery layingSide: UnknownBuilt: post-Soviet optical and artillery-instrument industry / Soviet Union / post-Soviet statesThe PG-1M panoramic periscope sight is an artillery aiming instrument used to lay guns in horizontal and vertical planes during direct fire and from covered positions. Product literature describes coarse and precise laying scales, reticle illumination, and optional K-1 collimator use, while system references place PG-1M in sighting fits for weapons such as the MT-12 Rapira, 2S7 Pion, D-30, 2A65 Msta-B, 2S5 Giatsint-S, and BM-21 Grad.

Falcon Heavy, Partially reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, Support Equipment

Falcon HeavyPartially reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: SpaceX / United StatesFalcon Heavy is SpaceX's partially reusable heavy-lift orbital launch vehicle, built from a center core and two Falcon-derived side boosters. Its catalog relevance is as launch support for U.S. national-security space systems: Space Systems Command identifies USSF-44 as the first National Security Space Launch mission on Falcon Heavy, and USSF-52 used Falcon Heavy to launch the X-37B OTV-7 mission.

IRST21 Sensor System, Passive long-wave infrared search-and-track sensor system, Support Equipment

IRST21 Sensor SystemPassive long-wave infrared search-and-track sensor systemSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesIRST21 is Lockheed Martin's passive long-wave infrared search-and-track sensor family for fighter aircraft, packaged either inside the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet centerline tank or in the modular Legion Pod. It gives aircraft a non-emitting air-to-air detection and tracking channel, has supported F-15C missile-cue testing with AIM-9X and AIM-120 shots, and moved into Navy IRST Block II fielding for the Super Hornet in 2025.

Pathfinder DVL, Phased-array Doppler velocity log, Support Equipment

Pathfinder DVLPhased-array Doppler velocity logSide: UnknownBuilt: Teledyne RD Instruments / United StatesPathfinder DVL is a compact Teledyne RD Instruments phased-array Doppler velocity log for underwater vehicle navigation, position control, and current-profile options. Official Teledyne material describes 600 kHz and OEM-only 300 kHz configurations, bottom and water tracking for ROVs and AUVs, optional XRT extended bottom tracking, health monitoring, INS-ready outputs, and optional ADCP-style current profiling.

BMK-130M towing motor boat, Pontoon-bridge towing motor boat, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBMK-130M towing motor boatPontoon-bridge towing motor boatSide: RussiaBuilt: Vympel Shipyard / Soviet Union (Russian SFSR)The BMK-130M is a Soviet steel-hulled towing motor boat for engineer river-crossing units, used to move pontoon ferries, bridge elements, anchors, and small craft rather than to fight as an armed boat. Vessel references place it in the BMK-130 family built at Vympel's Rybinsk yard, Russian patent literature cites a 1990 Vympel BMK-130M technical manual, and Russia-Ukraine War loss tracking records a Russian BMK-130M/BMK-150-family boat as captured.

Mission Readiness Test Set (MRTS), Portable mission readiness test set, Support Equipment

Mission Readiness Test Set (MRTS)Portable mission readiness test setSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesLockheed Martin's Mission Readiness Test Set (MRTS) is a portable, standalone Windows tester for Paveway II laser-guided bomb guidance assemblies and related smart-munition guidance units. The company says it performs nine go/no-go checks, weighs under 60 pounds, and supports O-, I-, and D-level maintenance while replacing older TTU-594A/E test sets.

Transport and Tracking Layer, Proliferated LEO communications and missile-tracking satellite architecture, Support Equipment

Transport and Tracking LayerProliferated LEO communications and missile-tracking satellite architectureSide: UnknownBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / L3Harris / United StatesTransport and Tracking Layer covers the Space Development Agency's proliferated low-Earth-orbit satellite architecture for resilient military data transport, tactical links, missile warning, and missile tracking. Publicly documented activity centers on launches, demonstrations, contractor awards, and planned warfighter integration rather than confirmed conflict employment.

Wolly 7.62 combat module, Remote weapon station, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarWolly 7.62 combat moduleRemote weapon stationSide: UkraineBuilt: DevDroid / UkraineWolly 7.62 is DevDroid's Ukrainian remote-controlled combat module for 7.62 mm PKT-family guns, codified for Ukraine's Defence Forces after development that began in 2022. It is designed for trench, checkpoint, and observation-post defense with tablet control, AI-assisted target tracking, and safe-distance firing.

Germina URCM-3000, Remote-controlled humanitarian demining vehicle, Support Equipment

Germina URCM-3000Remote-controlled humanitarian demining vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: PJSC Kramatorsk Heavy Duty Machine Tool Building Plant / UkraineThe Germina URCM-3000 is a Ukrainian remote-controlled heavy demining vehicle developed by KZVV with Ukrainian Demining Services input for humanitarian mine-clearance work. Public sources describe a 16-ton tracked machine with chain, cutter, manipulator, and bucket tools for contaminated fields, forest belts, trenches, buildings, and other Ukrainian terrain.

RATEL DEMINER, Remote-controlled robotic demining complex, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarRATEL DEMINERRemote-controlled robotic demining complexSide: UkraineBuilt: Ratel Robotics / UkraineRATEL DEMINER is a Ukrainian remote-controlled demining complex from Ratel Robotics, built on the Ratel M logistics and evacuation UGV. The system combines a wheeled robotic platform, rotary mine trawl, daylight camera, control station, repeater, and charging equipment for anti-personnel mine clearance at standoff range, with 2024 Ukrainian reporting documenting real-condition humanitarian demining use near Sviatohirsk in Donetsk region.

BM-7 Parus weapon station, Remotely controlled weapon station, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBM-7 Parus weapon stationRemotely controlled weapon stationSide: UkraineBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / UkraineThe BM-7 Parus is a Ukrainian remotely controlled weapon station for light armoured vehicles, combining a 30 mm ZTM-1 cannon, 7.62 mm machine gun, 30 mm grenade launcher, and Barrier anti-tank missiles in a self-contained turret. It is documented on the BTR-4 family and in Ukraine-war reporting on a non-standard BMP-2 or PRP-3-based frontline vehicle, giving crews protected direct-fire support from inside the hull.

BURIA remotely operated weapon station, Remotely operated weapon station, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarBURIA remotely operated weapon stationRemotely operated weapon stationSide: UkraineBuilt: Frontline Robotics / UkraineFrontline Robotics' BURIA is a Ukrainian remotely operated weapon station for tripod or UGV mounting. Frontline lists compatibility with Mk 19 and RDS40 grenade launchers and the Browning M2 heavy machine gun, while wartime reporting describes serial production, Ukrainian unit deliveries, and integrations with THeMIS, Combat Gereon, ARDAL, and LOGIST ground robots.

M299 Launcher, Reusable multi-platform missile launcher, Support Equipment

2003 Iraq WarM299 LauncherReusable multi-platform missile launcherSide: United States and coalition forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Marvin Engineering Co. / United StatesThe M299 Launcher is a U.S. reusable missile launcher family that provides the aircraft interface for AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-179 JAGM-class weapons. Lockheed Martin and Marvin Engineering describe four-rail M299 and two-rail M310 configurations for rotary-wing, unmanned, fixed-wing, and surface integrations, with direct public conflict-use support limited to U.S. Apache use in Iraq.

LAU-118/A missile launcher, Reusable single-rail aircraft missile launcher, Support Equipment

2014 Russia-Ukraine WarLAU-118/A missile launcherReusable single-rail aircraft missile launcherSide: UkraineBuilt: Naval Air Systems Command / United StatesThe LAU-118/A missile launcher is a reusable U.S. single-rail aircraft launcher for the AGM-88 HARM and related anti-radiation missile installations. Air Force and Federal Register sources describe it as the mechanical and electrical bridge between the missile, aircraft rack, launch computer, and host aircraft, while 2022 reporting on Ukraine documented LAU-118/LAU-118A adapter use on Soviet-era fighters firing HARMs in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.

Falcon 9, Reusable two-stage orbital rocket, Support Equipment

Falcon 9Reusable two-stage orbital rocketSide: UnknownBuilt: SpaceX / United StatesFalcon 9 is SpaceX's reusable two-stage orbital rocket for crew, cargo, commercial-satellite, and national-security launches from the United States. NASA describes it as the first orbital-class rocket capable of reflight, while U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency sources document Falcon 9 launches for GPS III and Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture satellite missions.

X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle, Reusable unmanned orbital test vehicle, Support Equipment

X-37B Orbital Test VehicleReusable unmanned orbital test vehicleSide: UnknownBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle is a Boeing-built, uncrewed autonomous spaceplane operated for U.S. government orbital experimentation by the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force. Public mission reporting describes it as a returnable test platform that has launched on Atlas V, Falcon 9, and Falcon Heavy rockets, landed autonomously at runway sites, and flown eight missions as of the OTV-8 launch in August 2025.

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