Conflict catalog

2006 Lebanon War: Weapons and Equipment

The 2006 Lebanon War was the July-August 2006 war between Israel and Hezbollah, triggered by Hezbollah's capture of Israeli soldiers and followed by Israeli air and ground operations in Lebanon and Hezbollah rocket attacks into northern Israel.

The 2006 Lebanon War was a month-long conflict between Israel and Hezbollah that began on 12 July 2006 and ended with a UN-brokered cease-fire that took effect on 14 August 2006. The catalog is narrow and includes only systems with direct source-backed wartime use, support, evacuation, or deployment context.

This catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in the 2006 Lebanon War and related evacuation or support operations tied to the conflict.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use, deployment, evacuation, or support sourcing.

25 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

Israel / Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forces

Israel

19 weapon systems in this catalog

Context

Status
Published catalog
Location
Lebanon and northern Israel
Countries
Lebanon, Israel
Regions
Southern Lebanon, Northern Israel, Eastern Mediterranean
Domains
air, land, maritime, rocket attacks, evacuation

The connected weapon coverage is intentionally narrow. The Mistral-class entry documents French naval support to Operation Baliste, an evacuation and protection mission for French citizens in Lebanon, rather than direct combat by the ship itself.

Map

Lebanon and northern Israel

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Timeline

Key Events

  1. War begins after border raid

    CRS describes Hezbollah's 12 July 2006 capture of two Israeli soldiers along the Israel-Lebanon border and Israel's subsequent air and ground response in Lebanon.

    Sources: CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict

  2. Cease-fire takes effect

    CRS reports that a United Nations-brokered cease-fire based on Security Council Resolution 1701 took effect on 14 August 2006.

    Sources: CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah Conflict

Weapons

2006 Lebanon War Weapon Systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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AH-64A Peten attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsAH-64A Peten attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelRole: Attack-helicopter missile strikesBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe AH-64A Peten is the Israeli Air Force's first-generation Apache attack helicopter, adapted from the U.S.-built AH-64A and kept in service alongside later Saraph aircraft. Israeli sources place the first Peten arrivals at Ramon Air Base in 1990, while open reporting documents Israeli Apache use in Lebanon, Gaza, and 190 Squadron response sorties during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
AH-64D Saraph attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsAH-64D Saraph attack helicopterAttack helicopterSide: IsraelRole: Attack-helicopter fire support and strikeBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64D Saraph is the Israeli Air Force name for the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, a twin-seat gunship built around a 30 mm cannon, Hellfire-class missiles, and long-range target sensors. Israeli and defense-industry sources document the Saraph in service from the 2006 Lebanon War through Gaza campaigns, while published photos also show Israeli aircraft carrying Spike NLOS missiles.
IAI Heron UAV, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsIAI Heron UAVMedium-altitude long-endurance UAVSide: IsraelRole: ISR support during Israeli air operationsBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / IsraelThe IAI Heron is an Israeli medium-altitude long-endurance UAV family built for persistent ISR, target acquisition, maritime patrol, and multi-sensor surveillance missions. IAI describes Heron 1, known in Israeli service as Shoval, and Heron Mk II as SATCOM-capable MALE platforms with automatic taxi, takeoff, and landing, while conflict sourcing ties the family to Israeli operations in Gaza and Iran, Azerbaijani reconnaissance and targeting in Nagorno-Karabakh, and Indian Heron Mk II operations during Operation Sindoor.
Hermes 450 armed unmanned aircraft, Multi-role tactical UAS, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsHermes 450 armed unmanned aircraftMulti-role tactical UASSide: IsraelRole: UAV ISR and target handoffBuilt: Elbit Systems / IsraelElbit Systems' Hermes 450 is an Israeli tactical UAS, known in Israeli Air Force service as Zik or The Spark, that combines long-endurance ISR payloads, autonomous ground-station control, and armed configurations documented in Gaza, Lebanon, and Iran, while other sourced rows cover Azerbaijani fire-control missions in Nagorno-Karabakh and British H450 ISTAR support in Afghanistan.
F-15 Baz, Multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF-15 BazMultirole fighterSide: IsraelRole: Strike and interdiction fighterBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe F-15 Baz is the Israeli Air Force designation for F-15A/B/C/D Eagle aircraft adapted for air-superiority, long-range strike, and precision-attack missions. Open-source reporting traces Baz combat use from 1982 Lebanon War air battles through later Lebanon, Gaza, and Iran strike operations, showing how older Israeli F-15 airframes remained relevant as heavy payload carriers after repeated avionics and weapons upgrades.
Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit, Signals-intelligence and electronic-reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsGulfstream G500 Nachshon ShavitSignals-intelligence and electronic-reconnaissance aircraftSide: IsraelRole: Airborne SIGINT supportBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / General Dynamics / Israel / United StatesThe Gulfstream G500 Nachshon Shavit is Israel's Gulfstream V/G500-based special electronic missions aircraft, converted for Israeli Air Force 122 Squadron with IAI/ELTA mission systems for signals intelligence, electronic reconnaissance, and long-range ISR support. Official IAI material describes Shavit as the Nachshon fleet's SIGINT aircraft for monitoring the electromagnetic spectrum, while public image and fleet sources identify it as the earlier Gulfstream V/G500 member alongside the G550 Eitam and Oron aircraft.
F-16C Barak, Single-seat multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF-16C BarakSingle-seat multirole fighter aircraftSide: IsraelRole: Fighter interception of Hezbollah UAVsBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United States / IsraelThe F-16C Barak is Israel's locally designated single-seat F-16C, combining the U.S.-designed Fighting Falcon airframe with Israeli service modifications and weapons integration. Public sources identify the F-16C Barak 1 fleet as an Israeli Air Force branch delivered from 1986 and retired in 2024, with direct model-specific evidence covering a Python-5 UAV interception in the 2006 Lebanon War and strike sorties during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
F-15I Ra'am, Two-seat long-range strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF-15I Ra'amTwo-seat long-range strike fighterSide: IsraelRole: Long-range strike aircraftBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe F-15I Ra'am is Israel's F-15E-derived two-seat strike fighter, built in the United States with Israeli-specific avionics, communications, electronic-warfare, and helmet-sight equipment. Open-source records tie the 69th Squadron aircraft to long-range strike and interdiction roles from the 2006 Lebanon War through Gaza, Hezbollah, Red Sea/Yemen, and Iran operations, while Boeing and Israeli-reference sources describe the original 25-aircraft fleet, F100-PW-229 engines, APG-70 radar, and precision-weapon compatibility.
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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Artillery

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

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R160/M-302 long-range rocket, 302 mm unguided long-range artillery rocket, ArtilleryArtilleryR160/M-302 long-range rocket302 mm unguided long-range artillery rocketSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Long-range Hezbollah rocket attacks into northern IsraelBuilt: Syrian Scientific Studies and Research Center (SSRC) / SyriaThe R160/M-302 long-range rocket is a Syrian-made 302 mm unguided artillery rocket family used under several regional designations, including Hezbollah's Khaibar-1 and Hamas's R-160. Open sources tie the family to Hezbollah rocket attacks in the 2006 Lebanon War, Hamas M-302 fire during the 2014 Gaza War, and an R-160 claim against Haifa during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
Carpet fuel-air mine-clearing rocket, Fuel-air mine-clearing rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryCarpet fuel-air mine-clearing rocketFuel-air mine-clearing rocket systemSide: IsraelRole: Combat engineering breaching and route clearanceBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelCARPET is Rafael's fuel-air mine-clearing rocket system for armored combat-engineering vehicles, firing 265 mm rockets to open rapid breaching lanes through mines and explosive obstacles. Open sources describe Israeli operational use in the 2006 Lebanon War, the 2014 Gaza War, and Gaza operations during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
M270 MLRS, Tracked multiple launch rocket system, ArtilleryArtilleryM270 MLRSTracked multiple launch rocket systemSide: IsraelRole: Standoff rocket fireBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe M270 MLRS is a tracked, armored multiple launch rocket system built around two launch-pod containers for guided rockets or tactical missiles. First used in combat during the 1990 Gulf War, it evolved from area rocket artillery into a precision-fires launcher for GMLRS, ATACMS, and PrSM-compatible M270A2 variants, with documented transfers and use contexts from Ukraine to Israeli operations.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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IWI Negev NG5 light machine gun, 5.56×45mm NATO light machine gun, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsIWI Negev NG5 light machine gun5.56×45mm NATO light machine gunSide: IsraelRole: IDF infantry fire supportBuilt: Israel Weapon Industries / IsraelThe IWI Negev NG5 is Israel's 5.56 NATO light machine gun, part of IWI's belt-fed Negev family and built around open-bolt selective fire with belt, drum, and STANAG magazine feeding. IWI's current series page groups it with the 7.62 NATO NG7 and special-forces variants, while source-backed service examples include Israeli wartime imagery and Georgian ISAF use in Afghanistan.
SPIKE anti-tank guided-missile family, Anti-tank guided missile family, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsSPIKE anti-tank guided-missile familyAnti-tank guided missile familySide: IsraelRole: Artillery Corps precision strikeBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelRafael's SPIKE family is a combat-proven electro-optical guided-missile line whose long-range NLOS branch is also known as Tamuz in Israeli service and Exactor in British service. The family spans infantry, vehicle, aircraft, and naval launchers, from compact short-range variants to Spike NLOS, which reaches 32 km from land or 50 km from the air and has documented use by Israeli, British, Azerbaijani, and U.S. forces.
9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry WeaponsInfantry Weapons9M133 KornetLaser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile systemSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Hezbollah anti-armor ambush weaponBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe 9M133 Kornet is a Russian heavy anti-tank guided missile system using laser beam-riding guidance and tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads. Developed by KBP as a portable, vehicle-integrated, and self-propelled ATGM family, it appears in recent conflicts as a Russian-origin anti-armor weapon documented with state forces and non-state armed groups, including captured launchers and destroyed 9P163M-1 Kornet-T vehicles in Ukraine.
9K115 Metis, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry WeaponsInfantry Weapons9K115 MetisMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Hezbollah anti-tank ambush firesBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 9K115 Metis is a Soviet/Russian man-portable, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile family developed for company-level infantry anti-armor fire. The original AT-7 Saxhorn used a lightweight launcher and 94 mm missile for short-range engagements, while the Metis-M and Metis-M1 upgrades moved to larger 130 mm missiles with tandem HEAT and thermobaric options. Its documented conflict use spans Russian and Ukrainian Metis-M fielding in Ukraine, Houthi use in Yemen, Syrian rebel use, and Hezbollah's anti-tank missile threat in the 2006 Lebanon War.
RPG-29, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsRPG-29Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Hezbollah anti-tank and bunker attack weaponBuilt: Bazalt / Soviet Union / RussiaThe RPG-29 Vampir is a Soviet-designed, reusable 105 mm anti-tank rocket launcher built by Bazalt for tandem HEAT and thermobaric rockets. Rosoboronexport describes it as a multiple-shot launcher with a 500 m sighting range and a 300-round lifespan, while reference sources place it in Soviet-era development and 1989 service entry. Its conflict record is strongest in close-range anti-armor and fortification attack reporting, including Hezbollah use in Lebanon, insurgent attacks on coalition armor in Iraq, Free Syrian Army imagery in Syria, Hamas anti-armor forces in Gaza, Houthi fielding in Yemen, and documented appearances in Ukraine.
Tosan anti-tank guided missile, Wire-guided SACLOS anti-tank guided missile, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsTosan anti-tank guided missileWire-guided SACLOS anti-tank guided missileSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Hezbollah anti-armor missile inventoryBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranThe Tosan anti-tank guided missile is an Iranian wire-guided SACLOS anti-armor weapon in the 9M113 Konkurs lineage. Iran Press describes it as an Iranian reverse-engineered Konkurs-derived system used from ground and vehicle launchers, while Iran Watch links Tosan-1 production to the Aerospace Industries Organization. Conflict documentation ties Towsan-1 to Hezbollah's 2006 anti-armor inventory and Tosan missiles to Houthi-linked arms-flow and stockpile evidence in Yemen.

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Munitions

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

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155 mm artillery round, 155 mm artillery ammunition family, MunitionsMunitions155 mm artillery round155 mm artillery ammunition familySide: IsraelRole: Cluster-munition artillery projectilesBuilt: Multiple NATO and NATO-compatible ammunition producers / Multiple countriesThe 155 mm artillery round is a family-level label for complete 155 mm howitzer shots rather than one projectile model. U.S. Army sources define a complete shot as fuze, primer, projectile, and propelling charge, while manufacturer and conflict records show high-explosive, extended-range, inert, precision-guided, smoke, illumination, cluster, white-phosphorus, and charge-system variants across NATO and NATO-compatible artillery use.
Anti-ship cruise missile, Anti-ship cruise missile, MunitionsMunitionsAnti-ship cruise missileAnti-ship cruise missileSide: Hezbollah and allied Lebanese forcesRole: Coastal anti-ship strikeBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesAnti-ship cruise missiles are guided standoff weapons built to attack warships and high-value surface vessels from aircraft, ships, submarines, and coastal launchers. The class is documented from Falklands War Exocet attacks and Tanker War maritime strikes to Ukrainian Neptune use in the Black Sea, Iraqi Silkworm launches in the 1990 Gulf War, Hezbollah's 2006 C-802 strike, and Houthi launches during the 2023 Red Sea Crisis.
Python-5 air-to-air missile, Fifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missile, MunitionsMunitionsPython-5 air-to-air missileFifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missileSide: IsraelRole: UnknownBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelPython-5 is Rafael's fifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missile, built around a dual-waveband imaging infrared seeker, lock-on-before-launch and lock-on-after-launch modes, and a full-sphere launch envelope. Public sources document Israeli F-16 use against Hezbollah UAVs in 2006 and Gaza-launched drones in 2021, while SPYDER batteries use Python-5 as the infrared-imaging interceptor alongside Derby-family radar-guided missiles.

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Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Mistral-class landing helicopter dock, Landing helicopter dock, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsMistral-class landing helicopter dockLanding helicopter dockSide: IsraelRole: Non-combatant evacuation and maritime supportBuilt: Naval Group / FranceThe Mistral class is a French landing helicopter dock family built around amphibious lift, command spaces, aviation facilities, and hospital support for force-projection and evacuation missions. French Navy source material lists 199 m length, 32 m beam, a 21,500-ton displacement, a 16-helicopter aviation fit, and a 69-bed hospital; operational records tie the class to French evacuation support off Lebanon in 2006 and helicopter strike support off Libya in 2011.

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Tanks

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

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Merkava Mk 3 main battle tank, Main battle tank, TanksTanksMerkava Mk 3 main battle tankMain battle tankSide: IsraelRole: Armored maneuver under anti-tank missile threatBuilt: Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate (MANTAK) / IsraelThe Merkava Mk 3 is Israel's third-generation Merkava main battle tank, pairing the family front-engine layout with a 120 mm IMI MG251 smoothbore gun, modular armor, and the Knight Mk III fire-control system. Its combat record spans Hezbollah anti-tank missile fighting in the 2006 Lebanon War and later reserve-force use by the Mk 3-equipped 188th Brigade during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
Merkava Mk 4 main battle tank, Main battle tank, TanksTanksMerkava Mk 4 main battle tankMain battle tankSide: IsraelRole: Armored maneuver under anti-tank missile ambushBuilt: Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate (MANTAK) / IsraelThe Merkava Mk 4 is Israel's fourth-generation front-engine main battle tank, built through the Merkava and Armored Vehicles Directorate around a 120 mm smoothbore gun, modular protection, and later Trophy active protection. Its combat record spans 2006 Lebanon armored maneuver, Trophy-equipped Mk 4M operations in Gaza in 2014, and documented Mk 4 Barak use during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.

Conflict Sources

The catalog includes support and evacuation activity when the source directly ties a system to the 2006 conflict environment. It should not be treated as a complete order of battle.

  • CRS Lebanon Israel-Hamas-Hezbollah ConflictPublisher: Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport | Note: Supports the 12 July 2006 start, Israel-Hezbollah conflict framing, Israeli air and ground operations in Lebanon, Hezbollah rocket attacks, and the 14 August 2006 UN-brokered cease-fire. | Accessed: 2026-06-29