Conflict catalog
2026 Iran War: Weapons and Equipment
Weapon systems documented in the 2026 Iran War, from air and missile strikes to air defense, electronic warfare, and maritime fighting.
The 2026 Iran War began on February 28, 2026, when U.S. and Israeli forces opened Operation Epic Fury against Iranian military, missile, naval, and security targets. Iran responded with missile, drone, air-defense, and maritime pressure across Israel, Gulf states, U.S. regional forces, and the Strait of Hormuz. By mid-June, CSIS described a U.S.-Iran framework for a 60-day ceasefire and reopening of the strait.
The equipment record is strongest where sources identify a system in a strike, interception, support mission, loss, launch, or maritime incident.
30 weapon systemsConflict Actors
Iran / United States and Israel
United States and Israel
18 weapon systems in this catalog
Context
- Status
- Published catalog
- Location
- Iran, Israel, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and nearby U.S. regional operating areas
- Countries
- Iran, Israel, United States, Bahrain, Kuwait, Qatar, United Arab Emirates
- Regions
- Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Strait of Hormuz, Eastern Mediterranean, Arabian Sea
- Domains
- air, maritime, missile strikes, UAV, air defense, electronic warfare, naval
This catalog is shaped by a high-tempo air, missile, air-defense, electronic-warfare, and maritime campaign rather than a ground order of battle. U.S. and Israeli entries should be tied to directly reported strike, air-defense, naval, or support roles; Iranian entries should distinguish reported missile launches, drone activity, air-defense losses, aircraft use, and small-boat or naval activity. CSIS munitions analysis makes interceptor and standoff-weapon expenditure a major context point, but individual weapon pages still need their own direct conflict-use sources before being attached to this conflict.
Map
Iran, Israel, the Persian Gulf, the Gulf of Oman, and nearby U.S. regional operating areas
Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.
Timeline
Key Events
Operation Epic Fury begins
The U.S. Department of War said U.S. forces commenced Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026, while ABC reported that U.S. and Israeli strikes opened the conflict and that major combat operations were announced the same day.
Sources: DOW Operation Epic Fury, ABC Iran War Phases
Munitions drawdown becomes an archive issue
CSIS assessed U.S. inventories after heavy use of seven key munitions during the air and missile campaign, highlighting why interceptors, cruise missiles, missile-defense systems, and standoff weapons are central to the catalog record.
Sources: CSIS Iran War Munitions
Strait of Hormuz transit comes under attack
CENTCOM said Iranian forces launched missiles, drones, and small boats as U.S. destroyers transited the Strait of Hormuz toward the Gulf of Oman, and that U.S. forces intercepted inbound threats and struck responsible military facilities.
Sources: CENTCOM Hormuz Transit
Ceasefire framework announced
CSIS described a U.S.-Iran framework for a 60-day ceasefire, reopening the Strait of Hormuz, and beginning further negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, while noting that details remained unclear.
Sources: CSIS Deal to End War
Phases
Opening air and missile campaign
The first phase centered on U.S. and Israeli strikes against Iranian military, missile, naval, and security infrastructure and Iranian missile and drone retaliation against Israel, Gulf targets, and U.S. regional forces.
Hormuz, blockade, and regional defense pressure
The conflict widened around maritime access, U.S. naval operations, air and missile defense, and Iranian pressure on the Strait of Hormuz, with CENTCOM releases and regional reporting placing missiles, drones, destroyers, small boats, and blockade operations at the center of the public record.
Ceasefire framework and contested aftermath
A U.S.-Iran framework pointed toward a temporary ceasefire and reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, but source claims about compliance, residual strikes, and system-level use remain time-sensitive and need dated attribution.
External Support
The public equipment record is dominated by U.S. and Israeli operations, U.S. regional basing, naval escorts, and missile-defense forces rather than a separate transfer pipeline. Source-backed outside context should be handled system by system: U.S.-operated assets, Israeli-operated assets, coalition or partner support, and regional host-nation air-defense claims should not be collapsed into one side unless the underlying source identifies custody, launch, operation, or command.
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Weapons
2026 Iran War Weapon Systems
Category
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
Category
Air Defense
Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.
Category
Artillery
Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.
Category
Electronic Warfare
Systems built to sense, relay, jam, deceive, or attack electromagnetic networks.
Category
Munitions
Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.
2 remaining
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Naval Systems
Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.
Category
Support Equipment
Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.
Conflict Sources
This conflict is fast-moving, politically contested, and affected by official statements, wartime media restrictions, and ceasefire claims that changed during June 2026. Page-level sources support broad campaign context only; individual weapon entries still need direct, system-specific sourcing for each conflict-use claim.
- DOW Operation Epic FuryPublisher: U.S. Department of War | Note: Supports the February 28, 2026 start of Operation Epic Fury and the official U.S. framing of strikes against Iranian missile, naval, security, and nuclear-related infrastructure. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- ABC Iran War PhasesPublisher: ABC News | Note: Supports the public timeline framing of the February 28 opening strikes, Iranian retaliation, and Strait of Hormuz focus. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- CSIS Iran War MunitionsPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the weapon-context discussion of heavy U.S. use of key munitions, inventory pressure, and the central role of interceptors and standoff weapons. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- CENTCOM Hormuz TransitPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Supports the May 7, 2026 Strait of Hormuz event, including reported Iranian missile, drone, and small-boat attacks and U.S. defensive responses. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- CSIS Deal to End WarPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports the June 2026 ceasefire-framework context, Strait of Hormuz reopening, nuclear-negotiation framing, and caveat that details remained unclear. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
- CENTCOM Hormuz ImagePublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Supports the image provenance and credit for the Strait of Hormuz transit media. | Accessed: 2026-07-02