Conflict archive

Cenepa War Weapons and Equipment

Brief border war between Ecuador and Peru over the Cenepa valley.

The Cenepa War was a short 1995 border conflict between Ecuador and Peru fought in difficult jungle and mountain terrain along the Cenepa River. The archive focuses on aircraft, air-defense, and ground systems that can be directly tied to the campaign.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in Cenepa War use.

Entries should be limited to systems with direct conflict-use sourcing.

2 weapon systems

Context

Status
Published archive
Domains
land, air

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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IAI Kfir, Fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsIAI KfirFighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraftSide: EcuadorRole: Escort and interceptorBuilt: Israel Aircraft Industries / IsraelThe IAI Kfir is an Israeli fighter-bomber and multirole combat aircraft developed by Israel Aircraft Industries from the Mirage 5 and IAI Nesher lineage. Powered by a license-built General Electric J79 turbojet, the type entered Israeli service in 1975, went on to serve export operators in Colombia and Sri Lanka, and saw combat in the 1982 Lebanon War, the Cenepa War, the Sri Lankan Civil War, and the Colombian armed conflict.
SEPECAT Jaguar, Supersonic jet attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSEPECAT JaguarSupersonic jet attack aircraftSide: EcuadorRole: Ground attack and reserve strikeBuilt: SEPECAT / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / France / United Kingdom / IndiaThe SEPECAT Jaguar is a Franco-British supersonic jet attack aircraft built for low-level strike, close air support, reconnaissance, and tactical nuclear delivery. Jointly developed by SEPECAT and later license-produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for India, it first flew in 1968 and went on to see documented combat use in the Western Sahara War, the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the Gulf War, the Bosnian War, the Kargil War, and the Cenepa War.

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