Conflict archive

Chadian–Libyan conflict Weapons and Equipment

Armed confrontation between Chad and Libya that included repeated French intervention in support of Chad.

The Chadian-Libyan conflict was a long-running border and intervention war in northern Chad during the late 1970s and 1980s. The archive is centered on air and ground systems documented in French intervention, Libyan air activity, and fighting around desert airfields and supply lines.

This archive tracks weapon systems directly documented in Chadian-Libyan conflict use.

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

1 weapon systems

Context

Status
Published archive
Domains
land, air

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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SEPECAT Jaguar, Supersonic jet attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSEPECAT JaguarSupersonic jet attack aircraftSide: Chad and French forcesRole: Close air support and interdictionBuilt: 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.

Conflict Sources

  • Chadian-Libyan War - WikipediaPublisher: Wikipedia | Note: Supports the conflict's broad 1978-1987 history and the Chad-Libya framing. | Accessed: 2026-06-26