Conflict catalog

2004 Houthi Insurgency: Weapons and Equipment

Insurgency in northern Yemen before the broader post-2014 2014 Yemen Civil War. This catalog is present because import workflows supplied source-backed Yemeni F-5 use against Houthi rebels.

The 2004 Houthi Insurgency began in northern Yemen in 2004 and involved repeated fighting between Yemeni government forces and the Houthi movement before the national conflict widened after 2014.

This catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in 2004 Houthi Insurgency use.

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

1 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

Yemeni government / Houthi movement

Yemeni government

1 weapon system in this catalog
  • Yemeni government

Context

Status
Published catalog
Domains
land, air

Weapons

2004 Houthi Insurgency Weapon Systems

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II, Supersonic light fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsNorthrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger IISupersonic light fighter aircraftSide: Yemeni governmentRole: Government strike aircraftBuilt: Northrop Corporation / United StatesThe Northrop F-5 Freedom Fighter / Tiger II is a lightweight supersonic fighter family developed by Northrop for export customers, low operating cost, and easy support. The later F-5E/F Tiger II and F-5N/F adversary aircraft kept the design relevant through radar, structural, avionics, and training-role upgrades, while combat use spans Vietnam, Iran, Yemen, North Africa, and other source-limited air-war records.