Conflict archive

Paquisha War Weapons and Equipment

The Paquisha War was the 1981 Ecuador-Peru border clash around the Cordillera del Cóndor and the Paquisha outposts.

The Paquisha War was a short Ecuador-Peru border war in 1981 centered on disputed posts in the Cordillera del Cóndor. Air strikes and ground fighting were tightly linked to the geography of the border zone.

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

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

1 weapon systems

Context

Status
Published archive
Domains
air, land

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Dassault Mirage III/5, Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsDassault Mirage III/5Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter familySide: PeruRole: Ground-attack fighterBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Dassault Mirage III/5 is a French single-engine, delta-wing fighter family that evolved from the Mirage III interceptor into the Mirage 5 strike derivative. Exported widely and adapted by multiple air arms, it saw combat from the Six-Day War and War of Attrition through the Falklands, Paquisha, South African Border War, and Pakistan's 2019 air crisis.