Conflict catalog

1981 Paquisha War: Weapons and Equipment

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

The 1981 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 catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in 1981 Paquisha War use.

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

1 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

Ecuador / Peru

Ecuador

0 weapon systems in this catalog

Peru

1 weapon system in this catalog
  • Peru

Context

Status
Published catalog
Domains
air, land

Weapons

1981 Paquisha War Weapon Systems

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 1967 Six-Day War and 1969 War of Attrition through the Falklands, Paquisha, 1966 South African Border War, and Pakistan's 2019 air crisis.