Conflict archive

Russo-Georgian War Weapons and Equipment

Five-day war between Georgia and Russian-backed South Ossetian forces.

The Russo-Georgian War was the short 2008 conflict between Georgia and Russian-backed South Ossetian forces, with Russian intervention widening the fighting.

This archive tracks weapon systems documented in the Russo-Georgian War.

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

2 weapon systems

Context

Status: Published archive

Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSu-25Ground-attack aircraftSide: GeorgiaRussiaRole: Strike aircraftBuilt: Sukhoi / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike. Developed by Sukhoi, the twin-engine subsonic jet has been documented in combat from Afghanistan and Iraq to Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.

Tu-22M, Long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsTu-22MLong-range supersonic bomber and missile carrierSide: Russia and South Ossetian forcesRole: Reconnaissance sortieBuilt: Tupolev / Kazan Aircraft Production Association / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Tupolev Tu-22M3 Backfire-C is a variable-sweep long-range supersonic bomber and missile carrier built for sea and ground targets. Tupolev says the finalized Tu-22M3 entered service in 1989, can strike from 2,200 km away with guided missiles or aerial bombs, and remains one of Russia's principal long-range strike aircraft.