Conflict catalog

2020 United States-Iran Conflict: Weapons and Equipment

U.S. strikes, Iranian retaliation, missile defense, long-range strike aircraft, cruise missiles, and one-way attack drones.

The 2020 United States-Iran Conflict catalog covers direct U.S. and Iranian military exchanges beginning with the January 2020 strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, with the June 20, 2019 Iranian shootdown of a U.S. Navy BAMS-D/RQ-4A Global Hawk treated as prelude escalation context. It also covers renewed escalation around Iran's nuclear and missile programs in 2025 and the 2026 Operation Epic Fury campaign. The conflict spans Iraq, Iran, Qatar, the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz, the Gulf of Oman, and nearby maritime approaches, with the catalog focused on documented equipment roles rather than every diplomatic or proxy episode.

This catalog tracks systems documented in direct U.S.-Iran fighting and closely connected U.S. operations against Iranian targets.

Entries emphasize source-backed roles such as U.S. long-range strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, Iranian retaliation against U.S. bases, and air-defense engagements around the conflict.

74 weapon systems

Conflict Actors

United States / Iran

Iran

25 weapon systems in this catalog

Context

Status
Published catalog
Location
Iran, Iraq, Qatar, the Persian Gulf, and nearby maritime approaches
Countries
Iran, Iraq, Qatar
Regions
Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command area of responsibility
Domains
air, maritime, missile strikes, UAV, air defense, electronic warfare, naval, precision fires

This catalog is shaped by long-range strike and missile-defense evidence: B-2 bombers, GBU-57 bombs, Tomahawk missiles, JASSM-family standoff weapons, HIMARS/PrSM fires, Patriot/PAC-3 interceptors, carrier aviation, electronic-attack aircraft, Iranian one-way attack UAVs, and the pre-2020 Third Khordad/BAMS-D air-defense incident. The strongest equipment sourcing comes from official U.S. releases and defense reporting around named operations, so the catalog should be read as a documented equipment sample rather than a complete order of battle.

Map

Iran, Iraq, Qatar, the Persian Gulf, and nearby maritime approaches

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Map data from OpenStreetMap contributors.

Timeline

Key Events

  1. Iran shoots down U.S. Navy BAMS-D/RQ-4A

    Before the catalog's January 2020 start date, U.S. Central Command said Iranian forces shot down a U.S. Navy BAMS-D/RQ-4A Global Hawk near the Strait of Hormuz; Iran disputed the U.S. airspace account.

    Sources: U.S. Navy CENTCOM Drone Statement, CRS U.S.-Iran Tensions 2019

  2. U.S. strike kills Qassem Soleimani

    A U.S. drone strike near Baghdad International Airport killed IRGC Quds Force commander Qassem Soleimani, setting the conflict's direct U.S.-Iran starting point for this catalog.

    Sources: AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline, DOJ Soleimani Airstrike Memo

  3. Iran fires ballistic missiles at U.S.-used bases in Iraq

    Iran retaliated by launching ballistic missiles at Iraqi bases hosting U.S. forces, including Al Asad and Erbil, causing U.S. injuries but no U.S. fatalities.

    Sources: AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline, DOJ Soleimani Airstrike Memo

  4. Operation Midnight Hammer strikes Iranian nuclear sites

    U.S. aircraft and a guided-missile submarine struck Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan with B-2 bombers, GBU-57 bombs, and Tomahawk cruise missiles.

    Sources: DOD Midnight Hammer Success, CSIS Midnight Hammer Analysis

  5. Iran attacks Al-Udeid Air Base

    Iran launched ballistic missiles at Qatar's Al-Udeid Air Base after the U.S. strikes; CENTCOM said U.S. and Qatari Patriot batteries defeated the attack.

    Sources: CENTCOM Al-Udeid Defense, AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline

  6. F-35C intercepts Iranian drone near USS Abraham Lincoln

    A Marine F-35C shot down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone approaching USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea, while CENTCOM also reported an IRGC Navy attempt to seize a U.S.-flagged tanker in the Strait of Hormuz.

    Sources: USNI F-35C Drone Intercept, AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline

  7. CENTCOM begins Operation Epic Fury

    CENTCOM said it commenced Operation Epic Fury against Iran at the president's direction, using assets including Patriot, THAAD, HIMARS, aircraft, and standoff strike weapons against Iranian military targets.

    Sources: CENTCOM Epic Fury Fact Sheet, DVIDS Epic Fury Feature

  8. Fragile ceasefire announced

    AP reported a fragile Iran war ceasefire with talks to continue, while the White House said Iran agreed to a ceasefire and reopening the Strait of Hormuz as broader negotiations proceeded.

    Sources: AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline, White House Epic Fury Ceasefire

  9. Interim U.S.-Iran deal signed remotely

    AP reported that U.S. and Iranian leaders signed an interim deal remotely after an initial agreement to open the Strait of Hormuz and extend the ceasefire.

    Sources: AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear Timeline

Phases

Jan 3, 2020 - Jan 8, 2020

Soleimani strike and missile retaliation

The conflict opened with the U.S. strike on Soleimani in Baghdad and Iran's ballistic-missile retaliation against U.S.-used bases in Iraq.

Jun 22, 2025 - Jun 24, 2025

Nuclear-site strike and Al-Udeid defense

Operation Midnight Hammer brought U.S. B-2 bombers, deep-penetration weapons, and Tomahawk missiles into direct strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities, followed by Iran's missile attack on Al-Udeid and a short ceasefire window.

Jan 26, 2026 - Feb 27, 2026

Carrier, drone, and Strait of Hormuz pressure

The arrival of USS Abraham Lincoln, the February 2026 drone shootdown, tanker-seizure attempt, indirect talks, and Strait of Hormuz tensions shifted the conflict toward maritime and air-defense risk.

Feb 28, 2026 - Jun 17, 2026

Operation Epic Fury and ceasefire diplomacy

Operation Epic Fury expanded U.S. strikes against Iranian military infrastructure and drove heavy use of air, missile-defense, standoff-strike, and ground-launched precision systems before ceasefire and interim-deal diplomacy.

External Support

Outside support is most visible in basing, air-defense, and regional-partner operations rather than in large arms-transfer claims. CENTCOM credited U.S. and Qatari Patriot batteries with defeating Iran's June 2025 attack on Al-Udeid, and later Defense Department reporting said Operation Epic Fury highlighted military partners in the region. Israel's parallel and preceding operations shaped escalation and diplomacy, but this catalog keeps Israel as context rather than a catalog side because the conflict metadata is scoped to the United States and Iran.

Images

Department of Defense graphic showing Operation Midnight Hammer routes and target timeline
U.S. Department of Defense graphic depicting the Operation Midnight Hammer strike timeline.U.S. Department of Defense via Wikimedia Commons | Public domain - U.S. federal government workSource: U.S. Department of Defense via Wikimedia Commons
U.S. Marine on an M142 HIMARS during Operation Epic Fury preparations
U.S. Marines staged an M142 HIMARS during Operation Epic Fury in March 2026.U.S. Central Command Public Affairs / U.S. Marine Corps via DVIDS | Public domain - U.S. military workSource: U.S. Central Command Public Affairs / U.S. Marine Corps via DVIDS

Weapons

2020 United States-Iran Conflict Weapon Systems

Category

Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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E-11A airborne communications relay aircraft, Airborne communications relay aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsE-11A airborne communications relay aircraftAirborne communications relay aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Communications aircraftBuilt: Bombardier / Northrop Grumman / Canada / United StatesThe E-11A is a modified Bombardier Global 6000/BD-700 or Global 6500 business jet used by the U.S. Air Force as the Battlefield Airborne Communications Node, or BACN. It relays and translates voice, imagery, tactical data links, and IP-based traffic between otherwise incompatible air, ground, maritime, and coalition networks. The type entered combat in Afghanistan in 2008, CENTCOM listed it among Operation Epic Fury assets in 2026, and nine airframes had been delivered by September 2025 even as the Air Force's FY2027 posture statement planned full divestment in FY2028.
EA-37B Compass Call, Airborne electromagnetic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsEA-37B Compass CallAirborne electromagnetic attack aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Electronic attack supportBuilt: BAE Systems and L3Harris Technologies / United States / United KingdomThe EA-37B Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's Gulfstream G550-based airborne electromagnetic attack aircraft, built by BAE Systems and L3Harris to disrupt communications, radar, navigation, and other tactical networks. The program was approved in 2018 to replace the EC-130H, first delivered in 2023, redesignated EA-37B in October 2023, and put into training sorties in 2025.
EC-130H Compass Call, Airborne electronic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsEC-130H Compass CallAirborne electronic attack aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Electronic attack supportBuilt: Lockheed Martin / BAE Systems / L3Harris / United States / United KingdomThe EC-130H Compass Call is the U.S. Air Force's legacy airborne electronic-attack aircraft, a heavily modified C-130H that denies, degrades, and disrupts adversary command-and-control communications, radars, and navigation systems. Its mission crew operates permanently installed electronic-attack equipment for U.S. and coalition air, surface, maritime, and special-operations support, while the EC-130H fleet transitions to the EA-37B Compass Call successor.
E-2D Advanced Hawkeye, Carrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsE-2D Advanced HawkeyeCarrier-based airborne early warning and control aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Carrier airborne early warning and battle managementBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe E-2D Advanced Hawkeye is the U.S. Navy's newest carrier-based airborne early warning and battle-management aircraft. Its APY-9 radar adds 360-degree scanning and better small-target detection, while the five-person crew and glass cockpit support multi-mission command and control. U.S. E-2Ds were documented supporting Operation Epic Fury in 2026.
F-35C Lightning II, Carrier-based stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: United StatesRole: Carrier air defense interceptBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Northrop Grumman / BAE Systems / Pratt & Whitney / United StatesThe F-35C Lightning II is the carrier variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, built for catapult launches and arrested landings with larger wings, folding wingtips, strengthened landing gear, internal fuel for long-range carrier operations, and a sensor suite intended for strike, air-to-air, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare missions. U.S. Marine Corps F-35Cs made the variant's first documented combat strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen in 2024, and an F-35C was later reported shooting down an Iranian Shahed-139 drone near USS Abraham Lincoln in 2026.
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF/A-18E/F Super HornetCarrier-capable multirole strike fighterSide: United StatesRole: Carrier-based strike fighterBuilt: Boeing / United StatesBoeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is a U.S. Navy carrier-capable multirole strike fighter developed from the Hornet family for fleet air defense, escort, interdiction, close air support, aerial refueling, suppression of enemy air defenses, and day/night precision strike. The single-seat F/A-18E and two-seat F/A-18F anchor carrier air wings through Block II and Block III upgrades, with documented U.S. Navy use in Afghanistan drawdown support, Operation Inherent Resolve, the Red Sea crisis, Somalia strikes, and U.S. operations against Iran.
A-10 Thunderbolt II, Close air support attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsA-10 Thunderbolt IIClose air support attack aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Mission sortieBuilt: Fairchild Republic Co. / United StatesThe A-10 Thunderbolt II is a U.S. single-seat, twin-engine attack aircraft built around close air support, austere operations, survivability, and the 30 mm GAU-8/A cannon. Official U.S. military sources document A-10 use from the 1990 Gulf War through Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, Operation Inherent Resolve, and later U.S. Central Command missions, while the A-10C modernization added digital cockpit, targeting, datalink, and precision-weapon capability to the original low-altitude support platform.
F-35A Lightning II, Conventional takeoff and landing stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF-35A Lightning IIConventional takeoff and landing stealth multirole fighterSide: United StatesRole: SEAD escort and strike-package protectionBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35A Lightning II is the conventional takeoff and landing branch of the Joint Strike Fighter family, built for land-based air forces that need stealth strike, air-to-air, sensor-fusion, and suppression-of-enemy-air-defense missions. U.S. Air Force F-35As have directly documented combat use in Iraq against ISIS, in U.S. strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, and in the June 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iranian nuclear sites.
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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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Iranian anti-aircraft artillery, Gun-based short-range air defense artillery, Air DefenseAir DefenseIranian anti-aircraft artilleryGun-based short-range air defense artillerySide: IranRole: Short-range point defense and low-altitude air threatBuilt: Iranian defense industry / KBP Instrument Design Bureau / Oerlikon Contraves / Iran, Soviet Union/Russia, SwitzerlandIranian anti-aircraft artillery is an aggregate category for gun-based air-defense systems in Iranian service, including ZU-23-2 and Mesbah 23 mm weapons, Oerlikon-derived 35 mm Samavat guns, and older heavy-caliber systems. The record is most directly documented in the 1988 Tanker War phase of the 1980 Iran-Iraq War, where a Sassan platform 23 mm gun mount engaged U.S. forces, and in the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict, where ZU-23-2-type guns appeared as low-altitude point-defense threats and strike targets.
Iranian coastal surveillance radar sites, HF over-the-horizon 3D phased-array early-warning and coastal surveillance radar, Air DefenseAir DefenseIranian coastal surveillance radar sitesHF over-the-horizon 3D phased-array early-warning and coastal surveillance radarSide: IranRole: Coastal surveillance and early warningBuilt: Iranian defense industry / IranIranian coastal surveillance radar sites cover fixed early-warning and maritime-monitoring radars used around the Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, and wider Iranian air-defense network. Public sources identify Ghadir/Qadir as a reported HF over-the-horizon 3D phased-array radar family, while CENTCOM's 2026 strike releases identify coastal radar sites at Goruk, Qeshm Island, and later Iranian coastal locations without publicly naming every radar model.
PAC-3, Hit-to-kill Patriot interceptor missile, Air DefenseAir DefensePAC-3Hit-to-kill Patriot interceptor missileSide: United StatesRole: Base ballistic missile defenseBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesPAC-3 is the hit-to-kill interceptor family for Patriot air-defense batteries, using active radar homing and direct-impact defeat against tactical ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, aircraft, and other high-value air threats. PAC-3 CRI gives Patriot launchers a dense 16-round loadout, while PAC-3 MSE uses a larger dual-pulse motor and control changes for greater defended battlespace; documented combat and transfer contexts include Iraq in 2003, Yemen, Ukraine, and U.S.-Qatari Patriot defense during the June 2025 Iran missile attack on Al Udeid.
Iranian integrated air-defense system, Integrated air-defense network, Air DefenseAir DefenseIranian integrated air-defense systemIntegrated air-defense networkSide: IranRole: Airspace defense and U.S. aircraft interceptionBuilt: Iranian defense industry / Russian defense industry / Iran / RussiaThe Iranian integrated air-defense system is the national command, radar, and surface-to-air missile network used to defend Iranian airspace and strategic sites. It combines the Khatam al-Anbiya command structure, domestic systems such as Bavar-373 and Khordad-family SAMs, imported Russian S-300 batteries, and older Soviet or Russian equipment. Recent Israel-Iran and United States-Iran conflict reporting treats the network as a fielded but heavily pressured air-defense layer whose radars, command sites, and long-range batteries became major suppression targets.
Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system / C-RAM, Land-based close-in weapon system, Air DefenseAir DefenseCounter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system / C-RAMLand-based close-in weapon systemSide: United StatesRole: Fixed-site counter-drone and counter-indirect-fire defenseBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesCounter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system (C-RAM), also known as the Land-Based Phalanx Weapon System, is a U.S. close-in air-defense and force-protection system derived from the Navy Phalanx gun mount. Army and CJTF-OIR sources document LPWS/C-RAM use protecting bases and high-value sites in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Syria, while the shipboard Phalanx lineage also appears in Red Sea close-in missile defense.
MIM-104 Patriot, Long-range surface-to-air and ballistic missile defense system, Air DefenseAir DefenseMIM-104 PatriotLong-range surface-to-air and ballistic missile defense systemSide: United StatesRole: Ballistic missile base defenseBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe MIM-104 Patriot is a U.S.-origin, truck-mobile air and missile defense system built around phased-array radar, command-and-control vehicles, launchers, power generation, antenna masts, support vehicles, and PAC-2 or PAC-3 interceptor families. Developed from the 1960s SAM-D program, it evolved from aircraft defense into a high-value air and missile defense layer used in Desert Storm, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Yemen, Ukraine, Gulf base defense, and reported 2026 Iran-war drone defense over Bahrain.
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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Ballistic missile, Ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryBallistic missileBallistic missileSide: IranRole: Iranian ballistic-missile attack on U.S.-hosted basesBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesBallistic missiles are rocket-propelled weapons that accelerate during boost, then place a payload on a mostly unpowered ballistic path through midcourse and terminal flight. The class spans short-range battlefield missiles, submarine-launched systems, and intercontinental weapons; in recent cataloged conflicts, open sources document Iranian and Houthi use when strike reports identify broad ballistic-missile salvos but not always a single missile model.
Iranian ballistic missiles, Ballistic missile family, ArtilleryArtilleryIranian ballistic missilesBallistic missile familySide: IranRole: Retaliatory regional ballistic-missile strikesBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranIranian ballistic missiles comprise Iran's short- and medium-range strike families, from Scud-derived Shahab and Qiam liquid-fuel systems to solid-fuel Fateh, Zolfaghar, Kheibar Shekan, Fattah, and Sejjil lines. Public references describe a mostly road-mobile force with ranges from a few hundred kilometers to about 2,000 km or more, improved precision and reentry-vehicle work, and repeated direct use in regional conflicts.
Precision Strike Missile, Long-range surface-to-surface ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryPrecision Strike MissileLong-range surface-to-surface ballistic missileSide: United StatesRole: Long-range precision firesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe Precision Strike Missile, commonly abbreviated PrSM, is Lockheed Martin's long-range surface-to-surface missile for U.S. Army field artillery. Built for HIMARS and M270 MLRS launchers, it carries two rounds per launch pod, extends deep-strike reach beyond ATACMS, and moved from first delivery in December 2023 to documented combat use against Iranian targets in March 2026.
Mark 45 5-inch naval gun, Naval gun, ArtilleryArtilleryMark 45 5-inch naval gunNaval gunSide: United StatesRole: Naval live-fire and blockade-disabling fireBuilt: BAE Systems / United StatesThe Mark 45 5-inch naval gun is a U.S.-origin, fully automatic 127 mm shipboard gun mount used on destroyers and cruisers against surface, air, and naval surface fire-support targets. Sourced combat use includes USS Carney firing Mk 45 illumination rounds during the 2016 Sirte campaign, Red Sea counter-UAV gunfire by U.S. destroyers, and 2026 blockade enforcement.
Fateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryFateh-110 / Fateh-family ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileSide: IranRole: Retaliatory short-range ballistic missile strikeBuilt: Shahid Bagheri Industrial Group / IranThe Fateh-110 is Iran's road-mobile, solid-fuel short-range ballistic missile and the baseline of the Fateh family. CSIS says it is most likely a modified Zelzal-2, while Atlantic Council describes the first Fateh A-110 as entering service in 2004 and later variants adding range, guidance, and export-offshoot changes. CSIS also ties Fateh missiles to Iran's January 2020 retaliation after the Soleimani strike.
Fateh-313 ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryFateh-313 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileSide: IranRole: Short-range ballistic missile strikeBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranThe Fateh-313 is an Iranian road-mobile, solid-fueled short-range ballistic missile built by the Aerospace Industries Organization as an upgraded Fateh-110 derivative. Open-source assessments say Iran likely used it against U.S. forces in Iraq during the January 2020 phase of the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict, and CSIS says Iran later displayed a closely related Raad-500 follow-on.
Qiam-1 / modified Qiam ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryQiam-1 / modified Qiam ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileSide: IranRole: Retaliatory ballistic missile strikeBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranThe Qiam-1 is Iran's road-mobile, liquid-fueled short-range ballistic missile family derived from the Shahab-2, with a finless body and separable warhead that distinguish it from earlier Scud-derived missiles. Source reporting connects Qiam-type missiles to Iranian strikes in Syria against Islamic State targets and to the January 2020 Ayn al-Asad attack, while modified Qiam/Qiam-2 attribution remains analyst-dependent rather than an official Iranian model name.
Qiam-2 ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, ArtilleryArtilleryQiam-2 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileSide: IranRole: Retaliatory ballistic-missile strikeBuilt: Aerospace Industries Organization / IranQiam-2 is an analyst designation for an upgraded Iranian Qiam short-range ballistic missile with a revised reentry section, road-mobile launch configuration, and improved accuracy. Open-source references tie the modified missile to Iran's October 2018 Al Bukamal strike in Syria and the January 2020 Ain al-Asad strike in Iraq, while noting that Qiam-2 is not an official Iranian designation.
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Electronic Warfare

Systems built to sense, relay, jam, deceive, or attack electromagnetic networks.

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EA-18G Growler, Carrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraft, Electronic WarfareElectronic WarfareEA-18G GrowlerCarrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraftSide: United StatesRole: Carrier-based electronic attack and SEAD supportBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe EA-18G Growler is a Boeing-built electronic attack derivative of the two-seat F/A-18F Super Hornet, fielded to jam, detect, and attack hostile radars, communications, and air-defense networks while retaining missile carriage for suppression missions. U.S. Navy and Australian Growlers provide carrier or land-based electronic warfare support, with early combat deployment in Iraq and Libya in 2010-2011 and later documented use in 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, Red Sea operations against Houthi forces, and the U.S.-Iran strike context.
AN/TPQ-53 multimission radar, Mobile multimission counterfire and air-surveillance radar, Electronic WarfareElectronic WarfareAN/TPQ-53 multimission radarMobile multimission counterfire and air-surveillance radarSide: United StatesRole: Ground-based sensing for missile, rocket, and UAV trackingBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AN/TPQ-53, commonly called Q-53, is a Lockheed Martin mobile active electronically scanned array radar that began as the Army's counterfire replacement for AN/TPQ-36 and AN/TPQ-37 Firefinder radars. Its baseline mission is to detect, classify, track, and locate mortar, artillery, and rocket launches in 90-degree or 360-degree modes, while software and open-architecture upgrades have extended the same family into counter-UAS, air-surveillance, and wider multimission radar roles.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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SPIKE anti-tank guided-missile family, Anti-tank guided missile family, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsSPIKE anti-tank guided-missile familyAnti-tank guided missile familySide: United StatesRole: Apache-launched standoff strike capabilityBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelRafael's SPIKE family is a combat-proven electro-optical guided-missile line whose long-range NLOS branch is also known as Tamuz in Israeli service and Exactor in British service. The family spans infantry, vehicle, aircraft, and naval launchers, from compact short-range variants to Spike NLOS, which reaches 32 km from land or 50 km from the air and has documented use by Israeli, British, Azerbaijani, and U.S. forces.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator, Air-delivered deep-penetration guided bomb, MunitionsMunitionsGBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance PenetratorAir-delivered deep-penetration guided bombSide: United StatesRole: Deep-penetration precision strikeBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-57A/B Massive Ordnance Penetrator is a Boeing-built U.S. Air Force GPS-guided bunker-buster bomb for hardened and deeply buried facilities. Developed from a Defense Threat Reduction Agency technology demonstration and integrated for B-2 Spirit employment, it became operationally documented in June 2025 when U.S. B-2s used 14 weapons against Iranian nuclear target areas during Operation Midnight Hammer, an event tracked in both the catalog's U.S.-Iran and 2025 Israel-Iran conflict scopes.
AGM-114 Hellfire missile family, Air-to-surface missile family, MunitionsMunitionsAGM-114 Hellfire missile familyAir-to-surface missile familySide: United StatesRole: MQ-9 drone strikeBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AGM-114 Hellfire is a U.S. precision missile family developed for helicopter anti-armor missions and later adapted across UAVs, gunships, ships, and special-purpose strike roles. Cataloged combat use spans Desert Storm Apache strikes, Operation Iraqi Freedom aviation engagements, counter-ISIS and counterterrorism drone operations, Israeli helicopter fire in 2023, Ukrainian counter-drone Tempest vehicles assessed with AGM-114L Longbow missiles, and the secretive AGM-114R9X kinetic variant reported in low-collateral targeted strikes.
AGM-179A JAGM, Air-to-surface precision-guided missile, MunitionsMunitionsAGM-179A JAGMAir-to-surface precision-guided missileSide: United StatesRole: Probable precision strike munition in targeted killingBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AGM-179A Joint Air-to-Ground Missile is a U.S. air-to-surface precision munition that combines a semi-active laser and millimeter-wave seeker with Hellfire Romeo missile sections for use from AH-64E Apache and AH-1Z Viper helicopters. Its public conflict record is narrow: defense reporting has identified it as the probable missile in the January 2020 Baghdad strike that killed Qassem Soleimani, while official U.S. confirmation of the munition type remains absent.
Iranian anti-ship missile systems, Anti-ship missile system, MunitionsMunitionsIranian anti-ship missile systemsAnti-ship missile systemSide: IranRole: UnknownBuilt: Iranian defense industry / IranIranian anti-ship missile systems cover C802/Noor-derived coastal-defense cruise missiles, shorter-range C700-family boat missiles, Fateh-derived anti-ship ballistic missiles, and newer long-range anti-warship cruise missiles. The family underpins Iran's Strait of Hormuz maritime-denial posture and appears in Yemen conflict evidence through Houthi-linked Noor-family missile technology.
GBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb - reported MQ-9 use, lower confidence, Precision-guided glide bomb, MunitionsMunitionsGBU-39B Small Diameter Bomb - reported MQ-9 use, lower confidencePrecision-guided glide bombSide: United StatesRole: MQ-9 precision strike munitionBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThis scoped GBU-39B record tracks lower-confidence MQ-9 Reaper fielding rather than the full Small Diameter Bomb family. Official 2025-2026 U.S. media show GBU-39B loading and service entry on MQ-9 aircraft through the BRU-78 Dual Carriage System, while the conflict row remains cautious because public sources do not confirm release against Iranian targets.
BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, MunitionsMunitionsBGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack MissileShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileSide: United StatesRole: Deep strike against strategic targetsBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, often abbreviated TLAM, is a U.S. long-range subsonic cruise missile used for deep precision strikes from naval surface ships and submarines, with newer variants also adding maritime-strike and warhead modernization paths. Documented combat use spans the 1991 Gulf War through Libya, Syria, Yemen, the Red Sea Crisis, Operation Inherent Resolve, and U.S. strikes on Iranian targets during the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict and 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.

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Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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Iranian submarines, Diesel-electric submarine force, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIranian submarinesDiesel-electric submarine forceSide: IranRole: Subsurface sea-denial and coastal-defense forceBuilt: Admiralty Shipyards / Iranian Marine Industries Organization / Shahid Darvishi Industries / Russia / IranIranian submarines are the Islamic Republic of Iran Navy's mixed diesel-electric submarine force, combining Russian-built Tareq/Kilo boats with domestically built Fateh, Ghadir, and smaller midget-submarine classes. Centered on Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz, the fleet supports coastal sea denial, mine warfare, and anti-ship strike; during Operation Epic Fury, CENTCOM listed Iranian Navy ships and submarines among vessels damaged or destroyed.
Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer, Guided-missile destroyer, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsArleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyerGuided-missile destroyerSide: United StatesRole: Naval Tomahawk land-attack strikeBuilt: General Dynamics / Huntington Ingalls Industries / United StatesThe Arleigh Burke class is the U.S. Navy's long-running DDG 51 guided-missile destroyer family, built around the Aegis Weapon System, Mk 41 vertical launch cells, gas-turbine propulsion, and multi-mission air, surface, subsurface, ballistic-missile-defense, and land-attack roles. The class entered service with USS Arleigh Burke in 1991, spans Flight I through Flight III hulls, and continues in production with the Flight III configuration centered on AN/SPY-6(V)1 radar and Aegis Baseline 10.
Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, Guided-missile submarine, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsOhio-class guided-missile submarineGuided-missile submarineSide: United StatesRole: Submarine-launched Tomahawk strike platformBuilt: General Dynamics / United StatesThe Ohio-class guided-missile submarine is the U.S. Navy's converted SSGN platform for large Tomahawk strike loads, clandestine command-and-control, and special-operations support. Four former Ohio ballistic-missile submarines were refueled and converted in the 2000s, giving each boat up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack missiles plus space for SOF teams and equipment. The class has documented strike use in Libya in 2011 and in the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict during Operation Midnight Hammer.
Iranian mine-laying vessel, Mine-laying vessel, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIranian mine-laying vesselMine-laying vesselSide: IranRole: Coastal mine warfare platformBuilt: Unknown / Iranian defense industry / IranIranian mine-laying vessels are auxiliaries or converted landing ships used to seed naval mines in the Strait of Hormuz and nearby waters. The best-documented example, Iran Ajr, was a Japanese-built landing ship formerly called Arya Rakhsh that U.S. helicopters and SEALs intercepted while it was laying mines in September 1987, and in March 2026 U.S. officials said CENTCOM was still hunting and striking mine-laying vessels and mine-storage facilities during Operation Epic Fury.
IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi / Shahid Soleimani-class corvette, Missile catamaran corvette, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi / Shahid Soleimani-class corvetteMissile catamaran corvetteSide: IranRole: IRGC Navy missile catamaran and naval air-defense platformBuilt: Shahid Mahallati Shipyard / IranIRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi is a Shahid Soleimani-class Iranian missile catamaran corvette built for the IRGC Navy's littoral strike, escort, and air-defense missions. The 2024-commissioned ship combined a compact wave-piercing hull with anti-ship missiles, vertical-launch air-defense weapons, a flight deck, and boat-carrying capacity before U.S. forces struck it during Operation Epic Fury in March 2026.
Iranian naval surface vessels, Naval surface vessels, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIranian naval surface vesselsNaval surface vesselsSide: IranRole: Maritime interdiction and coercive boardingBuilt: Iranian defense industry / IranIranian naval surface vessels in this catalog cover two overlapping fleets: the regular Islamic Republic of Iran Navy's larger frigates, corvettes, and missile boats, and the IRGC Navy's missile boats, patrol craft, fast-attack craft, small boats, and newer missile catamarans. The fleet is usually described as a Strait of Hormuz and Gulf littoral force, combining anti-ship missiles, swarm tactics, boarding pressure, mine-capable boats, and limited larger-combatant presence rather than a peer blue-water surface fleet.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsNimitz-class aircraft carrierNuclear-powered aircraft carrierSide: United StatesRole: Forward carrier aviation and strike platformBuilt: Newport News Shipbuilding Co. / United StatesThe Nimitz class is the U.S. Navy's ten-ship nuclear-powered aircraft-carrier family, built by Newport News Shipbuilding for sustained carrier air warfare, sea control, and forward power projection. The cataloged conflict record spans Desert Storm, Allied Force, Afghanistan, Iraq, 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, and the 2026 2020 United States-Iran Conflict, where individual Nimitz-class ships served as mobile air bases for strike, electronic-attack, airborne early-warning, and helicopter missions.
Iranian small attack boats, Small attack boat / fast attack craft, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsIranian small attack boatsSmall attack boat / fast attack craftSide: IranRole: Small-boat attacks against U.S. warshipsBuilt: Iranian defense industry / Iranian Marine Industries Organization / IRGC Navy workshops / IranIranian small attack boats are a mixed Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy fast attack craft and fast inshore attack craft force used for swarm harassment, mine laying, anti-ship missile attack, and littoral sea denial around the Persian Gulf and Strait of Hormuz. The family covers domestically produced speedboats and named classes such as Ashura/Ashoora, Tareq, Zolfaghar/Peykaap, Thondor/Houdong, Boghammar-derived craft, and Bladerunner-derived craft rather than a single standardized design.
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Iranian small attack boats, Small attack boat / fast attack craft, Naval Systems
Iranian Small Boats Put Hormuz Shipping Under Pressure
2020 United States-Iran ConflictIranian small attack boatsUKMTO and CENTCOM reports in May 2026 put Iranian small attack boats at the center of renewed Strait of Hormuz shipping threats, from a bulk-carrier attack west of Sirik to U.S. claims that helicopters sank six boats threatening commercial traffic.Sources: United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations, Al Jazeera, U.S. Central Command, Reuters, ABC News Australia, WIRED, Wikimedia Commons
MQ-9 Reaper, Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs
MQ-9 Reapers in Operation Epic Fury
2020 United States-Iran ConflictMQ-9 ReaperCENTCOM and defense reporting place MQ-9 Reapers inside Operation Epic Fury as a persistent surveillance and strike-support platform, while open-source trackers note that the full number employed has not been publicly released.Sources: Reuters, The Daily Star, U.S. Central Command, Air & Space Forces Magazine, Atlantic Council

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Official U.S. releases are strong for U.S. assets, timing, and stated target sets but are not neutral battle-damage assessments. AP and CSIS are included for broader chronology, nuclear-program context, munitions estimates, and sourcing caveats; fast-changing ceasefire and Strait of Hormuz claims should be revisited as negotiations evolve. The June 2019 drone loss is directly documented as prelude context, but U.S. and Iranian sources disagreed about the aircraft's location at the time of the shootdown, and this catalog does not resolve that dispute.

  • AP U.S.-Iran Nuclear TimelinePublisher: Associated Press | Note: Provides a high-level chronology of U.S.-Iran nuclear tensions, the 2025 intervention, the 2026 war phase, ceasefire, and interim deal. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • DOJ Soleimani Airstrike MemoPublisher: U.S. Department of Justice | Note: Supports the January 2020 strike context and Iran's subsequent missile response against bases in Iraq. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • U.S. Navy CENTCOM Drone StatementPublisher: U.S. Navy | Note: Official U.S. Central Command statement that a U.S. Navy BAMS-D/RQ-4A was shot down by an Iranian surface-to-air missile system near the Strait of Hormuz in June 2019, retained here as pre-2020 escalation context. | Accessed: 2026-07-01
  • CRS U.S.-Iran Tensions 2019Publisher: Congressional Research Service via EveryCRSReport.com | Note: Supports the broader 2019 U.S.-Iran tension context, the June 20 drone shootdown, disputed airspace claims, and the aborted U.S. strike response. | Accessed: 2026-07-01
  • DOD Midnight Hammer SuccessPublisher: U.S. Department of War | Note: Official account of Operation Midnight Hammer aircraft, B-2s, GBU-57 bombs, Tomahawk missiles, and target set. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • CSIS Midnight Hammer AnalysisPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Secondary analysis of the targets, weapons, and uncertainty around damage assessment after Operation Midnight Hammer. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • CENTCOM Al-Udeid DefensePublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Official release on U.S. and Qatari defense against Iran's June 2025 ballistic-missile attack on Al-Udeid Air Base. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • USNI F-35C Drone InterceptPublisher: USNI News | Note: Defense reporting on the F-35C intercept of an Iranian Shahed-139 near USS Abraham Lincoln and related Strait of Hormuz tanker incident. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • CENTCOM Epic Fury Fact SheetPublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Official fact sheet for Operation Epic Fury start date, mission statement, target classes, and listed U.S. assets. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • DVIDS Epic Fury FeaturePublisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: Official DVIDS feature page collecting Operation Epic Fury imagery and stories. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • DOD Epic Fury PartnershipsPublisher: U.S. Department of War | Note: Official reporting on Operation Epic Fury and regional military partnerships. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • White House Epic Fury CeasefirePublisher: The White House | Note: Official White House statement on Operation Epic Fury, the ceasefire, and reopening the Strait of Hormuz. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • CSIS Iran War MunitionsPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Secondary analysis of munitions expenditure and sourcing limits around Operation Epic Fury. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • Wikimedia Midnight Hammer ImagePublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and public-domain licensing for the Operation Midnight Hammer graphic. | Accessed: 2026-06-20
  • DVIDS Epic Fury HIMARS ImagePublisher: Defense Visual Information Distribution Service | Note: Image provenance and public-domain licensing for the Operation Epic Fury HIMARS photo. | Accessed: 2026-06-20