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2015 Various Conflicts: Weapons and Equipment

Holding archive for weapon entries with sourced modern conflict relevance when the exact conflict assignment is not yet known.

2015 Various Conflicts is an editorial holding bucket, not a single armed conflict. It lets import workflows preserve source-backed weapon records that need additional research before they can be attached to a precise conflict page.

This catalog is a temporary holding area for weapons and equipment with modern conflict relevance where the specific conflict page still needs to be identified.

Entries should be moved to a named conflict catalog once direct sourcing supports a more precise assignment.

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51 weapon systems in this catalog
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Weapons

2015 Various Conflicts Weapon Systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Aermacchi MB-339, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsAermacchi MB-339Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: Documented operatorsRole: Attack aircraftBuilt: Aermacchi / ItalyThe Aermacchi MB-339 is an Italian advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft developed by Aermacchi as a successor to the MB-326. Built entirely in Italy, it also served as the MB.339 PAN display aircraft for the Frecce Tricolori and saw combat use with Argentine Naval Aviation in the 1982 Falklands War and the Eritrean Air Force during the 1998 Eritrean-Ethiopian War.
IA-63 Pampa, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsIA-63 PampaAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: FAdeA / ArgentinaThe IA-63 Pampa is an Argentine tandem-seat jet trainer and light attack aircraft built by FAdeA in Córdoba for advanced pilot training, tactical instruction, and domestic airspace-control duties. Design work began in 1979 with Dornier cooperation, the prototype made its first official flight on 10 October 1984, and the modern Pampa III Block II adds virtual training, data-link communications, updated avionics, and five optional hardpoints.
AIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave Eagle, Advanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsAIDC AT-3/T-5 Brave EagleAdvanced jet trainer and light attack aircraft familySide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Aerospace Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) / TaiwanThe AIDC AT-3/T-5 family covers Taiwan's indigenous jet trainer line, starting with the AT-3 Tzu Chung, which first flew in 1980 and entered ROCAF service in 1985, and continuing through the XA-3 attack derivative and T-5 Brave Eagle advanced trainer. AIDC, ROCAF, and Janes sources describe the T-5/T-5A as a 66-aircraft replacement program for older AT-3 and F-5 training aircraft, with production aircraft delivered from 2021.
Sikorsky S-70UAS U-Hawk, Autonomous cargo utility helicopter UAS, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSikorsky S-70UAS U-HawkAutonomous cargo utility helicopter UASSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Sikorsky S-70UAS U-Hawk is a 2025 autonomous UH-60L Black Hawk conversion that removes the cockpit, adds clamshell doors and a rear ramp, and turns the helicopter into a cargo-first UAS. Sikorsky said it completed the redesign in 10 months and showed payload options ranging from palletized cargo to a HIMARS rocket pod and Naval Strike Missile loads; no direct conflict use or public first-flight confirmation was found in sources checked through July 4, 2026.
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsF/A-18E/F Super HornetCarrier-capable multirole strike fighterSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: 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.
OA-1K Skyraider II, Crewed light attack and armed overwatch aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsOA-1K Skyraider IICrewed light attack and armed overwatch aircraftSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: L3Harris Technologies / Air Tractor / United StatesThe OA-1K Skyraider II is AFSOC's crewed Armed Overwatch aircraft, a missionized L3Harris and Air Tractor Sky Warden built on the AT-802U platform for close air support, precision strike, and ISR from austere sites. The first missionized aircraft was accepted in April 2025, instructor-pilot flying began at Will Rogers in 2025, and 2026 reporting described operational testing and rapid-deployment work rather than documented combat employment.
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Air Defense

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

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Next Generation Interceptor (NGI), Ground-launched ballistic missile interceptor, Air DefenseAir DefenseNext Generation Interceptor (NGI)Ground-launched ballistic missile interceptorSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Lockheed Martin / L3Harris / United StatesNext Generation Interceptor (NGI) is Lockheed Martin's planned homeland ballistic missile interceptor for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's Ground-based Midcourse Defense system. The program moved from competing 2021 development awards to a 2024 Lockheed Martin downselect and a 2026 Courtland production facility, with public sources emphasizing multiple kill vehicles, solid-rocket propulsion, in-flight communications upgrades, and schedule risk around the original 2028 fielding target.

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Artillery

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

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North Korean 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer, 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer, ArtilleryArtilleryNorth Korean 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzerSide: Documented operatorsRole: Southern-border long-range artillery deploymentBuilt: North Korean defense industry / North KoreaThe North Korean 155 mm self-propelled gun-howitzer is a new-type artillery system presented in 2026 North Korean state-media reporting as a long-range southern-border weapon. KCNA-mirror text described production for three battalions, mobility and carriage testing, an automatic firing system, and a claimed range beyond 60 km; a later KCNA-mirror test report said extended-range 155 mm shells reached 65 km.

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Munitions

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

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82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU, 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar round, MunitionsMunitions82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar roundSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Arcus JSC / BulgariaThe VO-832DU is a Bulgarian 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb sold by Arcus JSC for 82 mm smooth-bore mortars, including the 2B14 Podnos. The record also tracks closely related O-832DU-family evidence: NARA/DVIDS documents Bulgarian O-832DU rounds in an 2003 Iraq War weapons cache, while GICHD's Ukraine ordnance guide identifies the improved 53-O-832DU version in its 82 mm O-832 entry.
3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile, 120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectile, MunitionsMunitions3OF50 High-Explosive Fragmentation rocket-assisted projectile120 mm rocket-assisted HE-fragmentation projectileSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Soviet / Russian ammunition industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 3OF50 is a Soviet-era 120 mm rocket-assisted high-explosive fragmentation projectile for Nona-family gun-mortars such as the 2S9 Nona and 2S23 Nona-SVK. Specialist ammunition references describe a spin-stabilised, nose-fuzed projectile with an A-IX-2-filled warhead and integral rocket motor, while Ukraine explosive-ordnance identification material lists the round among munitions discovered on Ukrainian territory.
OF-45 High-Explosive Fragmentation Projectile, 152 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile, MunitionsMunitionsOF-45 High-Explosive Fragmentation Projectile152 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectileSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Soviet / Russian state ordnance industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe OF-45 is a Soviet/Russian 152 mm high-explosive fragmentation projectile for separate-loading artillery. GICHD describes it as a 1980s steel-bodied HE/FRAG round used with D-20 howitzers and expected around 2S3 Akatsiya positions in Ukraine, while Forecast International identifies OF-45 as part of the newer 152 mm ammunition family fired by the 2S19 Msta-S 2A64 cannon.
9M730 Burevestnik, Nuclear-powered nuclear-capable cruise missile, MunitionsMunitions9M730 BurevestnikNuclear-powered nuclear-capable cruise missileSide: Documented operatorsRole: Strategic nuclear signaling and missile-defense evasionBuilt: Russian defense industry; Novator-associated facility and Russian nuclear design organizations linked in open-source reporting / RussiaThe 9M730 Burevestnik is a Russian nuclear-powered, nuclear-capable cruise missile intended for very long-range, low-altitude flight that could route around missile-defense coverage. Russia claimed a 14,000 km, 15-hour test in October 2025, but open-source analysts still treat the missile's propulsion details, safety record, basing concept, and operational fielding as uncertain.
Trident II D5 fleet ballistic missile, Submarine-launched ballistic missile, MunitionsMunitionsTrident II D5 fleet ballistic missileSubmarine-launched ballistic missileSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextRole: Strategic nuclear deterrentBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe Trident II D5 is a U.S. submarine-launched ballistic missile built for strategic nuclear deterrence aboard Ohio-class and UK Vanguard-class submarines. The Navy describes it as a three-stage, solid-fuel, inertially guided missile with a 4,000 nautical mile range, while the D5LE refresh entered the Fleet in early 2017 to extend service life into the 2040s.

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Naval Systems

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

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Delta III-class submarine, Ballistic missile submarine, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsDelta III-class submarineBallistic missile submarineSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Sevmash / Soviet UnionThe Delta III-class submarine is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet Project 667BDR Kalmar, a Sevmash-built nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine designed around the D-9R launch system and 16 R-29R / SS-N-18 submarine-launched ballistic missiles. The class introduced a MIRV-capable Soviet SSBN design, remained visible in Russian Pacific Fleet strategic exercises into the 2010s, and ended regular SSBN service when K-44 Ryazan was withdrawn after the other Project 667BDR boats had already left service.
Haijing 2202, China Coast Guard patrol cutter, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHaijing 2202China Coast Guard patrol cutterSide: Documented operatorsRole: Law-enforcement patrol presenceBuilt: Hudong Shipyard / Chinese naval shipbuilding industry / ChinaHaijing 2202 is a China Coast Guard cutter converted from a former Type 053H2G Jiangwei I-class frigate. Open reporting ties it to patrols near Kinmen in March 2024 and a Taiwan Coast Guard Administration sighting east of Taiwan on June 9, 2026, showing how China repurposes navy hulls for coast guard patrol work.
Braunschweig-class / K130 corvette, Corvette class, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsBraunschweig-class / K130 corvetteCorvette classSide: Documented operatorsRole: UnknownBuilt: Blohm + Voss / Lurssen / Nordseewerke / Peene-Werft / German Naval Yards Kiel / thyssenkrupp Marine Systems / GermanyThe Braunschweig-class / K130 corvette is a German Navy coastal-warfare corvette class for shallow waters, maritime surveillance, and surface strike. Bundeswehr describes a 61-person crew, stealth shaping, RBS15 Mk3 anti-ship missiles, RAM point defense, and UNIFIL Maritime Task Force service off Lebanon; EUNAVFOR also documents Erfurt in Operation Atalanta counter-piracy escort duty.
Kashalot-class submarine, Deep-diving special-purpose submarine, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsKashalot-class submarineDeep-diving special-purpose submarineSide: Documented operatorsRole: Special-purpose seabed operationsBuilt: United Admiralty Shipyard / Leningrad Admiralty Association / Soviet UnionThe Kashalot-class submarine is the NATO reporting name for Soviet Project 1910 deep-diving nuclear special-mission submarines. Open sources describe the titanium-hulled boats as GUGI-linked seabed platforms with no standard armament, built for covert ocean-engineering and intelligence tasks that depend on extreme-depth operation rather than attack-submarine weapons.
Haixun 09, Deep-sea maritime patrol vessel, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHaixun 09Deep-sea maritime patrol vesselSide: Documented operatorsRole: Maritime law-enforcement patrolBuilt: Guangzhou Wenchong Shipyard / China State Shipbuilding Corporation / ChinaHaixun 09 is China's first 10,000-ton-class maritime patrol vessel and a deep-sea command platform for maritime law enforcement, rescue, and pollution response. Built at Guangzhou Wenchong/Huangpu Wenchong and commissioned in 2021, it combines helicopter support, satellite-linked command systems, and long-range patrol endurance, and it appeared in a June 2026 operation east of Taiwan.
Lada-class submarine, Diesel-electric attack submarine, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsLada-class submarineDiesel-electric attack submarineSide: Unconfirmed conflict contextBuilt: Admiralty Shipyards / RussiaThe Lada-class submarine is Russia's Project 677 diesel-electric attack submarine family, designed by Rubin and built by Admiralty Shipyards as a low-signature conventional boat for coastal, confined-water, and blue-water tasks. The class combines six 533 mm tubes with torpedo-missile armament, automated control, improved sonar, and optional air-independent-propulsion provisions; Russian sources reported a return to serial service with Kronstadt in 2024 and Velikiye Luki in 2025 after the troubled Sankt Peterburg prototype.
HMS Victory, First-rate ship of the line, Naval SystemsNaval SystemsHMS VictoryFirst-rate ship of the lineSide: Documented operatorsRole: Royal Navy line-of-battle flagshipBuilt: Chatham Dockyard / Kingdom of Great BritainHMS Victory is the Chatham-built Royal Navy first-rate ship of the line launched in 1765, later made famous as Nelson's flagship at Trafalgar. The preserved warship anchors this page as a concrete example of the age-of-sail battle-line capital ship, with direct service evidence from the War of American Independence through the Napoleonic Wars.
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Haixun 09, Deep-sea maritime patrol vessel, Naval Systems
Chinese White-Hull Ships Test Authority Claims East of Taiwan
2015 Various ConflictsHaixun 09Haixun 06Haixun 08Donghai Jiu 113Haijing 2202China's June 2026 operation east of Taiwan put Haixun 09, Haixun 06, Haixun 08, Donghai Jiu 113, and Haijing 2202 at the center of a gray-zone maritime pressure campaign built around radio challenges, inspections, and survey work rather than combat fire.Sources: China Daily, Taiwan Coast Guard Administration, Reuters via Internazionale, Baird Maritime