Conflict catalog

2004 War in North-West Pakistan: Weapons and Equipment

The 2004 War in North-West Pakistan was the long counterinsurgency in Pakistan's frontier belt, especially Waziristan and nearby districts.

The 2004 War in North-West Pakistan was a prolonged internal conflict and counterinsurgency campaign centered on the tribal areas and border districts of northwestern Pakistan. Air strikes, helicopter support, and ground operations against militant groups shaped the equipment record.

This catalog tracks weapon systems directly documented in 2004 War in North-West Pakistan use.

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

3 weapon systems

Pakistan

3 weapon systems in this catalog

Pakistan

Militant groups

0 weapon systems in this catalog

Militant groups

Context

Status: Published catalog
Domains: air, land

Dassault Mirage III/5, Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter family, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsDassault Mirage III/5Single-engine delta-wing multirole fighter familySide: PakistanRole: Strike 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.

Burq air-to-ground missile, Laser-guided air-to-ground missile family, Munitions

MunitionsBurq air-to-ground missileLaser-guided air-to-ground missile familySide: PakistanRole: Armed-UAV precision strike munitionBuilt: Global Industrial & Defence Solutions / National Engineering and Scientific Commission (NESCOM) / PakistanBurq is a Pakistani laser-guided air-to-ground missile lineage that includes the earlier Burq/Barq munition fired from the NESCOM Burraq armed UAV and the later GIDS Burq-50P, Burq-45P, and Burq-25G family for UAVs and combat helicopters. Direct public conflict evidence ties a Burq missile to Pakistan's 2015 Shawal Valley operations, while current GIDS and Quwa sources define the newer 25G/45P/50P specifications and Shahpar carrier relationships.

LS-6 guided bomb family, Satellite-aided inertially guided glide bomb family, Munitions

MunitionsLS-6 guided bomb familySatellite-aided inertially guided glide bomb familySide: PakistanRole: UnknownBuilt: Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center / ChinaThe LS-6 guided bomb family is a Chinese satellite-aided inertially guided glide-bomb kit from the Luoyang Optoelectro Technology Development Center. Public references describe 50 kg, 100 kg, 250 kg, and 500 kg variants, GPS/INS guidance, and compact derivatives intended for internal carriage on stealth fighters such as the Chengdu J-20. Indian news and government-media reports from the 2004 War in North-West Pakistan also connect LS-6 bombs to a Pakistani JF-17 strike in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in September 2025.