F-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Pratt & Whitney on the F-35 industry team / 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.Conflict archive
Yemen Civil War Weapons and Equipment
Missiles, drones, air defense, armored vehicles, and weapons used by state and non-state forces.
This archive is structured for weapons and equipment used by state forces, coalition militaries, and non-state armed groups in Yemen.
Relevant systems may include missiles, one-way attack drones, air defense equipment, armored vehicles, aircraft, and small arms as entries are added.
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Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
F-35C Lightning IICarrier-based stealth multirole fighterSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin, with Northrop Grumman, BAE Systems, and Pratt & Whitney on the F-35 industry team / 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.
MQ-9 ReaperMedium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicleSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc. / United StatesThe MQ-9 Reaper is a General Atomics medium-altitude, long-endurance remotely piloted aircraft built for persistent intelligence collection and precision strike. Larger and more powerful than the MQ-1 Predator, it combines satellite control, electro-optical and infrared sensors, laser designation, and weapons such as Hellfire missiles and guided bombs, making it a recurring U.S. and coalition platform in counterterrorism, maritime-security, and regional-strike operations.Category
Air Defense
Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.
PAC-3Hit-to-kill Patriot interceptor missileSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesPAC-3 is the hit-to-kill interceptor family for the Patriot air-defense system, built around active radar homing and direct-impact defeat of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and aircraft. The PAC-3 CRI and PAC-3 MSE variants give Patriot batteries a denser missile loadout than PAC-2 rounds, with MSE adding a larger dual-pulse motor and control changes for greater defended battlespace.
MIM-104 PatriotLong-range surface-to-air and ballistic missile defense systemSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon (RTX) / 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, and PAC-2 or PAC-3 interceptor families. Its post-2015 combat record includes Ukrainian defense against Russian missile and air attacks, Saudi-led coalition defense against Houthi ballistic missile launches from Yemen, and U.S. Patriot batteries defending Al Udeid Air Base during Iranian retaliation after Operation Midnight Hammer.