Conflict side

Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forces Weapons and Military Equipment

The anti-ISIS coalition and partner forces are a U.S.-led multinational and local-partner grouping built around the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS, CJTF-OIR, Iraqi and Kurdish security forces, the Syrian Democratic Forces, and vetted partner-force support channels rather than a single unified army.

134 weapon systems
Overview

The anti-ISIS coalition and partner-force grouping combines a diplomatic coalition, a U.S.-led military task force, and several local forces that fought or continue to contain Islamic State remnants in Iraq, Syria, and related Levant security corridors. The Global Coalition against Daesh formed in September 2014, while the Department of Defense formally established Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve on October 17, 2014 to command the military campaign in Iraq and Syria.

CJTF-OIR describes its model as advising, assisting, and enabling partnered forces until they can independently defeat Daesh in designated areas. In practice that has meant coalition airpower, intelligence, fires, training, equipment, and sustainment alongside Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Security Forces, the Counter Terrorism Service, the Syrian Democratic Forces, and other vetted partner elements whose command relationships and political status differ by country and period.

This side catalog groups equipment records tied to coalition militaries and partner forces in the anti-ISIS campaign. Its weapon set is broad because the operational model was broad: carrier and land-based aircraft, remotely piloted systems, artillery, precision munitions, protected mobility vehicles, tanks, infantry weapons, mortars, and support equipment all appear where individual catalog records have direct conflict-use support.

The coalition was not a standing alliance army. The Global Coalition coordinated political, military, stabilization, finance-disruption, foreign-fighter, and communications lines of effort, while CJTF-OIR handled the military defeat-ISIS mission. Local forces retained their own institutions: the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Joint Operations Command - Iraq, Counter Terrorism Service, Kurdish Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, Syrian Democratic Forces, and other vetted Syrian groups appear in source material as partners, recipients, or battlefield counterparts rather than subordinate units of one force.

The equipment ecosystem reflects two layers. Coalition forces supplied high-end enablers such as strike aircraft, UAV overwatch, electronic attack, rocket and tube artillery, precision-guided munitions, special-operations support, and base-defense systems. Partner forces used or received ground-combat equipment, vehicles, communications gear, ammunition, medical support, sustainment packages, and infrastructure assistance through channels such as the Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund.

The profile also reflects a changing mission. ISIS lost its last territorial enclave in March 2019, the coalition combat role in Iraq ended in December 2021, and a 2024 U.S.-Iraq transition plan moved the Iraq mission toward bilateral security cooperation while preserving Iraq-based support for Syria counter-ISIS operations until at least September 2026, conditions permitting. Later budget material continues to frame CTEF as a support channel for vetted partner forces as Operation Inherent Resolve evolves.

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Featured Weapons
MQ-9 Reaper, Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs

MQ-9 Reaper

Represents the ISR, overwatch, buddy-lasing, and precision-strike layer that official records tie to coalition support during the Raqqah operation.

Aircraft & UAVs / Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle
M142 HIMARS, Wheeled multiple rocket launcher and tactical missile launcher, Artillery

M142 HIMARS

Highlights coalition rocket-artillery fire support for partner-force operations in Syria under CJTF-OIR.

Artillery / Wheeled multiple rocket launcher and tactical missile launcher
M777, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

M777

Represents conventional 155 mm coalition artillery support to partner forces fighting ISIS in northern Syria.

Artillery / 155 mm towed howitzer
M1 Abrams, Main battle tank, Tanks

M1 Abrams

Shows Iraqi partner-force heavy armor in the anti-ISIS ground campaign, distinct from coalition-operated enablers.

Tanks / Main battle tank
International MaxxPro, Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle family, Armored Vehicles

International MaxxPro

Captures the protected-mobility and sustainment side of the catalog, including Iraqi Security Forces deliveries and CJTF-OIR patrol context.

Armored Vehicles / Mine-resistant ambush-protected vehicle family
Coalition Umbrella and Military Command

The Global Coalition against Daesh is the political and diplomatic umbrella for the defeat-ISIS effort. Coalition ministerial and Small Group material describes a broad partner network organized around military activity, stabilization, foreign-terrorist-fighter disruption, finance, recruitment prevention, and counter-propaganda rather than a single chain of battlefield command.

CJTF-OIR is the military task force associated with the campaign. Its official history traces the command to October 17, 2014, after U.S. and partner actions had already begun against ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Current official material places the task force within the U.S. Central Command mission set and describes its role as advising, assisting, and enabling partner forces.

Command references should therefore be read narrowly. A CJTF-OIR commander, coalition ministerial statement, or U.S. budget justification can support the coalition mission, but it does not by itself establish custody or operational control for every local partner unit or weapon represented in the catalog.

Iraq, Kurdish, and Syrian Partner Forces

In Iraq, official CJTF-OIR material identifies the Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish Security Forces, and several institutional components as partner forces. CTEF budget material names the Iraqi Ministry of Defense, Joint Operations Command - Iraq, Kurdish Security Forces under the Ministry of Peshmerga Affairs, and the Counter Terrorism Service as recurring support channels or recipients.

The Iraqi partner-force record includes formations with different legal and operational positions. The Ministry of Defense, Iraqi Air Force, Iraqi Army, Counter Terrorism Service, Federal Police, Border Guard Force, Peshmerga, tribal forces, and Popular Mobilization Forces appear across the wider anti-ISIS record, but they should not be treated as one command structure. UN and analytical sources describe the territorial defeat of ISIS as a multi-actor Iraqi effort supported by regional and coalition partners.

In Syria, CJTF-OIR identifies the Syrian Democratic Forces as a central partner and later CTEF material uses the broader category of vetted Syrian groups and individuals. That wording matters: Syrian partner-force labels cover a changing set of local security, detention, and counter-ISIS arrangements, especially after the post-2024 political and security shifts described in official reporting.

Equipment Ecosystem

The catalog's equipment mix follows the campaign's by-with-and-through structure. Coalition-operated systems in the catalog include strike aircraft, remotely piloted aircraft, electronic attack aircraft, cruise missiles, guided bombs, rocket artillery, tube artillery, naval platforms, and base-defense systems. Partner-force records add tanks, armored vehicles, protected mobility, infantry weapons, mortars, ammunition, and support equipment.

Featured systems show the spread of roles rather than a ranked inventory. MQ-9 Reaper coverage reflects reconnaissance, overwatch, buddy lasing, and strike support; HIMARS and M777 entries reflect coalition fire support; M1 Abrams coverage reflects Iraqi partner-force armor; and MaxxPro coverage reflects vehicle delivery, route protection, and patrol support.

Side-level prose does not add new weapon-use claims. The exact relationship for each system - coalition-operated, partner-operated, supplied, captured, transferred, or used for force protection - remains in the relevant weapon record and its conflict-use sources.

Train, Equip, Sustain, and Adapt

The Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund is the clearest public support mechanism for partner-force equipment and sustainment. DSCA describes CTEF as a consolidated train-and-equip program, while budget justifications list training and equipment, logistics support, services, stipends, infrastructure repair, and sustainment categories.

The FY2027 CTEF request shows the mission moving from large direct Iraq support toward narrower partner self-reliance while keeping Syria support steady and adding Lebanon and Jordan lines. It identifies Iraqi Ministry of Defense units, Kurdish Security Forces, Iraq's Counterterrorism Service, vetted Syrian groups and individuals, Lebanese Armed Forces, and Jordanian special-operations forces as partner-force categories tied to preventing an ISIS resurgence.

Sustainment requirements reveal the practical adaptation layer: over-the-horizon communications for Iraqi aircraft, counter-UAS protection for military infrastructure, flight simulators, satellite communications for the Counter Terrorism Service, ammunition force generation, armored ambulances, night vision, drones for caves and forested areas, detention security, fuel, medical support, transport, and repair parts. These are not just procurement details; they describe how partner forces were expected to keep operating after the territorial phase of the war.

Mission Timeline
  1. Global coalition forms

    The Global Coalition against Daesh formed in September 2014 as ISIS controlled territory in Iraq and Syria and Iraq requested international assistance.

  2. CJTF-OIR established

    The Department of Defense formally established Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve to command the defeat-ISIS military campaign.

  3. Mosul liberated

    Iraqi forces, backed by coalition support, regained Mosul, removing a principal ISIS urban stronghold in Iraq.

  4. Raqqa liberated

    Syrian Democratic Forces announced Raqqa's liberation after a coalition-supported urban campaign against ISIS.

  5. ISIS territorial enclave collapses

    CJTF-OIR marked the end of ISIS control over physical territory in Iraq and Syria, while warning that the organization persisted underground.

  6. Iraq combat role ends

    CENTCOM announced that CJTF-OIR's Iraq role had transitioned to a non-combat advise, assist, and enable mission at Iraq's invitation.

  7. Iraq transition plan announced

    U.S. and Iraqi officials announced a two-phase transition for CJTF-OIR in Iraq while preserving Iraq-based support for counter-ISIS operations in Syria.

  8. CTEF request reflects a wider Levant support frame

    FY2027 budget material continued CTEF support for vetted partner forces and added Lebanon and Jordan categories as the defeat-ISIS mission evolved.

Source and Boundary Caveats

Public records are strongest on coalition structure, official mission language, budget categories, partner-force labels, and visible coalition air or fires activity. They are weaker on day-to-day custody, donor-by-donor transfer chains, and command relationships inside partner forces. Popular Mobilization Force-linked material, Syrian partner-force labels, and captured or reused equipment need especially cautious treatment because they can involve mixed loyalty, separate legal status, militia arsenals, or battlefield recovery outside ordinary coalition supply channels.

Anti-ISIS coalition and partner forces Context
Not a single order of battle

The catalog groups coalition and partner records for discovery, but Iraqi, Kurdish, Syrian, tribal, PMF, and coalition forces retained separate institutions and command relationships.

Weapon entries carry custody detail

A side-level link does not by itself identify a donor, operator, or transfer channel. Individual weapon records define whether a system was coalition-operated, partner-operated, supplied, captured, or used for support.

Sources

Public records are strongest on coalition mission structure, funding, air and fires support, and partner-force framing. They are weaker on item-level custody, donor-by-donor transfer chains, and day-to-day battlefield command. The catalog groups coalition and partner records for browsing, but Iraqi Security Forces, Kurdish forces, Syrian Democratic Forces, Popular Mobilization Forces, tribal units, and coalition militaries should not be treated as one force; individual weapon entries remain the authority for whether a system was coalition-operated, partner-operated, supplied, captured, or only coalition-supported.

  • Global Coalition against Daesh - HomePublisher: The Global Coalition against Daesh | Note: Supports official coalition name, September 2014 formation, mission framing, and current 90-partner context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CJTF-OIR - Who We ArePublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve | Note: Supports CJTF-OIR mission language, advise-assist-enable framing, Iraq and Syria scope, Iraqi and Kurdish partner-force framing, SDF partnership, and CTEF logistics references. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CJTF-OIR HistoryPublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve | Note: Supports CJTF-OIR establishment, campaign chronology, partner-force context, territorial defeat milestone, and transition framing. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CJTF-OIR CampaignPublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve | Note: Supports the by-with-through model, four campaign phases, training and equipping, and fires support to partnered forces. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CJTF-OIR Transfers Command to Brig. Gen. Kevin J. LambertPublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve | Note: Supports current command handover, commander name, USCENTCOM mission framing, and headquarters ceremony location. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Joint Communique by Ministers of the Global Coalition against Daesh/ISIS: Washington, October 2024Publisher: The Global Coalition against Daesh | Note: Supports ministerial governance, 10-year coalition anniversary, lines of effort, Iraq transition policy, and broad political commitments. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS Small GroupPublisher: The Global Coalition against Daesh | Note: Supports Small Group coordination, 2025 restructuring, and revised working-group mechanisms. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Inherent Resolve Mission in Iraq and Syria TransitioningPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports the September 2024 two-phase transition plan, Iraq mission timeline, continued Syria support from Iraq, and shift toward bilateral security partnerships. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • FY2027 Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund JustificationPublisher: U.S. Department of War Comptroller | Note: Supports current CTEF request amounts, Iraq/Syria/Lebanon/Jordan partner-force support, sustainment categories, logistics, stipends, and adaptation needs. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • FY2026 Counter-ISIS Train and Equip Fund JustificationPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense Comptroller | Note: Supports FY2026 CTEF baseline, Iraq and Syria partner-force sustainment, Peshmerga stipend transition, and ongoing OIR transition support. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • DSCA Security Assistance Management Manual - CTEFPublisher: Defense Security Cooperation Agency | Note: Supports CTEF as a consolidated train-and-equip support program tied to equipment, logistics, sustainment, stipends, infrastructure, border security, and force protection. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CJTF-OIR - Coalition Program Provides $219M in AssistancePublisher: Combined Joint Task Force - Operation Inherent Resolve | Note: Supports CTEF divestment scale, FY2022 assistance, and examples of equipment, vehicles, weapons, ammunition, fuel, water, communications, and air-traffic-control support. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CENTCOM - Raider Brigade Assumes Responsibility from Tiger BrigadePublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Supports logistics-chain evidence, including CTEF equipment movement into theater and advise/support work with ISF, Peshmerga, and SDF. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • CENTCOM Iraq Combat Role CompletePublisher: U.S. Central Command | Note: Supports the December 2021 end of the coalition combat role in Iraq and continuation of non-combat advise, assist, and enable support. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • DOD Mosul LiberationPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports Iraq's July 2017 Mosul victory announcement and coalition support context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • DOD Raqqa LiberationPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports the Syrian Democratic Forces' liberation of Raqqa and coalition support roles. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • Lead IG - Operation Inherent Resolve January-March 2026 ReportPublisher: U.S. Department of Defense Office of Inspector General | Note: Supports post-2024 transition effects, accelerated base closures, disrupted partner-force support, SDF integration issues, and detainee-transfer context. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • UNAMI Security Council Briefing November 2017Publisher: United Nations Iraq | Note: Supports Iraqi, Popular Mobilization Force, Peshmerga, tribal, regional, and coalition actor complexity in the territorial defeat of Daesh. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • The Popular Mobilization Forces and Iraq's FuturePublisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Note: Supports PMF factional, political, integration, and command-control caveats. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
  • State Department - The Global Coalition Working to Defeat ISISPublisher: U.S. Department of State | Note: Supports historical coalition donation context, including coalition member military-equipment donations to Iraqi and local Syrian partners. | Accessed: 2026-07-02
Aircraft & UAVs

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Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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20mm M197 rotary cannon, 20 mm three-barrel externally powered Gatling aircraft cannon, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 more20mm M197 rotary cannon20 mm three-barrel externally powered Gatling aircraft cannonBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesThe 20mm M197 is a lightweight three-barrel Gatling aircraft cannon derived from the M61A1 Vulcan family for helicopter, light-aircraft, naval, turret, pod, and pintle installations. General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems markets the current M-197 and lists it on Marine Corps AH-1J, AH-1T, AH-1W, and AH-1Z aircraft, while FAS, DVIDS, Defense Media Network, and official Navy history sources document M197-equipped AH-1W and MH-60S context across Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Operation Inherent Resolve service.
M230 30 mm chain gun, 30 mm autocannon, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreM230 30 mm chain gun30 mm autocannonBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe M230 30 mm chain gun is an externally powered 30x113 mm autocannon built around Apache helicopter fire support, later adapted into M230LF and XM914 ground counter-UAS variants. Northrop Grumman describes the aviation M230 as the original medium-caliber Chain Gun and the M230LF as a lightweight ground and sea-platform weapon; direct sources document Apache M230 fielding in Afghanistan, Iraq, Operation Inherent Resolve, Israeli Apache use in the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, and M230LF-based Slinger systems ordered for Ukraine.
EC-130H Compass Call, Airborne electronic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreEC-130H Compass CallAirborne electronic attack aircraftBuilt: 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.
EC-130J Commando Solo, Airborne information operations and psychological operations aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreEC-130J Commando SoloAirborne information operations and psychological operations aircraftBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe EC-130J Commando Solo is a Lockheed Martin C-130J-derived U.S. Air Force special-mission aircraft that broadcasts information operations and psychological operations messages across AM, FM, HF, TV, and military communications bands. The 193rd Special Operations Wing operates the aircraft, which adds enhanced navigation, self-protection, air refueling, digital message playback, and live-broadcast capability to the Hercules airframe.
AC-208 Combat Caravan, Armed ISR and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2013 War in Iraq, 2001 War in AfghanistanAC-208 Combat CaravanArmed ISR and light attack aircraftBuilt: Orbital ATK; Cessna / Textron Aviation airframe / United StatesThe AC-208 Combat Caravan is an armed Cessna Caravan conversion that combines a rugged single-engine turboprop airframe with electro-optical surveillance, mission-system operator controls, datalinks, and precision strike. Iraq fielded Hellfire-armed AC-208s during the 2013-2017 war against ISIS, while Afghan Air Force AC-208 Eliminators later provided ISR, strike, and laser-designation support during the final phase of the 2001 War in Afghanistan.
AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic StateAH-1Z Viper attack helicopterAttack helicopterBuilt: Bell / United StatesThe Bell AH-1Z Viper is a two-seat U.S. Marine Corps attack helicopter developed from the AH-1W Super Cobra for the H-1 upgrade program. NAVAIR describes it as the AH-1W replacement, with a four-bladed composite rotor, integrated fire-control system, six wing stores stations, and 85 percent parts commonality with the UH-1Y; official Marine Corps and Navy sources place AH-1Z-equipped elements in the 2016 Operation Inherent Resolve deployment.
Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreMi-28Attack helicopterBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / RussiaThe Mi-28 Havoc is a Russian two-seat attack helicopter developed for anti-armor, close air support, and armed reconnaissance missions. Modern Mi-28N/NM-family aircraft combine armored tandem cockpits, a 30 mm chin cannon, guided missiles, rockets, and day/night sensors; Russian and Iraqi operators have used the family in Ukraine, Syria, and anti-ISIS operations, where low-altitude helicopter tactics have faced dense air-defense and drone threats.
Mi-24/Mi-35, Attack helicopter and armed assault transport, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +9 moreMi-24/Mi-35Attack helicopter and armed assault transportBuilt: Mil Moscow Helicopter Plant / Rostvertol / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Mi-24/Mi-35 Hind family combines an armored attack helicopter with a small troop compartment, letting operators use one airframe for close air support, anti-armor fires, armed escort, and limited assault transport. The Mi-35M branch is a Rostvertol-built modern combat-transport line, while older and upgraded Mi-24/Mi-35 aircraft remain documented in Ukraine, Syria, Mali, Iraq, Myanmar, and other conflicts.
F/A-18 Hornet (Tactical), Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs1981 U.S.-Libya Confrontations, 1990 Gulf War +5 moreF/A-18 Hornet (Tactical)Carrier-capable multirole strike fighterBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe F/A-18 Hornet (Tactical) is the National Naval Aviation Museum's label for the original McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 A-D Hornet family, a twin-engine carrier-capable strike fighter that entered Marine Corps service in 1983 and U.S. Navy service in 1984. NAVAIR describes the Hornet as the nation's first all-weather fighter and attack aircraft; its documented combat record spans Libya, Desert Storm, Kosovo, Afghanistan, Iraq, and later coalition campaigns.
F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict +6 moreF/A-18E/F Super HornetCarrier-capable multirole 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 & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +5 moreA-10 Thunderbolt IIClose air support attack aircraftBuilt: 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 & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Red Sea Crisis +1 moreF-35A Lightning IIConventional takeoff and landing stealth multirole fighterBuilt: 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.
F-15E Strike Eagle, Dual-role strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +6 moreF-15E Strike EagleDual-role strike fighterBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat U.S. dual-role fighter built for long-range interdiction, precision attack, and self-escorted air-to-air combat. Its conformal fuel tanks, targeting/navigation pods, radar, and two-person cockpit made it a night-strike aircraft in the 1990 Gulf War and a recurring U.S. and export-derivative strike platform in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Syria, counter-ISIL operations, and later Middle East crises.
F-22 Raptor, Fifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreF-22 RaptorFifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighterBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Boeing / United StatesThe F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth air-dominance fighter built around low-observable shaping, supercruise, thrust-vectoring F119 engines, integrated avionics, and internal weapons carriage. Designed first for air-to-air control, it also carries JDAM and small-diameter bomb loads for precision strike, with U.S. Air Force sources documenting combat use over Syria and Iraq during 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve and CENTCOM material identifying F-22s in the 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iran.
F-35 Lightning II, Fifth-generation stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2001 War in Afghanistan +6 moreF-35 Lightning IIFifth-generation stealth multirole fighterBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35 Lightning II is a single-seat, single-engine stealth fighter family built around sensor fusion, networked targeting, and multirole strike missions. U.S. and Israeli variants have documented post-2015 combat use in Afghanistan, Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, the Red Sea crisis, and Iran-related operations, including F-35B and F-35C first combat strikes and Israeli F-35I air-defense and strike missions.
F-15 family fighter aircraft, Fighter aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +12 moreF-15 family fighter aircraftFighter aircraft familyBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe F-15 family covers U.S.-origin Eagle air-superiority fighters, F-15E Strike Eagle attack aircraft, and export or modernized derivatives such as the F-15 Baz, F-15I, F-15S, and F-15EX. The catalog records its air-to-air, interdiction, long-range strike, no-fly-zone patrol, and evacuation-cover roles from the 1982 Lebanon War and 1990 Gulf War through Israeli, Saudi, U.S., and coalition operations in the 2020s.
Su-25, Ground-attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1979 Soviet-Afghan War, 1980 Iran-Iraq War +16 moreSu-25Ground-attack aircraftBuilt: Sukhoi / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / United Aircraft Corporation / Soviet Union / Russia / GeorgiaThe Su-25 is a Soviet-designed armored close air support aircraft built for low-level battlefield strike, rough-field operation, and heavy stores carriage. Developed by Sukhoi and produced in Soviet, Russian, and Georgian factories, the twin-engine subsonic jet combines a protected cockpit, internal 30 mm cannon, and multiple pylons for rockets, bombs, missiles, and adapted guided weapons, with documented use from Afghanistan and Iraq to Darfur, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, and Ukraine.
AC-130 gunship, Heavily armed fixed-wing gunship, Aircraft & UAVs1991 Somali Civil War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +4 moreAC-130 gunshipHeavily armed fixed-wing gunshipBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AC-130 gunship is a side-firing C-130 derivative built for persistent close air support, air interdiction, armed reconnaissance, and special-operations overwatch. Modern AC-130U, AC-130W, and AC-130J aircraft pair trainable cannon armament with electro-optical/infrared sensors, fire-control systems, communications suites, and standoff precision munitions so crews can support ground forces from extended loiter or overwatch positions.
AMX International AMX, Light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1992 Bosnian War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +3 moreAMX International AMXLight attack and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt: AMX International / Italy / BrazilThe AMX International AMX is an Italian-Brazilian light attack and reconnaissance jet developed by Aeritalia, Aermacchi, and Embraer for close support, interdiction, and tactical reconnaissance. Italian AMX aircraft saw sourced operational use from NATO missions over Bosnia and Kosovo through Afghanistan, Libya, and Kuwait-based anti-Daesh ISR sorties, while Brazil modernized its A-1 fleet as the A-1M.
B-1B Lancer, Long-range, multi-role supersonic bomber, Aircraft & UAVs2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreB-1B LancerLong-range, multi-role supersonic bomberBuilt: Rockwell International / United StatesThe B-1B Lancer is the U.S. Air Force's long-range, supersonic conventional bomber, built to deliver large payloads of guided and unguided weapons against distant, heavily defended targets. Recent open-source reporting ties the aircraft to 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve strikes, Afghan Taliban-target attacks, a U.S. show-of-force flight near Venezuela, and 2026 strikes deep inside Iran during the 2025 Israel-Iran Conflict.
KC-130J Hercules, Marine Corps tanker-transport aircraft with former Harvest HAWK armed mission kit, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreKC-130J HerculesMarine Corps tanker-transport aircraft with former Harvest HAWK armed mission kitBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe KC-130J Hercules is the U.S. Marine Corps' Lockheed Martin-built C-130J tanker-transport variant for tactical refueling, assault support, airlift, aeromedical evacuation, and related battlefield support. Its former Harvest HAWK mission kit turned selected aircraft into armed overwatch platforms with sensors and AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-176 Griffin missiles, a configuration documented in Afghanistan combat use and later retired as Marine Corps requirements shifted.
P-3C Orion patrol aircraft, Maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +4 moreP-3C Orion patrol aircraftMaritime patrol aircraftBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe P-3C Orion is the armed maritime-patrol member of the U.S. Navy's land-based P-3 family, built by Lockheed for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, mine warfare, surveillance, and overland ISR. Official Navy and wing-history sources tie P-3C service to Desert Storm, Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan, Libya, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, including Maverick and SLAM-capable configurations as the fleet later transitioned to the P-8A Poseidon.
MQ-9 Reaper, Medium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +7 moreMQ-9 ReaperMedium-altitude long-endurance unmanned combat aerial vehicleBuilt: 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.
MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, Multi-mission maritime helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreMH-60S Sea Hawk helicopterMulti-mission maritime helicopterBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe MH-60S Sea Hawk is a U.S. Navy multi-mission helicopter derived from the Black Hawk/Seahawk family for shipboard logistics, search and rescue, special warfare support, mine-countermeasures, and armed maritime missions. NAVAIR describes the aircraft as sharing the MH-60R common cockpit while replacing legacy H-46D, H-3, and HH-1N roles; during Operation Epic Fury in the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict, MH-60S aircraft were documented aboard USS Abraham Lincoln handling flight-deck movements, cargo transport, and at-sea support.
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +17 moreF-16 Fighting FalconMultirole fighter aircraftBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-16 Fighting Falcon is a U.S.-designed single-engine multirole fighter family used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. This entry covers the F-16C/D production branch requested by the F-16C designation alongside F-16AM/BM MLU aircraft documented from Kosovo and Libya to Ukrainian service.
Mirage 2000, Single-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +6 moreMirage 2000Single-engine multirole fighter aircraftBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Mirage 2000 is Dassault Aviation's French single-engine delta-wing fighter family, built around air-defense and strike variants. The Mirage 2000-5 branch modernized the air-defense Mirage with RDY-family radar, HOTAS and glass-cockpit avionics, and MICA air-to-air missiles; the catalog tracks its use from Indian high-altitude strike missions in the 1999 Kargil War to French expeditionary operations and Ukraine's 2025 wartime introduction of French-supplied Mirage 2000-5 aircraft.
RQ-11 Raven UAV, Small unmanned aircraft system, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreRQ-11 Raven UAVSmall unmanned aircraft systemBuilt: AeroVironment / United StatesThe RQ-11 Raven is a hand-launched AeroVironment small unmanned aircraft system for tactical ISR, derived from earlier Pointer-related work into a smaller backpackable design. The RQ-11A designation covered the early Raven air vehicle, while the RQ-11B/Raven B became the Army-selected upgraded SUAV with improved control-system, sensor, endurance, targeting, and interoperability features. Current AeroVironment material describes Raven B as a lightweight Group 1 system with a stabilized EO/IR payload, 10 km range, and more than 75 minutes of endurance, while 2023 U.S. Army reporting still described upgraded Ravens in training for reconnaissance and call-for-fire support.
F-35B Lightning II, STOVL stealth multirole fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2001 War in Afghanistan +1 moreF-35B Lightning IISTOVL stealth multirole fighterBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-35B Lightning II is the short takeoff and vertical landing variant of the Joint Strike Fighter, pairing stealth sensors and internal weapons carriage with a lift-fan propulsion system for amphibious ships and austere sites. Marine and allied F-35Bs have been documented in Afghanistan combat strikes, anti-Daesh missions from HMS Queen Elizabeth, and U.S. 5th Fleet flight operations during the 2026 phase of the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict.
C-5 Galaxy, Strategic airlifter / transport aircraft family, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1973 Yom Kippur War +4 moreC-5 GalaxyStrategic airlifter / transport aircraft familyBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Lockheed-Georgia Co. / United StatesThe Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a U.S. heavy strategic airlifter family built for outsized cargo, vehicle, and personnel transport. Its nose and aft cargo doors, kneeling landing gear, and intercontinental lift capacity made it a central U.S. mobility platform in conflicts from Vietnam-era evacuation airlift and the 1973 Yom Kippur War resupply through the Gulf War, Afghanistan, Iraq, and Operation Inherent Resolve.
C-130 Hercules, Tactical airlift transport aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreC-130 HerculesTactical airlift transport aircraftBuilt: Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company / United StatesThe Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a U.S. tactical airlift family built by Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company for rough-strip operations, oversized cargo, airdrop, and theater logistics. Direct sources document Hercules transport use from Vietnam and Desert Storm through Afghanistan, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and the Mosul campaign, while the broader family includes gunship, tanker, rescue, special-operations, and electronic-warfare derivatives.
AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, Twin-engine attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 2020 United States-Iran Conflict +7 moreAH-64 Apache attack helicopterTwin-engine attack helicopterBuilt: McDonnell Douglas / Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64 Apache is a U.S. twin-engine attack helicopter family designed by Hughes Helicopters and continued through McDonnell Douglas and Boeing production. Built around a two-person crew, nose-mounted sensors, a 30 mm chain gun, rockets, and guided missiles, it has direct source-backed combat use from Desert Storm and Iraq to Afghanistan, Sinai, Yemen, Gaza, Lebanon, anti-ISIS operations, and recent U.S. operations against Iran.
AH-64E Apache attack helicopter, Twin-engine attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreAH-64E Apache attack helicopterTwin-engine attack helicopterBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64E Apache is Boeing's Echo-model Apache variant, developed from the AH-64D Block III remanufacture program and built around improved engines, sensors, networking, and a two-person attack-helicopter weapons station. Direct source-backed conflict records place AH-64E aircraft with U.S. Army units in Operation Inherent Resolve, the 2001 War in Afghanistan's Operation Freedom's Sentinel phase, and Operation Epic Fury during the 2020 United States-Iran Conflict.
Eurofighter Typhoon, Twin-engine multirole combat aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreEurofighter TyphoonTwin-engine multirole combat aircraftBuilt: Airbus / BAE Systems / Leonardo / United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and SpainThe Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, canard-delta multirole fighter developed by the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, and Spain and built through Airbus, BAE Systems, and Leonardo workshares. Cataloged conflict use spans RAF no-fly-zone, reconnaissance, and strike missions over Libya, coalition strike and ISR missions against the Islamic State, Red Sea strikes on Houthi military targets, and Royal Saudi Air Force combat missions in Yemen.
Dassault Rafale, Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil War +3 moreDassault RafaleTwin-engine multirole fighter aircraftBuilt: Dassault Aviation / FranceThe Dassault Rafale is a French twin-engine multirole fighter built around air defense, reconnaissance, close air support, and deep-strike missions with a common airframe for air force and naval variants. Its documented combat use spans French operations in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and the anti-Islamic State air campaign, while Indian Air Force Rafales were reported in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict as stand-off strike aircraft using SCALP and HAMMER munitions during Operation Sindoor.
Panavia Tornado, Twin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +6 morePanavia TornadoTwin-engine variable-sweep wing multirole strike aircraftBuilt: BAE Systems / Airbus Defence and Space / Leonardo / Germany / United Kingdom / ItalyThe Panavia Tornado is a UK-German-Italian variable-sweep combat aircraft family developed for low-level strike, interdiction, reconnaissance, electronic-combat, and air-defense roles. Tornado variants saw direct combat use from the 1990 Gulf War through Kosovo, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan, the anti-Daesh campaign, the 2018 Syria strikes, and Saudi-led coalition operations in Yemen.
F-4 Phantom II, Twin-engine, two-seat supersonic fighter-bomber, Aircraft & UAVs1969 War of Attrition, 1990 Gulf War +3 moreF-4 Phantom IITwin-engine, two-seat supersonic fighter-bomberBuilt: McDonnell Aircraft Corporation / McDonnell Douglas / United StatesThe F-4 Phantom II is an American twin-engine, two-seat supersonic fighter-bomber developed by McDonnell for U.S. Navy fleet defense and later adopted by U.S. and allied air arms for interception, strike, reconnaissance, and electronic-warfare roles. More than 5,000 were built, with source-backed catalog use spanning Israeli War of Attrition strikes, U.S. F-4G Wild Weasel missions in the Gulf War, Turkish F-4E 2020 strikes against PKK targets, Turkey's RF-4E loss over the Syria crisis, and attributed Iranian anti-ISIS strikes in Iraq.
OV-10 Bronco, Twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +2 moreOV-10 BroncoTwin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraftBuilt: North American Rockwell / United StatesThe OV-10 Bronco is a U.S.-designed twin-turboprop light attack and observation aircraft built around short-field counterinsurgency, forward air control, armed reconnaissance, and limited ground attack. It served with U.S. forces in Vietnam and Desert Storm, reappeared in a 2015 counter-ISIS light-attack trial, and remained useful to the Philippine Air Force at Marawi because it could deliver bombs in close support of troops fighting through dense urban terrain.
Ababil-3 UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVs2011 Syrian Civil War, 2013 War in Iraq +2 moreAbabil-3 UAVUnmanned aerial vehicleBuilt: Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) / IranThe Ababil-3 is an Iranian fixed-wing unmanned aerial vehicle in the HESA Ababil family, used primarily for reconnaissance and surveillance. Open-source conflict reporting links the type or local derivatives to Syrian government-aligned operations, Iraq-aligned militia use, and Sudanese Armed Forces drone activity, while separate imagery connects the airframe to Almas missile carriage.
AV-8B Harrier II, V/STOL light attack and close-air-support aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2016 U.S. Campaign Against ISIS in Libya +1 moreAV-8B Harrier IIV/STOL light attack and close-air-support aircraftBuilt: McDonnell Douglas; Boeing / United StatesThe AV-8B Harrier II is a second-generation Harrier built around vectored-thrust V/STOL light attack missions: expeditionary close air support, armed reconnaissance, interdiction, shipboard strike, and dispersed forward-base operations. Developed by McDonnell Douglas with British Aerospace participation, it added a larger composite wing, improved Pegasus-powered performance, and later Night Attack and Harrier II Plus radar configurations. The U.S. Marine Corps formally sundowned the type at Cherry Point on June 3, 2026, while Italian and Spanish naval Harriers remained a separate service caveat.
Air Defense

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

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Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system / C-RAM, Land-based close-in weapon system, Air Defense2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +3 moreCounter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system / C-RAMLand-based close-in weapon systemBuilt: 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.
Armored Vehicles

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Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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Dzik, 4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreDzik4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicleBuilt: AMZ-Kutno / PolandThe Dzik is a Polish 4x4 armored patrol and infantry mobility vehicle family built by AMZ-Kutno for police, military-police, and light APC duties. Iraqi Dzik-3 vehicles, locally known as Ain Jaria-1, entered Iraqi security-force service during the 2003 Iraq War and were later documented among Islamic State-captured or destroyed Iraqi equipment in the 2013 War in Iraq. Polish Dzik-2 vehicles were supplied to Ukraine during the 2022 full-scale phase of the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War, where open-source loss trackers later documented destroyed and captured examples.
Oshkosh M-ATV, 4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreOshkosh M-ATV4x4 mine-resistant ambush protected vehicleBuilt: Oshkosh Defense / United StatesThe Oshkosh M-ATV is a U.S.-built 4x4 MRAP developed to give troops mine and ambush protection with better off-road mobility than heavier first-generation MRAPs. Oshkosh paired a V-hull protected capsule, blast-attenuating seats, and TAK-4 independent suspension with mission modules ranging from command and utility bodies to armed assault configurations. The vehicle's documented conflict record spans early U.S. fielding in Afghanistan, coalition use in Iraq and Syria under Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukrainian wartime service, and Saudi-led coalition employment in Yemen.
BTR-4, 8x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreBTR-48x8 wheeled armored personnel carrier / infantry fighting vehicleBuilt: Kharkiv Morozov Machine Building Design Bureau / Malyshev Plant / UkraineThe BTR-4 Bucephalus is a Ukrainian 8x8 armored personnel carrier and infantry fighting vehicle built around a rear troop compartment, amphibious mobility, and remote weapon stations such as the BM-7 Parus. It provides protected movement and direct fire support with a 30 mm cannon, machine gun, grenade launcher, and anti-tank missile capability, and export BTR-4EN vehicles have been documented in Nigerian counter-insurgency service.
HMMWV, Light tactical wheeled vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +4 moreHMMWVLight tactical wheeled vehicleBuilt: AM General / United StatesThe High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle, better known as the HMMWV or Humvee, is an AM General 4x4 light tactical vehicle family used for troop movement, command, ambulance, cargo, air-defense, and weapons-carrier roles. Its conflict record spans coalition service in Afghanistan and Iraq, Yemeni M1097A2 stocks, and large-scale U.S. assistance to Ukraine, including up-armored HMMWV-UA/UAH designations.
REVA armored vehicle, Mine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrier, Armored Vehicles2003 Iraq War, 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency +2 moreREVA armored vehicleMine-resistant ambush-protected armored personnel carrierBuilt: Integrated Convoy Protection / South AfricaThe REVA is a South African mine-resistant armored vehicle family from Integrated Convoy Protection, built around a V-shaped armored hull for troop transport, protected mobility, and utility roles. The family spans the earlier REVA III 4x4 APC, newer REVA V and VI designs, and the UAE-linked Kasser II derivative, while conflict reporting documents REVA vehicles in Iraq, Nigerian counter-insurgency operations, and UAE-backed local-force operations in Yemen.
ATF Dingo, Protected mobility vehicle, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2012 Mali War +2 moreATF DingoProtected mobility vehicleBuilt: Krauss-Maffei Wegmann / GermanyThe ATF Dingo is a German all-protected wheeled mobility vehicle built around patrol, convoy, command, reconnaissance, ambulance, and specialist support missions. Its Dingo 2 family combines a militarized Unimog-based chassis, a protected safety cell, remote-weapon-station options, and mine, IED, ballistic, and NBC protection; German and allied forces used it in Afghanistan, Belgian MINUSMA troops operated Dingo 2 vehicles in Mali, and Germany supplied Dingos to Kurdish forces in Iraq and later to Ukraine.
M2 Bradley, Tracked infantry fighting vehicle, Armored Vehicles2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +1 moreM2 BradleyTracked infantry fighting vehicleBuilt: BAE Systems / United Defense / FMC / United StatesThe M2 Bradley is a tracked U.S. infantry fighting vehicle built around a 25 mm M242 chain gun, TOW launcher, coaxial machine gun, and protected infantry lift. Its M2A2 ODS and ODS-SA lines shaped the Ukraine-supplied fleet, while the M2A3/Bradley A3 digitized branch added improved sights, networked displays, inertial navigation, and armor provisions for U.S. armored formations and coalition force-protection missions.
MOWAG Piranha, Wheeled armored personnel carrier family, Armored Vehicles2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreMOWAG PiranhaWheeled armored personnel carrier familyBuilt: MOWAG / General Dynamics / SwitzerlandThe MOWAG Piranha is a Swiss family of wheeled armored vehicles built around modular 6x6, 8x8, and 10x10 chassis for troop transport, reconnaissance, command, engineering, mortar, air-defense, and other mission fits. GDELS traces the family from the 1972 Piranha I through later Piranha II, III, and 5 generations; in the 2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, Swiss reporting identifies Nigerian Piranha I 6x6 vehicles captured from army stocks and associated with Boko Haram or ISWAP use.
Artillery

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

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M224, 60 mm lightweight company mortar, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreM22460 mm lightweight company mortarBuilt: Watervliet Arsenal / United StatesThe M224 is a U.S. 60 mm lightweight company mortar built for infantry close-support fires from either a conventional bipod/baseplate setup or a lighter handheld mode. Its 70- to 3,490-meter conventional-mode range, high-angle fire, and mix of high-explosive, smoke, illumination, and training cartridges make it useful for small-unit suppression, screening, marking, and illumination; documented uses include Ukrainian front-line employment, U.S. coalition advise-and-assist fires during 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, and U.S. Army field use in Afghanistan.
Mortar launcher, 81mm, 81 mm crew-served medium mortar, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreMortar launcher, 81mm81 mm crew-served medium mortarBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesThe 81 mm mortar launcher is a crew-served medium-mortar class for high-angle indirect fire with high-explosive, smoke, illumination, and training ammunition. This entry treats the L16/M252/M252A1 line as representative of modern 81 mm launchers while keeping conflict-use claims model-specific where sources allow: Boko Haram/ISWAP reporting identifies recovered 81 mm mortar equipment without a model, CJTF-OIR imagery identifies Iraqi M252 training at Camp Taji, and Task Force Southwest imagery identifies U.S. Marine M252 use at Camp Shorab in Afghanistan.
81/82 mm mortar, 81/82 mm crew-served medium mortar, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 more81/82 mm mortar81/82 mm crew-served medium mortarBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesThe 81/82 mm mortar family covers the modern crew-served, muzzle-loaded, smoothbore indirect-fire class descended from the Stokes mortar lineage and still fielded worldwide in variant-specific forms. This is a family-level page: 81 mm L16/M252/M252A1/F2-type systems and 82 mm Soviet/Russian-pattern systems such as 2B14 and 2B24 share a medium-mortar battlefield role but are not interchangeable hardware. Conflict rows stay at the caliber or named-system level supported by the source, including Boko Haram/ISWAP recovered 81 mm equipment, Iraqi M252 training under Operation Inherent Resolve, U.S. Marine M252 use and Afghan Border Police 82 mm sustainment in Afghanistan, PKK 81/82 mm mortar use where no single model is identified, and Chadian 82 mm mortar training before operations in Mali.
120mm Soltam K6, 120 mm smoothbore heavy mortar, Artillery2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 more120mm Soltam K6120 mm smoothbore heavy mortarBuilt: Soltam Systems / Watervliet Arsenal / Elbit Systems / Israel / United StatesThe 120mm Soltam K6 is an Israeli smoothbore heavy mortar family that became the U.S. Army's M120 towed mortar and M121 carrier-mounted mortar. It gives infantry, mechanized, and partner-force units battalion-level high-angle fire support from a 120 mm tube, with direct source records spanning Afghanistan, Iraq, the anti-ISIS campaign, and K-6/M120 transfer and training context for Ukraine.
BM-21 Grad, 122 mm multiple rocket launcher, Artillery2012 Mali War, 2014 Second Libyan Civil War +11 moreBM-21 Grad122 mm multiple rocket launcherBuilt: Motovilikha Plants / Soviet defense industry / Soviet Union / RussiaThe BM-21 Grad is a Soviet 122 mm multiple rocket launcher built around a 40-tube launcher on a wheeled truck chassis. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it remains a common area-fire system on both sides, valued for rapid salvos and mobility but dependent on shoot-and-scoot tactics because the launcher is carried on an unarmored truck.
D-20, 152 mm towed gun-howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict +2 moreD-20152 mm towed gun-howitzerBuilt: No. 9 Uralmash Plant / Soviet Union / China / RomaniaThe D-20 is a Soviet 152 mm towed gun-howitzer developed under F. F. Petrov's Plant No. 9 design bureau for divisional and army-level fire support. Its split-trail carriage, 34-caliber ordnance, double-baffle muzzle brake, and 17.4 km standard range kept it useful across Soviet, Warsaw Pact, Chinese Type 66, Romanian, and export inventories, with documented modern use in Ukraine, Nagorno-Karabakh, Yemen, and Iraq.
M198 155 mm howitzer, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +3 moreM198 155 mm howitzer155 mm towed howitzerBuilt: Rock Island Arsenal / United StatesThe M198 is a U.S.-designed 155 mm towed howitzer developed at Rock Island Arsenal to replace older M114-series guns. Its split-trail carriage, nine-person crew, air-transportable layout, and 22-30 km range made it a standard U.S. Army and Marine Corps fire-support weapon before the lighter M777 replaced it in U.S. service. Direct conflict sourcing now traces M198 fielding from Desert Storm through U.S. use in Afghanistan and Iraq, Islamic State capture and cross-border use in Iraq and Syria, Iraq-aligned militia firing, and coalition-backed Iraqi Army live-fire training.
M777, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreM777155 mm towed howitzerBuilt: BAE Systems / United States / United KingdomThe M777 is a lightweight British-American 155 mm towed howitzer built by BAE Systems for mobile artillery units. Its titanium-and-aluminum structure, hydraulic mechanisms, and digital fire-control system made it a lighter successor to the M198 while keeping NATO 155 mm ammunition compatibility, including Excalibur precision fires documented in Afghanistan, Syria, Iraq, and Ukraine-related service.
M109A6 Paladin, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreM109A6 Paladin155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt: United Defense / BAE Systems / United StatesThe M109A6 Paladin is a U.S. 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer that modernized the M109 family with onboard navigation, automatic fire-control, digital communications, and improved crew protection. The variant is documented in U.S. artillery missions in Iraq and later as a U.S.-supplied NATO-standard system in Ukrainian service, where it was paired with ammunition support vehicles for sustained mobile gun-line operations.
M109, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer family, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1955 Vietnam War +7 moreM109155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer familyBuilt: BAE Systems / United StatesThe M109 is a U.S.-origin 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer family built for mobile indirect fire with armored and mechanized forces. The family spans the original short-tube vehicle, M109A1 to M109A4 rebuild and export lines, the M109A5 M284-cannon upgrade, the digitally modernized M109A6 Paladin, current M109A7 production, and the longer-barrel M109-52 concept; catalog evidence here centers on direct conflict use by U.S., Ukrainian, U.S.-led coalition, and Israeli forces.
TOS-1A Solntsepyok, 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +2 moreTOS-1A Solntsepyok220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcherBuilt: Omsktransmash / Uralvagonzavod / RussiaThe TOS-1A Solntsepyok is a Russian tracked heavy flamethrower system that functions as a short-range thermobaric multiple rocket launcher. Built around a BM-1 launcher on a tank chassis with transporter-loaders, it fires unguided 220 mm rockets to support infantry and armor against fortified positions, vehicles, and troops in cover. In the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War it has been documented in Russian service near the front line, where its short range creates both destructive local effects and high vulnerability to Ukrainian targeting.
Mortar launcher, 82mm, Portable smoothbore mortar launcher, Artillery2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2012 Mali War +2 moreMortar launcher, 82mmPortable smoothbore mortar launcherBuilt: Various manufacturers / Burevestnik / Multiple countriesThis entry covers the 82 mm mortar-launcher caliber class rather than a single factory model, spanning Soviet-pattern BM/PM designs, later 2B14/2B24 systems, and national derivatives. Direct conflict-use sources tie 82 mm launcher or mortar-system evidence to Boko Haram/ISWAP materiel in the Lake Chad basin, rebel footage in Mali, Iraqi forces around Mosul, and Houthi fire-support reporting in Yemen.
M142 HIMARS, Wheeled multiple rocket launcher and tactical missile launcher, Artillery2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreM142 HIMARSWheeled multiple rocket launcher and tactical missile launcherBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe M142 HIMARS is a U.S.-built wheeled rocket and tactical missile launcher produced by Lockheed Martin for mobile precision fires. It carries one six-rocket pod, two PrSM missiles, or one ATACMS missile, uses a five-ton truck chassis with an armored cab, and can deploy by C-130-class airlift. Lockheed Martin reported the 750th launcher delivery in November 2025, while its combat record spans U.S. operations and Ukrainian long-range fires against Russian forces.
Electronic Warfare

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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 Warfare2025 Israel-Iran Conflict, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +6 moreEA-18G GrowlerCarrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraftBuilt: 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 Warfare2020 United States-Iran Conflict, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +3 moreAN/TPQ-53 multimission radarMobile multimission counterfire and air-surveillance radarBuilt: 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.
Infantry Weapons

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Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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GAU-18/A machine gun, .50 caliber helicopter machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2001 War in AfghanistanGAU-18/A machine gun.50 caliber helicopter machine gunBuilt: Browning / U.S. military contractors / United StatesThe GAU-18/A is a U.S. .50-caliber helicopter machine gun in the Browning M2/M3 family, used as door and window armament on Air Force rescue helicopters. DVIDS and Air Force-linked imagery place it on HH-60G Pave Hawk combat-search-and-rescue missions over Afghanistan and Iraq, while FN Herstal's EMGS material shows HH-60W compatibility for continued rescue-helicopter integration.
Heckler & Koch G36, 5.56 mm assault rifle, Infantry Weapons2006 Criminal Violence in Mexico, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreHeckler & Koch G365.56 mm assault rifleBuilt: Heckler & Koch / Saudi Military Industries Corporation / Germany; Saudi Arabia under licenseThe Heckler & Koch G36 is a German 5.56 mm assault rifle built around a reinforced-polymer receiver, indirect gas operation, a rotating bolt head, folding stock, and modular rifle, carbine, compact, and export configurations. Its cataloged conflict record spans Mexican police firing during the 2014 Iguala operation, German support to Kurdish Peshmerga forces fighting Islamic State in Iraq, and Saudi-licensed rifles diverted from Hadi-aligned forces into militant hands in Yemen.
FN Minimi light machine gun, 5.56x45mm NATO light machine gun, Infantry Weapons2017 Battle of Marawi, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +2 moreFN Minimi light machine gun5.56x45mm NATO light machine gunBuilt: FN Herstal / FN America / Belgium / United StatesThe FN Minimi is a Belgian belt-fed light machine gun developed by Fabrique Nationale for squad automatic fire, with 5.56 mm NATO models widely fielded as national variants such as the U.S. M249, Canadian C9, and Australian F89. In the 2014 Yemen Civil War, Amnesty International reported Belgian Minimis deployed by The Giants Brigades, tying the weapon to UAE-backed coalition-aligned ground forces around the Hodeidah offensive.
PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 Yemen Civil War +8 morePKM/PK7.62 mm general-purpose machine gunBuilt: Kovrov Mechanical Plant / Various manufacturers / Soviet Union, Russia, and licensed-production countriesThe PK and lighter PKM are Soviet-designed, belt-fed 7.62x54R general-purpose machine guns used from bipods, tripods, vehicles, remote weapon stations, and improvised mounts. Their low weight for the class, non-disintegrating belt feed, quick-change barrel concept, and wide licensed-production base make the family a recurring infantry fire-support weapon in recent conflicts, with documented rows here covering Ukraine, Yemen, Syria, Iraq, Mali, Lake Chad, Gaza, Afghanistan, and Turkey's conflict with the PKK.
FN MAG general-purpose machine gun, 7.62x51mm NATO general-purpose machine gun, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreFN MAG general-purpose machine gun7.62x51mm NATO general-purpose machine gunBuilt: FN Herstal / FN America / Royal Small Arms Factory / Belgium / United States / United KingdomThe FN MAG is FN Herstal's Belgian 7.62x51mm NATO belt-fed general-purpose machine gun family, fielded from infantry bipods, tripods, vehicles, aircraft, ships, and boats. The catalog record connects the MAG and its M240/L7A2/MAG 58 designations to directly sourced conflict evidence: surrendered Boko Haram-held stocks in Nigeria, coalition base-defense training during Operation Inherent Resolve, and Afghan special-operations weapons training during the War in Afghanistan.
Mossberg 590 Shotgun, 12-gauge pump-action shotgun, Infantry Weapons2014 War Against the Islamic StateMossberg 590 Shotgun12-gauge pump-action shotgunBuilt: O.F. Mossberg & Sons / United StatesThe Mossberg 590 is O.F. Mossberg & Sons' U.S.-built pump-action shotgun line for military, law-enforcement, and defensive use. The 590A1 variant is the military-oriented branch of the family, with Mossberg listing MIL-SPEC 3443G compliance, a heavy-walled barrel, metal trigger guard and safety, a clean-out magazine tube, and Parkerized finish; DVIDS imagery documents U.S. Marines firing and handling 590A1 shotguns in Iraq during Operation Inherent Resolve.
DShK, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +11 moreDShK12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt: Tula Ordnance Factory / Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe DShK is a Soviet 12.7 mm heavy machine gun designed by Vasily Degtyaryov and refined with Georgy Shpagin's belt-feed system. Built for anti-aircraft, anti-vehicle, and infantry support roles, the DShK/DShKM family spans Vietnam War helicopter defense, Soviet-Afghan War ambushes, modern technicals, and Ukrainian mobile counter-UAV teams using vintage heavy machine guns against slow Russian drones.
W85 heavy machine gun, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry Weapons2009 Boko Haram Insurgency, 2014 Russia-Ukraine War +3 moreW85 heavy machine gun12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt: Norinco / ChinaThe W85 is a Chinese 12.7x108 mm heavy machine gun associated with Norinco export channels and the QJC-88 vehicle-mounted variant. It is lighter than many older DShK-pattern heavy machine guns and can be used from tripod, pintle, vehicle, or improvised pickup mounts. Conflict reporting documents W85-family guns with ISWAP-linked forces in Nigeria, Ukrainian mobile anti-drone teams, YPG/SDF improvised armor in Syria, Iraqi PMU militias, and Wagner-linked imagery from Mali, while sources caution that export paths and quantities are often unclear.
QLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher, 35 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons2001 War in Afghanistan, 1991 Somali Civil War +5 moreQLZ-87 automatic grenade launcher35 mm automatic grenade launcherBuilt: Norinco / ChinaThe QLZ-87 is a Chinese 35x32 mm automatic grenade launcher built for portable infantry fire support, with light bipod and heavier tripod configurations fed by drum magazines. Its cataloged conflict record is strongest where photographs or arms-monitoring reports identify specific examples: AMISOM weapons in Somalia, SPLM-N captures in Sudan, opposition and Islamic State appearances in Syria, Séléka stocks in CAR, Kurdish weapons in Iraq, a Boko Haram capture in Niger, and a Taliban capture in Afghanistan.
40 mm automatic grenade launcher, 40 mm automatic grenade launcher, Infantry Weapons2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 more40 mm automatic grenade launcher40 mm automatic grenade launcherBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / U.S. Ordnance / ST Engineering / Heckler & Koch / MKE, Sarsilmaz, Kalekalip / Various manufacturers / Multiple countriesThe 40 mm automatic grenade launcher class covers belt-fed crew-served grenade machine guns such as the U.S. Mk 19 Mod 3, ST Engineering 40AGL Mk2, Heckler & Koch GMG, and Spain's LAG 40 family. Direct reporting documents Mk 19 use by U.S. forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, coalition partner training against Islamic State, and Ukrainian frontline employment in the Russia-Ukraine War.
AM-50 Sayyad .50-caliber anti-materiel rifle, Anti-materiel rifle, Infantry Weapons2011 Syrian Civil War, 2013 War in Iraq +2 moreAM-50 Sayyad .50-caliber anti-materiel rifleAnti-materiel rifleBuilt: Defense Industries Organization (Individual Combat Industries Group) / IranThe AM-50 Sayyad is an Iranian 12.7x99 mm anti-materiel rifle derived from the Steyr HS .50 pattern after a mid-2000s HS .50 sale to Iran. It is a single-shot bolt-action weapon produced by DIO/ICIG and documented with Iraqi government forces, Syrian war militias, Houthi fighters in Yemen, and Hamas-linked fighters in Gaza.
M16 rifle, Assault rifle, Infantry Weapons1955 Vietnam War, 2017 Battle of Marawi +5 moreM16 rifleAssault rifleBuilt: Colt / United StatesThe M16 is a U.S.-origin 5.56x45mm assault-rifle family that evolved from 1955 Vietnam War service into the M16A1, M16A2 and M16A4 lineage. Current Army and FN references describe the M16A4 as a gas-operated, shoulder-fired, 20-inch-barrel rifle with rail and optics compatibility, while conflict-specific sources document continued use from Marawi and Afghanistan to Israeli wartime response teams, Iraqi partner-force training and Colombian FARC dissident seizures.
M24 sniper rifle, Bolt-action sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons2003 Iraq War, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreM24 sniper rifleBolt-action sniper rifleBuilt: Remington Arms / United StatesThe M24 sniper rifle is the U.S. Army's Remington Model 700-based Sniper Weapon System, a 7.62x51mm NATO bolt-action rifle package built around a long-action receiver, day optic, bipod, and support accessories. Official imagery and reporting place M24 rifles in Iraq War security and sniper-training roles, while Afghan National Army records show the system supporting coalition-backed overwatch and marksmanship training in Helmand province.
M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle, Bolt-action sniper rifle, Infantry Weapons2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateM2010 Enhanced Sniper RifleBolt-action sniper rifleBuilt: Remington Arms / United StatesThe M2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle is the U.S. Army's .300 Winchester Magnum rebuild of the M24 Sniper Weapon System, developed to give sniper teams longer reach in Afghanistan's mountainous terrain. Remington converted the long-action M24 into a suppressed, magazine-fed precision rifle with a folding adjustable chassis, extended-range optic, night-sight compatibility, and a 1,200-meter effective range; later imagery from 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve shows the rifle still serving in U.S. patrol overwatch in northeast Syria.
M4/M4A1 carbine, Carbine, Infantry Weapons2023 Israel-Hamas War, 2017 Battle of Marawi +5 moreM4/M4A1 carbineCarbineBuilt: Colt / United StatesThe M4/M4A1 carbine is a U.S.-origin 5.56mm service-rifle family built around a shorter M16 lineage, a collapsible stock, and modular accessory mounting. Conflict-specific evidence documents M4-family use by U.S. forces in Iraq and Afghanistan, coalition and Iraqi partner forces during anti-ISIS operations, Philippine Marines at Marawi, Israeli wartime replenishment, and Ukrainian special-operations transition from Soviet-pattern rifles during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
M136 AT4, Disposable shoulder-fired light anti-armor recoilless weapon, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreM136 AT4Disposable shoulder-fired light anti-armor recoilless weaponBuilt: FFV Ordnance / Saab Bofors Dynamics / Alliant Techsystems / Sweden / United StatesThe M136 AT4 is the U.S. designation for an Americanized Saab AT4, a single-shot 84 mm shoulder-fired anti-armor weapon issued as a disposable launch tube. It gives infantry a lightweight close-range option against light armor, bunkers, gun positions, and buildings, while the wider AT4CS family adds confined-space variants for different target effects. Ukraine has received AT-4 systems through U.S. security assistance during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
BGM-71 TOW, Heavy anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +7 moreBGM-71 TOWHeavy anti-tank guided missileBuilt: Hughes Aircraft Company / Raytheon / United StatesThe BGM-71 TOW is a U.S. heavy anti-tank guided missile built around tube launch, optical tracking, and command guidance through a wire or later radio-frequency link. Developed by Hughes and now produced and upgraded by Raytheon, the family spans dismounted launchers, HMMWVs, Bradley and Stryker vehicles, light armored vehicles, and helicopters. Its record runs from helicopter launches in the Vietnam War through Gulf War, Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Ukrainian service or transfer evidence.
9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +7 more9M133 KornetLaser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile systemBuilt: KBP Instrument Design Bureau / RussiaThe 9M133 Kornet is a Russian heavy anti-tank guided missile system using laser beam-riding guidance and tandem HEAT or thermobaric warheads. Developed by KBP as a portable, vehicle-integrated, and self-propelled ATGM family, it appears in recent conflicts as a Russian-origin anti-armor weapon documented with state forces and non-state armed groups, including captured launchers and destroyed 9P163M-1 Kornet-T vehicles in Ukraine.
Dehlaviyeh anti-tank guided missile, Laser-guided anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons2014 Yemen Civil War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreDehlaviyeh anti-tank guided missileLaser-guided anti-tank guided missileBuilt: Iranian defense industry / IranThe Dehlaviyeh, also transliterated Dehlavieh, is an Iranian laser-guided anti-armor missile family introduced through a Defense Ministry production line in July 2012 and derived from the Russian Kornet design lineage. Public conflict evidence ties Dehlavieh 9M133-type guided weapons to Popular Mobilization Unit militia arsenals in Iraq and to maritime interdictions of Dehlaviyeh-family launchers or missiles moving from Iran toward Houthi-aligned forces in Yemen, where the record supports transfer and supply-chain context rather than confirmed battlefield firing.
MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry Weapons1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict, 1982 Falklands War +5 moreMILANMan-portable anti-tank guided missileBuilt: Euromissile / MBDA / France / GermanyMILAN is a Franco-German, wire-guided anti-tank guided missile built around a reusable launch post and disposable missile round. Designed for infantry anti-armor teams, the SACLOS system requires the operator to keep the sight on target while guidance commands travel through a wire link. Its long service record spans Cold War export use, truck-mounted Chadian firepower in 1987, German-supplied Peshmerga launchers in Iraq, Islamic State use documented at Kobane, and French deliveries to Ukraine after Russia's 2022 full-scale invasion.
FGM-148 Javelin, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry Weapons2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +3 moreFGM-148 JavelinMan-portable anti-tank guided missile systemBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe FGM-148 Javelin is an American fire-and-forget anti-tank guided missile system built around a reusable command launch unit and a disposable missile tube. Developed from the Army's AAWS-M / Tank Breaker lineage, it entered U.S. service in 1996 and remains notable for top-attack and direct-fire modes, an imaging-infrared seeker, vehicle-launch integration, and documented combat use from Iraq and Afghanistan to Ukraine.
RPG-32, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-structure rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2013 War in Iraq +1 moreRPG-32Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-structure rocket launcherBuilt: Bazalt / JADARA Equipment & Defence Systems / Russia / JordanThe RPG-32 is a Russian-designed, Jordan-assembled reusable shoulder-fired launcher marketed by JADARA as the Nashshab family. JADARA says the 105 mm launcher weighs 3 kg, rises to 12.4 kg ready to fire, and can switch between PG-32V tandem anti-tank and TBG-32V thermobaric grenades in sealed tubes. ARES reporting has documented the system with Ansar al-Sharia/AQAP fighters in Yemen and Kurdish CT Unit personnel in northern Iraq, while later open-source imagery placed the weapon in Ukrainian hands during the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
Toophan anti-tank guided missile, Tube-launched anti-tank guided missile family, Infantry Weapons2011 Syrian Civil War, 2013 War in Iraq +2 moreToophan anti-tank guided missileTube-launched anti-tank guided missile familyBuilt: Iranian defense industry / Aerospace Industries Organization / Iran Electronics Industries / IranThe Toophan is an Iranian anti-tank guided missile family derived from the BGM-71 TOW, with wire-guided baseline models and later top-attack, thermobaric, and laser-guided branches. Public reporting connects Toophan systems to Syrian-government-aligned militias, Iraqi Popular Mobilization Unit forces, Houthi-aligned forces in Yemen, and Hezbollah forces in Lebanon through fielded-system, interdiction, battlefield-recovery, and direct-use evidence.
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Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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GBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition, 1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kit, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +3 moreGBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition1,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb kitBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-32 1,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition is Boeing's GPS/INS JDAM guidance kit applied to the Mk 83 or BLU-110 1,000-pound bomb-body class. JDAM is a conversion kit rather than a stand-alone bomb, and the GBU-32 sits in the middle of the JDAM family between 500-pound and 2,000-pound variants. Direct conflict-use sources connect the GBU-32 to U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, and NATO-led coalition operations in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, while OHCHR reported suspected Israeli use of GBU-32 bombs in Gaza strikes during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War.
GBU-31 JDAM (Mk 84 / BLU-109), 2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb configuration, Munitions1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force, 2001 War in Afghanistan +5 moreGBU-31 JDAM (Mk 84 / BLU-109)2,000-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb configurationBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-31 JDAM is the 2,000-pound Joint Direct Attack Munition configuration built around Boeing's GPS/INS tail kit and either a Mk 84-class general-purpose bomb body or a BLU-109 hard-target penetrator body. U.S. military and Federal Register sources distinguish the KMU-556 Mk 84 configuration from the KMU-557 BLU-109 configuration, while direct conflict-use reporting traces GBU-31/JDAM employment from Kosovo and Afghanistan to Iraq, Yemen, Operation Inherent Resolve, the Israel-Hamas war, and the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
Hydra-70 rocket system, 2.75-inch air-launched rocket family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreHydra-70 rocket system2.75-inch air-launched rocket familyBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / United StatesHydra-70 is the U.S. 2.75-inch air-launched rocket family managed by General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems. Official sources describe it as a lightweight, multi-mission rocket family built around the MK66 motor, mission-specific warheads, and seven- or 19-tube launchers; cataloged conflict evidence includes U.S. transfers to Ukraine, Apache and Marine attack-helicopter use in Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve, and Apache employment in the 1990 Gulf War.
30 x 173mm suite of ammunition, 30 mm ammunition family, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State30 x 173mm suite of ammunition30 mm ammunition familyBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesNorthrop Grumman's 30x173 mm Bushmaster ammunition family covers high-explosive, practice-tracer, programmable airburst, and armor-piercing round types for Mk44, Mk44 Stretch, XM813, and GAU-23/A cannon applications. The suite is better read as a cartridge family than as one round: this record links the ammunition to shipboard mounts, AC-130 gunship use, and the catalog's individual Mk238, Mk239, Mk266, and Mk310 round pages.
M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic StateM720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeBuilt: Day & Zimmermann / United StatesThe M720A1 60 mm high explosive cartridge is a U.S. mortar round for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army portfolio material identifies it as a 14.84-inch, 3.65-pound production-and-deployment cartridge with DODIC BA16 and BA44 configurations, while FY 2017 Iraq Train and Equip Fund records document M720A1 combat-resupply planning for Iraqi Security Forces during Operation Inherent Resolve.
M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM888 60 mm high explosive cartridge60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridgeBuilt: American Ordnance / Iowa Army Ammunition Plant / United StatesThe M888 is a U.S. 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army and environmental ordnance references identify it as DODIC B643 with an M935 point-detonating fuze, Composition B fill, 67- to 3,490-meter range, and fragmentation/blast effects against personnel and light materiel. Public conflict-specific evidence for this cartridge currently comes from Afghan National Army and Iraq Train and Equip Fund supply records, so the conflict rows document transfer and delivery context rather than confirmed battlefield firing.
M721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge, 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM721 60 mm visible light illumination cartridge60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridgeBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M721 is a U.S. 60 mm visible-light illuminating mortar cartridge for the M224/M224A1 lightweight company mortar system. Army ammunition materials describe a parachute-and-candle payload, an M776 mechanical time fuze, and roughly 300,000 candlepower for observation, fire adjustment, and signaling, while transfer and budget records place the round in Afghan and Iraqi partner-force ammunition channels.
M722A1 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge, 60 mm white phosphorous smoke mortar cartridge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2013 War in IraqM722A1 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge60 mm white phosphorous smoke mortar cartridgeBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M722A1 is a U.S. 60 mm white phosphorous smoke cartridge for the M224/M224A1 Lightweight Company Mortar System. Army ammunition documents describe it as a spotting and marking round with a bulk-loaded white phosphorous projectile and an electronic M783 PD/DLY fuze, while transfer and budget records place the round in Afghan and Iraqi partner-force ammunition channels.
M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge, 120 mm illuminating mortar cartridge, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateM930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge120 mm illuminating mortar cartridgeBuilt: Pine Bluff Arsenal / United StatesThe M930 Visible Light Illuminating Cartridge is a U.S. 120 mm mortar round produced for the M120A1 towed and M121 carrier-mounted mortar systems. Army sources describe it as a parachute-retarded visible-light round with 1,000,000 candlepower and about 50 seconds of burn time, while official OIR and Ukraine budget documents place M930 rounds in partner-force and Ukrainian transfer contexts.
155 mm artillery round, 155 mm artillery ammunition family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 more155 mm artillery round155 mm artillery ammunition familyBuilt: Multiple NATO and NATO-compatible ammunition producers / Multiple countriesThe 155 mm artillery round is a family-level label for complete 155 mm howitzer shots rather than one projectile model. U.S. Army sources define a complete shot as fuze, primer, projectile, and propelling charge, while manufacturer and conflict records show high-explosive, extended-range, inert, precision-guided, smoke, illumination, cluster, white-phosphorus, and charge-system variants across NATO and NATO-compatible artillery use.
Bofors 155mm BONUS munition, 155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munition, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateBofors 155mm BONUS munition155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munitionBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / KNDS France / Sweden / FranceBONUS is a Swedish-French 155 mm artillery projectile that ejects two sensor-fuzed submunitions over an armor target area. BAE Systems describes it as a fire-and-forget round compatible with most existing 155 mm artillery guns, while conflict reporting documents French use against Islamic State vehicles and Ukrainian use against Russian armor.
BONUS 155 mm top-attack submunition projectile, 155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munition, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateBONUS 155 mm top-attack submunition projectile155 mm artillery-launched, fire-and-forget anti-armor munitionBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / KNDS France / Sweden / FranceBONUS is a Swedish-French 155 mm artillery projectile that ejects two sensor-fuzed submunitions over an armor target area. BAE Systems describes it as a fire-and-forget round compatible with most existing 155 mm artillery guns, while conflict reporting documents French use against Islamic State vehicles and Ukrainian use against Russian armor.
M982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile, 155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreM982 Excalibur guided artillery projectile155 mm GPS/INS-guided artillery projectileBuilt: Raytheon and BAE Systems Bofors / United States and SwedenM982 Excalibur is a co-developed U.S.-Swedish 155 mm precision artillery projectile that gives compatible howitzers first-round guided effects at extended range. Documented use runs from its 2007 Iraq War combat debut through U.S. fire missions in Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve, plus U.S.-supplied and battlefield-reported Ukrainian use in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
155 mm NATO-standard ammunition, 155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition family, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State155 mm NATO-standard ammunition155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition familyBuilt: Various manufacturers / Multiple countries155 mm NATO-standard ammunition is the shared Western artillery ammunition family organized around NATO JBMOU and STANAG requirements, with separate projectile, fuze, primer, and propelling-charge elements depending on the round. The family matters in conflict records because official sources document 155 mm rounds in Ukrainian artillery supply and coalition M777A2 fire missions during Operation Inherent Resolve.
155 mm NATO ammunition, 155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition family for 39-, 45-, and 52-caliber howitzers, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State155 mm NATO ammunition155 mm NATO-standard artillery ammunition family for 39-, 45-, and 52-caliber howitzersBuilt: Multiple NATO and NATO-compatible ammunition producers / Multiple countries155 mm NATO ammunition is a family of separately loaded artillery projectiles, fuzes, primers, and propelling charges built around NATO and JBMoU interoperability standards rather than a single shell. Official records document 155 mm artillery rounds in Ukraine's wartime ammunition supply and in coalition M777A2 fire missions against ISIS, while manufacturer lines show high-explosive, extended-range, training, modular-charge, and specialty projectile examples.
GMLRS guided rocket, 227 mm guided artillery rocket, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +2 moreGMLRS guided rocket227 mm guided artillery rocketBuilt: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control / United StatesGMLRS is the GPS-aided, inertial-guided 227 mm rocket family fired from HIMARS and M270 launchers. It gives MLRS-family launchers a six-rocket pod of precision 227 mm munitions, with documented U.S. combat use from Iraq through Afghanistan and Operation Inherent Resolve and Western-supplied GMLRS pods central to Ukrainian long-range precision fires in the 2014 Russia-Ukraine War.
GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I, 250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bomb, Munitions2003 Iraq War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +3 moreGBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bombBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bomb I is a U.S.-built 250-pound GPS/INS-guided glide bomb for standoff precision strikes from aircraft that can carry multiple weapons per rack. Boeing and Air Force sources tie the SDB I to F-15E, F-16, F-22, F-35A, AC-130, bomber, and later MQ-9 integration paths, while direct conflict reporting documents combat use in Iraq, Afghanistan, Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukraine, and Gaza.
GBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition, 500-pound GPS/INS-guided bomb, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2003 Iraq War +1 moreGBU-38 Joint Direct Attack Munition500-pound GPS/INS-guided bombBuilt: Boeing / United StatesGBU-38 Mk-82 JDAM is Boeing's 500-pound GPS/INS-guided Joint Direct Attack Munition, turning the Mk 82 bomb body into an all-weather precision air-to-surface weapon. U.S. Air Force sources list the GBU-38 at 92.6 inches long, 558 pounds at launch, a 14-inch wingspan, up to 15 miles range, and 5-meter-or-less CEP when GPS data is available, while combat reporting documents F-15E, F-16, B-1B, and MQ-9 employment in Afghanistan, Iraq, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve.
SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreSCALP-EGAir-launched cruise missileBuilt: MBDA / France / United KingdomSCALP-EG is the French-service member of the Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise-missile family, an MBDA deep-strike weapon built for pre-planned attacks on high-value fixed targets such as hardened facilities and key infrastructure. French aircraft used SCALP-EG in Libya, Iraq and the 2018 Syria strikes, Ukrainian Su-24 aircraft later carried it as a Western long-range precision-strike option, Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
Storm Shadow, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2003 Iraq War +4 moreStorm ShadowAir-launched cruise missileBuilt: MBDA / United Kingdom / FranceStorm Shadow is the UK name for the Franco-British Storm Shadow/SCALP air-launched cruise missile, a low-observable deep-strike weapon built by MBDA for precision attacks on hardened or high-value fixed targets. RAF Tornado GR4s used Storm Shadow from the Iraq War through Libya and the April 2018 U.S., UK, and French strikes in the 2011 Syrian Civil War, UK-supplied missiles later gave Ukraine a longer-range conventional strike option from adapted Su-24 aircraft, UK parliamentary records document Saudi use in Yemen, and the UK-France 2025 defence declaration tied new SCALP and Storm Shadow acquisition to production-line upgrades.
AGM-158 JASSM, Air-launched standoff cruise missile, Munitions2011 Syrian Civil War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreAGM-158 JASSMAir-launched standoff cruise missileBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is Lockheed Martin's low-observable, subsonic air-launched cruise missile family built to let bomber and fighter aircraft strike defended, high-value targets from standoff range. Its documented combat record includes baseline AGM-158A launches from B-1B bombers in the 2018 Syria missile strikes, AGM-158B use after the 2019 Baghdadi raid, reported Operation Rough Rider use against Houthi targets, and large-scale JASSM-family employment during the 2026 Iran War.
AGM-65 Maverick, Air-to-surface guided missile, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 2001 War in Afghanistan +2 moreAGM-65 MaverickAir-to-surface guided missileBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe AGM-65 Maverick is a U.S. air-to-surface guided missile family for close air support, interdiction, and defense suppression from aircraft including the A-10, F-16, F-15E, AV-8, F/A-18, and P-3C. Air Force and Navy fact sheets describe electro-optical, imaging-infrared, and laser-guided seekers paired with either shaped-charge or heavyweight penetrating warheads. Official sources document large-scale Desert Storm employment, later Iraq and Afghanistan use, and AGM-65F loading on a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion during 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve.
AGM-114 Hellfire missile family, Air-to-surface missile family, Munitions1990 Gulf War, 2020 United States-Iran Conflict +9 moreAGM-114 Hellfire missile familyAir-to-surface missile familyBuilt: 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.
Brimstone, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +3 moreBrimstoneAnti-tank guided missileBuilt: MBDA UK / United KingdomBrimstone is a British MBDA precision-guided anti-armor and strike missile family built around millimetric-wave radar guidance, with Dual Mode Brimstone and Brimstone 2 adding laser-guided and longer-range options for constrained target selection. Originally fielded from RAF aircraft, it has also been adapted into surface-launched configurations, including donated Ukrainian ground-launch use against Russian armor and formations.
Paveway IV guided bomb, Dual-mode precision-guided bomb, Munitions2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2023 Red Sea Crisis +1 morePaveway IV guided bombDual-mode precision-guided bombBuilt: Raytheon UK / United KingdomPaveway IV is a Raytheon UK 500-pound-class precision-guided bomb built around GPS-aided inertial navigation, laser guidance, and an electronic fuze. It became a core RAF air-to-ground weapon after entering UK service in 2008, moved from Harrier and Tornado carriage to Typhoon and F-35B integration, and is documented in RAF counter-ISIS strikes, UK-led Red Sea Crisis strikes on Houthi military sites, and Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen.
AR-1 laser-guided air-to-surface missile, Laser-guided air-to-surface missile, Munitions2013 War in Iraq, 2009 Boko Haram InsurgencyAR-1 laser-guided air-to-surface missileLaser-guided air-to-surface missileBuilt: China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics / ChinaThe AR-1 is a Chinese laser-guided air-to-surface missile developed by the China Academy of Aerospace Aerodynamics for CH-series UAV carriage. Open reporting describes a semi-active laser and inertial-guided weapon with a 2 to 8 km range, blast or shaped-charge warheads, Iraqi CH-4B combat use against ISIS, and Nigerian CH-3A carriage in the Boko Haram insurgency.
AGM-176 Griffin missile, Lightweight air- and surface-launched precision-guided missile, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateAGM-176 Griffin missileLightweight air- and surface-launched precision-guided missileBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe AGM-176 Griffin is a lightweight U.S. precision-guided missile family developed by Raytheon for low-collateral attack against light surface and small-boat targets. The family spans aft-eject and forward-firing configurations for C-130 gunships, Harvest HAWK KC-130Js, remotely piloted aircraft, and the Navy's MK 60 ship self-defense system.
M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge, Linear demolition charge, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreM58 Mine Clearing Line ChargeLinear demolition chargeBuilt: American Ordnance / NSWC Indian Head / United StatesThe M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge is the U.S. MICLIC rocket-projected linear demolition charge used by combat engineers to blast a vehicle-width lane through minefields, IED belts, and obstacles. It uses a MK22 5-inch rocket to pull a 350-foot C4 charge from a MICLIC launcher, and direct reporting documents combat or conflict-linked use in Afghanistan, Iraq under Operation Inherent Resolve, and Ukraine.
HAMMER / AASM, Rocket-assisted air-to-ground precision-guided munition kit, Munitions2001 War in Afghanistan, 2011 First Libyan Civil War +4 moreHAMMER / AASMRocket-assisted air-to-ground precision-guided munition kitBuilt: Safran Electronics & Defense / FranceHAMMER, also known as AASM, is Safran's modular French smart air-to-surface weapon family, combining standard bomb bodies with guidance and range-extension kits for stand-off precision attack. The catalog tracks French Rafale use in Afghanistan, Libya, Mali, and 2014 Operation Inherent Resolve, Ukrainian wartime use of French-supplied AASM/HAMMER bombs, source-limited Indian reporting that identified HAMMER munitions on Indian Air Force Rafales during Operation Sindoor, and newer XLR and LIR development paths.
BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, Munitions2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +5 moreBGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack MissileShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileBuilt: 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.
2.75-inch rockets, Unguided 2.75-inch air-launched rocket family, Munitions1955 Vietnam War, 1990 Gulf War +4 more2.75-inch rocketsUnguided 2.75-inch air-launched rocket familyBuilt: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems / Hunter-Douglas Div., Bridgeport Brass Co. / NSWC Indian Head / United StatesThe 2.75-inch rocket family covers the U.S. 70 mm unguided aerial rocket line from early FFAR/Mk 4 and Mk 40 rockets through the modern Hydra-70/Mk 66 system. Army and GD-OTS sources describe a modular air-launched rocket used with multiple warheads from fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft, while official U.S. military sources document 2.75-inch rocket use from Vietnam and Desert Storm through Iraq, Afghanistan, Operation Inherent Resolve, and U.S. aid to Ukraine.
Naval Systems

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

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Horizon class / Forbin-class frigate, Air-defense frigate class, Naval Systems2011 First Libyan Civil War, 2014 War Against the Islamic StateHorizon class / Forbin-class frigateAir-defense frigate classBuilt: Fincantieri / Naval Group / France / ItalyThe Horizon class is a French-Italian air-defense frigate/destroyer family built by Naval Group and Fincantieri for the French and Italian navies. The four 153-meter ships center on PAAMS, Aster missiles, long-range surveillance radar, and fleet air-defense command-and-control, with Chevalier Paul directly documented in Libya's 2011 intervention and as a Charles de Gaulle carrier-group escort during anti-ISIS operations.
Queen Elizabeth class aircraft carrier, Aircraft carrier class, Naval Systems2014 War Against the Islamic StateQueen Elizabeth class aircraft carrierAircraft carrier classBuilt: Aircraft Carrier Alliance / United KingdomThe Queen Elizabeth class is the Royal Navy's two-ship STOVL aircraft-carrier class, built by the Aircraft Carrier Alliance led by BAE Systems, Babcock, Thales, and the UK Ministry of Defence. Each 65,000-tonne carrier uses a ski-jump flight deck for F-35B and helicopter operations, and HMS Queen Elizabeth generated the class's first combat sorties during the 2021 Carrier Strike Group deployment.
Type 23 / Duke-class frigate, Anti-submarine frigate class, Naval Systems2003 Iraq War, 2014 War Against the Islamic State +1 moreType 23 / Duke-class frigateAnti-submarine frigate classBuilt: Yarrow Shipbuilders / Swan Hunter / United KingdomThe Type 23 / Duke-class frigate is the Royal Navy's 16-ship anti-submarine frigate family, built in the United Kingdom and adapted into a multi-role escort with Sea Ceptor air defense on surviving ships. Royal Navy reporting on HMS Richmond shows the class protecting carrier groups, covering anti-submarine patrols, and firing Sea Ceptor against Houthi drones in the Red Sea.
Bremen class / F122 frigate, Guided-missile frigate class, Naval Systems2014 War Against the Islamic StateBremen class / F122 frigateGuided-missile frigate classBuilt: Bremer Vulkan / GermanyThe Bremen class / F122 frigate was an eight-ship German Navy frigate class built from 1979 to 1990 and retained in service until Lübeck decommissioned in 2022. Designed around anti-submarine escort work with Sea Lynx helicopters, CODOG propulsion, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, Sea Sparrow air defense, torpedo tubes, and later RAM close-defense launchers, the class also appears in the anti-ISIS record through Augsburg's Operation Counter Daesh carrier-escort deployments.
Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, Nuclear-powered aircraft carrier, Naval Systems1990 Gulf War, 1999 Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force +4 moreNimitz-class aircraft carrierNuclear-powered aircraft carrierBuilt: 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.
Support Equipment

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Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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An-32, Twin-engine tactical transport aircraft, Support Equipment2014 War Against the Islamic State, 2014 Russia-Ukraine WarAn-32Twin-engine tactical transport aircraftBuilt: Antonov Design Bureau / Soviet Union / UkraineThe An-32 is an Antonov twin-turboprop transport derived from the An-26 for hot-and-high operations, with stronger AI-20-series engines, high-lift changes, and Kyiv production for export and Soviet-aligned users. Its catalog record spans normal airlift, emergency-service transport, and an unusual Iraqi bomber-conversion role documented during the anti-ISIS air campaign.
Tanks

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Heavy armor built around direct fire, protection, and battlefield shock.

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