Conflict side

India Weapons and Military Equipment

India is a South Asian state military actor whose catalog profile spans the Indian Armed Forces, the Ministry of Defence, and a mixed equipment ecosystem of Soviet/Russian, Western, Israeli, and domestically developed systems documented across India-Pakistan conflicts.

42 weapon systems
Overview

India's canonical side profile covers the state armed forces and government-controlled military organs represented in India-Pakistan conflict records. The conflict-local side appears in the 1971 Indo-Pakistani War, the 1999 Kargil War, the 2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes, and the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, so the profile is anchored in recurring interstate combat rather than a single campaign.

The Indian equipment record is unusually layered. British and Soviet-era aircraft and guns appear in the older conflict records, Mirage 2000 and Bofors systems define much of the Kargil and Balakot-era record, and the 2025 crisis adds Rafale, Su-30MKI, BrahMos, loitering munitions, drones, and layered air defense. Public sources also show a defense-industrial push around DRDO, public-sector producers, private industry, and export growth, while recent operational claims remain contested between Indian and Pakistani accounts.

The Indian side in these records is a national military actor operating across land, air, maritime, missile, drone, and air-defense domains. Ministry of Defence material states that the President holds Supreme Command of the Armed Forces and that national defense responsibility is discharged through the Cabinet and the Ministry of Defence, with the Army, Navy, and Air Force supported by defense-production and research institutions.

The cataloged conflict history shows continuity and change. In 1971, Indian records emphasize conventional land, air, and maritime combat that culminated in Bangladesh's creation. In 1999, the Kargil record centers on high-altitude ground fighting, artillery, tactical reconnaissance, Mirage 2000 precision attack, and air operations constrained by escalation management along the Line of Control.

The 2019 and 2025 records show a more stand-off and air-defense-heavy Indian profile. The 2019 crisis is centered on the Pulwama attack aftermath, Balakot, a reciprocal air operation, and disputed aerial claims. The 2025 conflict adds Operation Sindoor, drone and missile exchanges, counter-UAS systems, layered air defense, electronic warfare, naval posture in the Arabian Sea, and extensive official narratives from both states.

India's defense-industrial context matters because several linked systems are domestic or joint-development platforms. DRDO describes its mission as self-reliance in critical defense technologies and lists systems such as Akash, BrahMos, Pinaka, radars, and electronic-warfare systems among indigenous or strategic developments. PIB reported record defense production and exports in FY 2024-25, but individual weapon pages remain the place for conflict-specific use claims.

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Featured Weapons
BrahMos, Supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile, Munitions

BrahMos

Represents India's joint-development precision-strike layer already linked to Indian use in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict.

Munitions / Supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile
Akash, Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense

Akash

Highlights the domestic surface-to-air missile family linked to India's Operation Sindoor air-defense record.

Air Defense / Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system
Dassault Rafale, Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Dassault Rafale

Represents the modern French-origin fighter layer tied to India's 2025 stand-off strike record.

Aircraft & UAVs / Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft
Mirage 2000, Single-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Mirage 2000

Connects the Kargil and 2019 Balakot-era Indian Air Force strike records through an already linked catalog aircraft.

Aircraft & UAVs / Single-engine multirole fighter aircraft
155 mm FH77B Bofors howitzer, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery

155 mm FH77B Bofors howitzer

Represents Indian Army 155 mm artillery records across Kargil and later Line of Control fire-support contexts.

Artillery / 155 mm towed howitzer
State Command And Armed Forces Scope

India is treated here as a state side, not as a service branch, coalition, or temporary operation name. Ministry of Defence material identifies the Supreme Command of the Armed Forces as vested in the President, while the Cabinet holds responsibility for national defense through the Ministry of Defence.

The Armed Forces structure represented in the catalog is tri-service: Army, Navy, and Air Force. The Department of Military Affairs and the Chief of Defence Staff are central to jointness and integration reforms, while the Department of Defence Production and DRDO shape the defense-industrial and technology base that feeds many Indian systems.

The conflict mappings deliberately stay at the national side level. Indian Army artillery, Indian Air Force aircraft, Indian Navy carrier and maritime-patrol activity, and integrated air-defense or counter-UAS systems all resolve to the same canonical India side when the conflict-local side is India.

From 1971 Conventional War To Kargil High-Altitude Combat

The 1971 Indo-Pakistani War anchors the older end of the profile. The conflict record frames it as the India-Pakistan war that led to Bangladesh's creation after land, air, and maritime combat, and existing weapon links include Indian MiG-21 and 30 mm ADEN cannon records rather than a full-force inventory.

The 1999 Kargil War shows a narrower but highly specific Indian equipment pattern. Britannica and the conflict record place the war in the Kargil sector of Indian-administered Kashmir, while Carnegie's airpower study describes Indian Air Force reconnaissance, strike, and precision-bombing adaptation under high-altitude conditions.

Kargil also connects artillery and airpower in the catalog. The linked Bofors record represents Indian 155 mm fire support, while Mirage 2000, Jaguar, MiG-23, and MiG-29 records show the air component already tied to India through conflict-use data.

Balakot And Operation Sindoor Shift The Profile Toward Stand-Off Effects

The 2019 crisis turns the India profile toward airpower, precision-guided munitions, air-to-air weapons, and air defense. Indian Ministry of External Affairs statements support the Balakot strike and the February 27 aerial engagement, while the conflict record treats aircraft losses and damage claims conservatively because Indian, Pakistani, and neutral accounts diverge.

The 2025 Operation Sindoor record is broader and more technologically dense. Official Indian releases describe strikes after the Pahalgam attack, while IISS, Stimson, and Carnegie analyses describe a short drone-and-missile conflict shaped by disputed narratives, layered air defense, counter-drone systems, and rapid escalation-control pressures.

Side-level copy therefore emphasizes domains and force-integration patterns rather than converting official battle-damage claims into established outcomes. Weapon pages carry the direct system-specific evidence for Rafale, Su-30MKI, BrahMos, SCALP-EG, HAMMER/AASM, Akash, S-400, Harop, Warmate, Nagastra-1, and other linked systems.

Defense Industry, Joint Development, And Procurement Self-Reliance

India's profile includes a domestic and joint-development layer because it is directly relevant to linked systems. DRDO describes itself as the Ministry of Defence's research-and-development wing with a mission to achieve self-reliance in critical defense technologies and equip the armed forces according to service requirements.

DRDO's public product and organization material identifies BrahMos, Akash, Pinaka, radars, electronic-warfare systems, and other strategic systems as part of this technology base. PIB's defense-industrial backgrounder reported highest-ever defense production of Rs 1.54 lakh crore in FY 2024-25, record exports of Rs 23,622 crore in FY 2024-25, and a growing role for private-sector and MSME suppliers.

Operation Sindoor intensified that industrial framing. PIB's 2025 year-end review described the operation as a marker of self-reliance in drone warfare, layered air defense, and electronic warfare, while Carnegie's analysis singled out BrahMos, Akash, and medium-range surface-to-air missiles as domestic capabilities claimed as battle-proven.

Selected Equipment Chronology
  1. Conventional India-Pakistan war

    India fought Pakistan across land, air, and maritime domains in the war that led to Bangladesh's creation; catalog links currently represent selected Indian aircraft and aircraft armament rather than a complete order of battle.

  2. Kargil high-altitude campaign begins

    Indian forces fought to retake positions in the Kargil sector, with the catalog highlighting artillery, reconnaissance, Mirage 2000 precision bombing, Jaguar reconnaissance, and Soviet-origin aircraft.

  3. Balakot strike

    India said it struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed training camp at Balakot after the Pulwama attack; linked records include Mirage 2000, SPICE 2000/Mk 84, and related air-combat systems.

  4. Operation Sindoor starts

    India announced strikes on targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, opening a four-day crisis that added drones, stand-off weapons, air defense, counter-UAS, and naval posture to the India side record.

  5. Defense-industrial production claims updated

    PIB reported record FY 2024-25 defense production and exports, supporting the profile's domestic industrial context without replacing system-specific weapon sourcing.

India Context
Attribution Boundary

The side profile maps conflict-local India labels to the national state actor. It does not assign every operation, aircraft sortie, naval deployment, or air-defense engagement to one service branch unless the linked weapon record or cited conflict source supports that narrower attribution.

Recent-Crisis Caveat

Operation Sindoor and the 2019 Balakot crisis contain unresolved official counterclaims about aircraft losses, missile intercepts, target damage, and strike effects. Those claims stay at source-caveat level here unless system-specific catalog records carry direct evidence.

Sources

Sourcing is strongest for official Indian force structure, government defense-industrial claims, broad conflict chronology, and linked weapon records. The 2019 and 2025 India-Pakistan crises contain disputed official narratives about aircraft losses, missile intercepts, radar damage, and target effects, so this side profile avoids treating contested operational claims as settled facts.

  • Ministry of Defence - About the MinistryPublisher: Ministry of Defence, Government of India | Note: Supports the Indian defense command framing, including the President's Supreme Command, Cabinet responsibility for national defense, and Ministry of Defence role. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Ministry of Defence Annual Report 2024-25Publisher: Ministry of Defence, Government of India | Note: Supports Ministry of Defence organization, Department of Military Affairs and Chief of Defence Staff jointness context, Department of Defence Production role, and defense administration background. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • DRDO Official WebsitePublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports DRDO's role as the Ministry of Defence research-and-development wing and its self-reliance mission. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • DRDO ProductsPublisher: Defence Research and Development Organisation | Note: Supports DRDO product context for systems such as BrahMos, Akash, radars, and other defense technologies. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Defence Atmanirbharta: Record Production and ExportsPublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports FY 2024-25 defense production and export figures, private-sector and MSME participation, and self-reliance policy context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Ministry of Defence Year End Review 2025Publisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports Operation Sindoor government context, tri-service coordination claims, layered air defense and electronic warfare framing, and Indian Navy posture in the North Arabian Sea. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • MEA Operation Sindoor May 7 BriefingPublisher: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | Note: Supports India's official framing of the Pahalgam-triggered Operation Sindoor strikes and the May 7, 2025 chronology. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • PIB Operation Sindoor Initial ReleasePublisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports the official Indian release on strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Jammu and Kashmir during Operation Sindoor. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • IISS Drone and Missile ConflictPublisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies | Note: Supports the characterization of the 2025 crisis as a drone and missile conflict with sharply disputed Indian and Pakistani narratives. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Stimson Four Days in MayPublisher: Stimson Center | Note: Supports the May 7-10, 2025 crisis chronology, escalation-control context, drone and missile exchanges, and ceasefire sequence. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Carnegie Military Lessons from Operation SindoorPublisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Note: Supports Operation Sindoor lessons on layered air defense, emergency procurement, BrahMos, Akash, and domestic capability-development caveats. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • MEA Balakot Strike StatementPublisher: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | Note: Supports India's official account of the February 26, 2019 Balakot strike after the Pulwama attack. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • MEA February 27 2019 StatementPublisher: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India | Note: Supports India's official account of the February 27, 2019 aerial engagement and the loss of an Indian MiG-21 Bison. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Dawn Pilot HandoverPublisher: Dawn | Note: Supports the March 1, 2019 handover of captured Indian pilot Abhinandan Varthaman at Wagah. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Kargil War - BritannicaPublisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | Note: Supports Kargil War dates, India-Pakistan framing, and geographic context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Airpower at 18,000': The Indian Air Force in the Kargil WarPublisher: Carnegie Endowment for International Peace | Note: Supports Indian Air Force Kargil reconnaissance, strike, Mirage 2000 precision bombing, sortie-generation, and high-altitude adaptation context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 - BritannicaPublisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | Note: Supports the 1971 war's India-Pakistan framing and outcome leading to Bangladesh's creation. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
  • Defence Production All-Time High FY 2024-25Publisher: Press Information Bureau, Government of India | Note: Supports FY 2024-25 defense production and export figures and domestic industry growth context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03
Aircraft & UAVs

Category

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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MiG-29, Air defense fighter, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2023 Sudan War +4 moreMiG-29Air defense fighterBuilt: Mikoyan / Soviet Union / RussiaThe MiG-29 Fulcrum is a Soviet-designed twin-engine fighter built around short-range air combat, air-defense interception, and later multirole adaptation. Its cataloged combat history spans Iraqi and Yugoslav interceptors facing coalition air campaigns, Eritrean and Indian wartime use in 1999, Sudanese strike sorties, and Ukrainian MiG-29s modified to employ Western weapons such as AGM-88 HARM, JDAM-ER, HAMMER/AASM, and GBU-39/B Small Diameter Bombs.
Warmate, Loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict +1 moreWarmateLoitering munitionBuilt: WB Electronics / WB Group / PolandWarmate is a Polish electric loitering munition from WB Electronics/WB Group designed as a portable reconnaissance-strike system with interchangeable warheads, autonomous flight modes, and dismounted or vehicle-mounted launch options. WB Group says the system entered Polish Army service in 2017 and continues in production for Polish and foreign users; conflict records include Ukrainian strikes against Russian air-defense and radar systems, Indian use in 2025, and caveated photographed wreckage in Libya.
IAI Harop, Long-range loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2025 India-Pakistan ConflictIAI HaropLong-range loitering munitionBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / IsraelThe IAI Harop is an Israeli long-range loitering munition that combines UAV-style search and surveillance with an expendable precision-strike role. Israel Aerospace Industries presents it as a second-generation electro-optical attack system launched from land or naval canisters, controlled by a remote human operator, and able to attack high-value targets from multiple dive angles. Direct public sourcing ties Harop to Azerbaijan's 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh campaign and India's 2025 Operation Sindoor.
Nagastra-1, Man-portable fixed-wing loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs2025 India-Pakistan ConflictNagastra-1Man-portable fixed-wing loitering munitionBuilt: Economic Explosives Limited / Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited / IndiaNagastra-1 is an Indian man-portable fixed-wing loitering munition developed for the Indian Army by Economic Explosives Limited, now tied publicly to Solar Defence and Aerospace Limited. It combines day-night surveillance, operator control, autonomous range, and a small high-explosive fragmentation warhead for precision strikes, while official Indian reporting identified Nagastra drones as used during Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict.
P-8 Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraft, Maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsSouth China Sea Disputes, 2020 United States-Iran Conflict +1 moreP-8 Poseidon maritime-patrol aircraftMaritime patrol aircraftBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe Boeing P-8 Poseidon is a modified 737-800ERX-derived maritime patrol and reconnaissance aircraft built for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, intelligence collection, and broad-area maritime-domain awareness. Official sources tie the family to A-size sonobuoys, Mk 54 torpedoes, Harpoon anti-ship missiles, and national designations including P-8A, P-8I Neptune, and Poseidon MRA1; conflict reporting places P-8s in South China Sea air-intercept incidents, 2020 Iran-crisis surveillance, and Indian Navy Operation Sindoor ISR support.
IAI Heron UAV, Medium-altitude long-endurance UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2006 Lebanon War, 2008 Gaza War +5 moreIAI Heron UAVMedium-altitude long-endurance UAVBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / IsraelThe IAI Heron is an Israeli medium-altitude long-endurance UAV family built for persistent ISR, target acquisition, maritime patrol, and multi-sensor surveillance missions. IAI describes Heron 1, known in Israeli service as Shoval, and Heron Mk II as SATCOM-capable MALE platforms with automatic taxi, takeoff, and landing, while conflict sourcing ties the family to Israeli operations in Gaza and Iran, Azerbaijani reconnaissance and targeting in Nagorno-Karabakh, and Indian Heron Mk II operations during Operation Sindoor.
Decoy drones, Reusable target-drone decoy and aerial threat-representation UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2025 India-Pakistan ConflictDecoy dronesReusable target-drone decoy and aerial threat-representation UAVBuilt: QinetiQ / Defence Research and Development Organisation / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / United Kingdom and IndiaDecoy drones are reusable aerial target UAVs configured to imitate aircraft signatures, stimulate air-defense radars, and absorb or expose enemy responses. The catalog entry focuses on Banshee and Lakshya-type systems reported in Indian service during the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, while linking to the separate An-2 converted decoy aircraft page for Nagorno-Karabakh.
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.
MiG-21, Supersonic fighter and interceptor aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1955 Vietnam War, 1971 Indo-Pakistani War +6 moreMiG-21Supersonic fighter and interceptor aircraftBuilt: Mikoyan-Gurevich / Soviet state arsenals / Soviet UnionThe MiG-21 is a Soviet-designed supersonic fighter and interceptor that became one of the most widely built jet fighters of the Cold War. Its conflict record spans North Vietnamese interceptor use, Indian MiG-21FL combat in 1971, Arab and Iraqi air-defense service, Syrian and Libyan wartime fielding, and a conservative Azerbaijani fleet-context row for 2020 reporting where MiG-21 sorties are not directly documented.
SEPECAT Jaguar, Supersonic jet attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1975 Western Sahara War, 1978 Chadian-Libyan Conflict +4 moreSEPECAT JaguarSupersonic jet attack aircraftBuilt: SEPECAT / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / France / United Kingdom / IndiaThe SEPECAT Jaguar is a Franco-British supersonic jet attack aircraft built for low-level strike, close air support, reconnaissance, and tactical nuclear delivery. Jointly developed by SEPECAT and later license-produced by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited for India, it first flew in 1968 and went on to see documented combat use in the 1975 Western Sahara War, the Chadian-Libyan conflict, the 1990 Gulf War, the 1992 Bosnian War, the 1999 Kargil War, and the 1995 Cenepa War.
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.
Sukhoi Su-30, Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes, 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict +2 moreSukhoi Su-30Twin-engine multirole fighter aircraftBuilt: Sukhoi / Irkut Corporation / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / Russia / IndiaThe Sukhoi Su-30 is a two-seat, twin-engine multirole fighter family derived from the Su-27. Indian Su-30MKI aircraft are license-built by Hindustan Aeronautics and adapted for BrahMos carriage, while Russian Su-30SM-family aircraft are documented in Syria and over the Black Sea during the Russia-Ukraine War.
Dornier Do 228, Twin-turboprop STOL utility and special-mission aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1999 Kargil War, 2008 Somali Piracy / Operation AtalantaDornier Do 228Twin-turboprop STOL utility and special-mission aircraftBuilt: Dornier / Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / Germany / IndiaThe Dornier Do 228 is a twin-turboprop short-takeoff-and-landing utility aircraft developed from Dornier's late-1970s new-technology wing work and continued through HAL licensed production, RUAG-era NG aircraft, and GA-ATS Do228 NXT support. Public sources document Indian Navy Dornier use in Kargil-era surveillance and electronic-warfare squadron service, a 2011 anti-piracy tracking mission against the Vega 5 mother vessel, and wider military or coast-guard roles in transport, maritime patrol, search and rescue, medevac, and special-mission configurations.
MiG-21 Bison, Upgraded supersonic fighter-interceptor, Aircraft & UAVs2019 India-Pakistan Border SkirmishesMiG-21 BisonUpgraded supersonic fighter-interceptorBuilt: Hindustan Aeronautics Limited / Mikoyan / India / RussiaThe MiG-21 Bison was India's final MiG-21bis upgrade, combining the Soviet-origin Fishbed airframe with a Kopyo radar, modern navigation/attack avionics, countermeasures, helmet-cued short-range missile employment, and beyond-visual-range missile compatibility. Its most tightly documented combat use in the catalog is the 27 February 2019 India-Pakistan aerial engagement over Kashmir; the type left Indian Air Force service in September 2025.
MiG-23, Variable-sweep fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs1980 Iran-Iraq War, 1979 Soviet-Afghan War +4 moreMiG-23Variable-sweep fighter and fighter-bomber aircraftBuilt: Mikoyan-Gurevich / Soviet UnionThe MiG-23, NATO reporting name Flogger, is a Soviet variable-sweep fighter and fighter-bomber family built around high speed, radar-guided interception, and exportable strike variants. More than 5,000 were produced, and documented combat use ranges from Iraqi Floggers in the 1980 Iran-Iraq War and 1990 Gulf War to Indian MiG-23BN strike missions in Kargil and late Libyan and Syrian civil-war sorties.
Air Defense

Category

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

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Bofors 40 mm L/70, 40 mm towed anti-aircraft autocannon, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2025 India-Pakistan ConflictBofors 40 mm L/7040 mm towed anti-aircraft autocannonBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / SwedenThe Bofors 40 mm L/70 is a Swedish postwar anti-aircraft autocannon developed by AB Bofors as a higher-velocity, faster-firing successor to the wartime 40 mm L/60 family. Its towed and naval variants remained in service through upgrades, with source-backed modern use including Lithuanian-supplied guns in Ukrainian air defense and Indian upgraded L/70 guns used as a short-range counter-drone layer during the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict.
S-400 Triumf, Long-range mobile surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +1 moreS-400 TriumfLong-range mobile surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: Almaz-Antey / RussiaThe S-400 Triumf, NATO reporting name SA-21 Growler, is a Russian road-mobile long-range air defense system built around networked command, search radar, engagement radar, and transporter-erector-launchers. It uses multiple interceptor families for layered engagements against aircraft, UAVs, cruise missiles, and selected ballistic missile threats, and Russian S-400 batteries in occupied Crimea have been recurring targets in Ukraine's campaign against Russian air defenses.
LLAD guns, Low-level air-defense gun layer, Air Defense2025 India-Pakistan ConflictLLAD gunsLow-level air-defense gun layerBuilt: Various manufacturers / BAE Systems Bofors / Bharat Electronics Limited / Soviet state arsenals / Russian defense industry / Multiple, including Sweden, the Soviet Union/Russia, and IndiaLLAD guns are India's low-level air-defense gun layer, built around modernized 40 mm L/70 batteries and 23 mm twin-barrel mounts for point defense against low-flying aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions. During the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Indian official reporting placed them inside Operation Sindoor's layered air-defense network alongside MANPADS and longer-range surface-to-air missiles.
Igla, Man-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict +6 moreIglaMan-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: KB Mashinostroyeniya / Soviet Union / RussiaThe Igla family is a Soviet/Russian shoulder-fired MANPADS built to give small air-defense teams a mobile, infrared-guided weapon against low-flying aircraft, helicopters, drones, and cruise missiles. Documented conflict use and fielding spans Ukrainian mobile air-defense teams, PKK use against a Turkish AH-1W helicopter, Syrian armed-group inventories, RSF fielding in Sudan, and Indian Army Igla-S teams reported in Operation Sindoor coverage.
Barak-8, Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2020 Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict, 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict +1 moreBarak-8Medium- to long-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: Israel Aerospace Industries / Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / Defence Research and Development Organisation / Bharat Dynamics Limited / Bharat Electronics Limited / Tata Advanced Systems / Indian industry partners / Israel / IndiaBarak-8, including India's MRSAM and LR-SAM configurations and IAI's later Barak MX family, is an Israeli-Indian air and missile-defense system for naval and land launchers. The cataloged conflict record centers on reported Azerbaijani Barak-8 use in Nagorno-Karabakh, an Indian Air Force Barak-8 interception during Operation Sindoor, and Israeli Barak-family interceptions during the 2025 Israel-Iran conflict.
Akash, Mobile short-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2025 India-Pakistan ConflictAkashMobile short-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: Bharat Dynamics Limited / Bharat Electronics Limited / IndiaAkash is an Indian mobile surface-to-air missile system developed for point and area air defense of vulnerable sites and forces. During Operation Sindoor in the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, Indian official reporting identified Akash among the indigenous air-defense systems used in the layered network that countered Pakistani drone and missile attacks.
S-125 Neva/Pechora / SA-3 Goa, Short- to medium-range surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense1969 War of Attrition, 1973 Yom Kippur War +8 moreS-125 Neva/Pechora / SA-3 GoaShort- to medium-range surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: Almaz Central Design Bureau / Soviet UnionThe S-125 Neva/Pechora, known to NATO as SA-3 Goa, is a Soviet command-guided surface-to-air missile system built to cover lower-altitude targets than earlier S-75 batteries. The family combines 5V24/V-600 or 5V27/V-601 missiles, SNR-125 Low Blow engagement radar, and twin- or four-rail launchers, with later Pechora upgrades adding mobile chassis, digital electronics, and optical tracking. Cataloged use spans Egyptian and Iraqi air-defense service, Yugoslav S-125 combat in Operation Allied Force, Syrian and Houthi-aligned legacy sites, Azerbaijani Pechora-2TM use, Ukrainian Newa-SC service, and Indian Pechora employment during Operation Sindoor.
9K33 Osa, Short-range self-propelled surface-to-air missile system, Air Defense2014 Russia-Ukraine War, 2011 Syrian Civil War +7 more9K33 OsaShort-range self-propelled surface-to-air missile systemBuilt: Izhevsk Electromechanical Plant (IEMZ) / Soviet UnionThe 9K33 Osa, NATO reporting name SA-8 Gecko, is a Soviet short-range self-propelled surface-to-air missile system that combines search radar, tracking radar, command guidance, and ready-to-fire missiles on a single amphibious 6x6 TELAR. Cataloged conflict records show the system across several generations of air-defense use: Syrian Osa-AK vehicles in Lebanon in 1982, Iraqi SA-8s in the Gulf War air-defense network, captured Georgian systems in 2008, rebel-held examples in Syria, Armenian and Ukrainian battlefield use, and Indian OSA-AK service during Operation Sindoor.
Artillery

Category

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

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Indian Field Gun, 105 mm towed field gun family, Artillery1999 Kargil War, 2025 India-Pakistan ConflictIndian Field Gun105 mm towed field gun familyBuilt: Field Gun Factory Kanpur / Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur / IndiaThe Indian Field Gun is an Indian 105 mm towed artillery family designed by ARDE to replace older 25-pounder guns and keep light fire support workable in mountain, plain, and desert terrain. The family includes the original IFG and lighter LFG, with Field Gun Factory Kanpur and Gun Carriage Factory Jabalpur tied to production and support, and 2020s reporting still connecting the guns to border deployments, ceremonial salutes, and automatic-laying modernization.
155 mm FH77B Bofors howitzer, 155 mm towed howitzer, Artillery1999 Kargil War, 2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes +1 more155 mm FH77B Bofors howitzer155 mm towed howitzerBuilt: BAE Systems Bofors / SwedenThe 155 mm FH77B Bofors howitzer is a Swedish towed artillery piece developed by Bofors from the FH77A family and widely known in India as the Bofors gun. The export B-model retained the FH77 family’s auxiliary power unit for short self-movement, but used a longer 39-caliber barrel, screw breech, bag charges, and NATO-standard 155 mm ammunition. India’s 410-gun procurement made the FH77B a long-lived part of Indian Army artillery, with direct source-backed use in the 1999 Kargil War and later Line of Control firing in 2019 and 2025.
Munitions

Category

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

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SPICE 2000/Mk 84 guided-bomb configuration, Air-delivered precision-guided bomb, Munitions2019 India-Pakistan Border Skirmishes, 2023 Israel-Hamas War +2 moreSPICE 2000/Mk 84 guided-bomb configurationAir-delivered precision-guided bombBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelThe SPICE 2000/Mk 84 guided-bomb configuration pairs Rafael's SPICE guidance kit with a 2,000-pound Mk 84-series bomb body to create a stand-off, electro-optically guided air-to-surface weapon. Sources tie the configuration to Indian Air Force strikes in 2019 and reported 2025 use, Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, and AP-documented Israeli use in Beirut during the 2023 Israel-Hezbollah Conflict.
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.
Python-5 air-to-air missile, Fifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missile, Munitions2006 Lebanon War, 2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis +1 morePython-5 air-to-air missileFifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missileBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / IsraelPython-5 is Rafael's fifth-generation dual-use air-to-air and air-defense missile, built around a dual-waveband imaging infrared seeker, lock-on-before-launch and lock-on-after-launch modes, and a full-sphere launch envelope. Public sources document Israeli F-16 use against Hezbollah UAVs in 2006 and Gaza-launched drones in 2021, while SPYDER batteries use Python-5 as the infrared-imaging interceptor alongside Derby-family radar-guided missiles.
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.
P-15 Termit, Soviet anti-ship cruise missile, Munitions1971 Indo-Pakistani War, 1973 Yom Kippur War +1 moreP-15 TermitSoviet anti-ship cruise missileBuilt: Raduga Design Bureau / Progress plant, Arsenyev / Soviet UnionThe P-15 Termit, known to NATO as the SS-N-2 Styx, is a Soviet anti-ship cruise missile developed by MKB Raduga for missile boats, export corvettes, and coastal batteries. Its combat record spans Indian Styx strikes on Karachi in 1971, Egyptian and Syrian missile-boat launches during the 1973 Yom Kippur War, and Iraqi Osa-boat use during the Iran-Iraq War.
BrahMos, Supersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile, Munitions2025 India-Pakistan ConflictBrahMosSupersonic anti-ship and land-attack cruise missileBuilt: BrahMos Aerospace / India / RussiaBrahMos is an India-Russia ramjet-powered supersonic cruise missile built for anti-ship and land-attack missions from air, ground, ship, and submarine launch platforms. In the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict, India cited BrahMos as one of the indigenous weapons used for precision strikes during Operation Sindoor, with independent analysis highlighting the air-launched Su-30MKI integration as a key long-range strike capability.
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Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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