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Iraqi government and security forces Weapons and Military Equipment

Iraqi government and security forces is a conflict-side grouping for Iraqi state forces, post-2003 security institutions, and aligned government units.

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Iraqi government and security forces is a conflict-side grouping for Iraqi state forces, post-2003 security institutions, and aligned government units.

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  • The Iraq War 2003-2011Publisher: George W. Bush Presidential Library | Note: Supports the Iraq War 2003-2011 period and the transition from Saddam's regime to Iraqi sovereignty during the conflict. | Accessed: 2026-06-29

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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AC-208 Combat Caravan, Armed ISR and light attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsWar in Iraq 2013-2017AC-208 Combat CaravanArmed ISR and light attack aircraftBuilt: Orbital ATK; Cessna / Textron Aviation airframe / United StatesThe AC-208 Combat Caravan is an armed conversion of the Cessna Caravan that pairs a rugged single-engine turboprop airframe with electro-optical surveillance sensors and AGM-114 Hellfire precision-strike capability. Iraq used the type as a low-cost armed ISR and close-air-support platform in the 2013-2017 war against ISIS, especially during fighting in Anbar around Fallujah and Ramadi.
Mi-28, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +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 & UAVsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +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. It first saw combat with Ethiopia in the Ogaden War and became a defining Soviet gunship in Afghanistan; modern Mi-24V/Mi-35 aircraft remain documented in Ukraine, Syria, Mali, Iraq, Myanmar, and other conflicts.
MiG-25 fighter aircraft, High-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsIran-Iraq War 1980-1988, Gulf War 1990-1991 +2 moreMiG-25 fighter aircraftHigh-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraftBuilt: Mikoyan-Gurevich / Mikoyan / Soviet Union / RussiaThe MiG-25 Foxbat is a Soviet high-speed interceptor and reconnaissance aircraft built by Mikoyan-Gurevich around speed, altitude, heavy air-to-air missiles, and reconnaissance-bomber variants rather than close-in maneuvering. Iraq fielded the type during the Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 and Gulf War 1990-1991, Syria used a small surviving fleet during the Syrian Civil War 2011-present, and Azerbaijan later kept MiG-25s in reserve during the 2020 Nagorno-Karabakh stand-off.
F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Israel-Hamas War 2023-present +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 used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. The F-16AM/BM Mid-Life Update kept early F-16A/B airframes combat-relevant with updated avionics, beyond-visual-range missile capability, and documented use from Kosovo and Libya to Ukraine.
Ababil-3 UAV, Unmanned aerial vehicle, Aircraft & UAVsSyrian Civil War 2011-present, War in Iraq 2013-2017 +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.
MiG-23, Variable-sweep fighter and fighter-bomber aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsIran-Iraq War 1980-1988, Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989 +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 Iran-Iraq War 1980-1988 and Gulf War 1990-1991 to Indian MiG-23BN strike missions in Kargil and late Libyan and Syrian civil-war sorties.

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Air Defense

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

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ZSU-23-4 Shilka, Tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun, Air DefenseYom Kippur War 1973, Gulf War 1990-1991 +5 moreZSU-23-4 ShilkaTracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gunBuilt: Mytishchi Machine-Building Plant / Ulyanovsk Mechanical Plant / Soviet UnionThe ZSU-23-4 Shilka is a Soviet tracked self-propelled anti-aircraft gun built around a radar-directed turret with four 23 mm autocannons. Designed to accompany maneuver forces against low-flying aircraft and helicopters, it became a widely exported low-altitude air-defense system and remains visible in modern wars as both a short-range air-defense and direct-fire platform.
ZPU-2, Twin 14.5 mm towed anti-aircraft gun, Air DefenseGulf War 1990-1991, Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present +1 moreZPU-2Twin 14.5 mm towed anti-aircraft gunBuilt: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) / Licensed Chinese and Polish production / Soviet Union / China / PolandThe ZPU-2 is a Soviet twin 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around two KPV heavy machine guns on a two-wheel carriage. Captured Iraqi examples, Yemeni truck mounts, and Ukraine's Czech-supplied MR-2 Viktor systems show how the Cold War gun shifted from low-altitude air defense into mobile direct-fire and counter-UAV work.

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Armored Vehicles

Troop carriers, infantry fighting vehicles, and protected mobility.

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BTR-80, 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesFirst Chechen War 1994-1996, Second Chechen War 1999-2009 +7 moreBTR-808x8 amphibious armored personnel carrierBuilt: Arzamas Machine-Building Plant / RussiaThe BTR-80 is a Soviet-designed 8x8 amphibious armored personnel carrier built to move motor rifle troops under armor while giving them heavy machine-gun fire support. Rosoboronexport describes it as a combat wheeled vehicle for transporting motor rifle units, and the type remains widespread across former Soviet and export operators more than four decades after introduction.
BMD-1, Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicle, Armored VehiclesSoviet-Afghan War 1979-1989, First Chechen War 1994-1996 +3 moreBMD-1Airborne amphibious infantry fighting vehicleBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe BMD-1 is a Soviet airborne infantry fighting vehicle built for paratroop units, combining a very light amphibious tracked chassis with the BMP-1-style 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun and anti-tank missile armament. Its hydropneumatic suspension and low combat weight supported airborne deployment, while the same design priorities left the aluminum hull protected mainly against small-arms fire and fragments. Cataloged conflict evidence spans Soviet use in Afghanistan, Russian and Iraqi wartime fielding, Russian airborne use in Georgia and Ukraine, and Ukrainian 25th Airborne Brigade service in Donbas.
MT-LB, Amphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractor, Armored VehiclesGulf War 1990-1991, Iraq War 2003-2011 +4 moreMT-LBAmphibious tracked armored personnel carrier and artillery tractorBuilt: Kharkov Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe MT-LB is a Soviet tracked, amphibious armored carrier developed as a light multipurpose tractor and troop/cargo vehicle. Its low silhouette, large production run, and adaptable chassis made it a common base for command, air-defense, ambulance, anti-tank, and improvised fire-support variants, including widespread use by both sides in the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.
BMP-1, Infantry fighting vehicle, Armored VehiclesYom Kippur War 1973, Gulf War 1990-1991 +5 moreBMP-1Infantry fighting vehicleBuilt: Kurganmashzavod / Soviet Union / Czechoslovakia / India / Poland / ChinaThe BMP-1 was the Soviet Union's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle: a tracked, amphibious troop carrier built around a 73 mm 2A28 Grom gun, a coaxial PKT, and the original 9M14 Malyutka missile rail. Its export scale and simple upgrade path have kept BMP-1 hulls in service from the 1973 Yom Kippur War to Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Afghanistan, and the Caucasus.
BTR-50, Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier, Armored VehiclesSix-Day War 1967, War of Attrition 1969-1970 +4 moreBTR-50Tracked amphibious armored personnel carrierBuilt: Volgograd Tractor Plant / Soviet UnionThe BTR-50 is a Soviet tracked amphibious armored personnel carrier based on the PT-76 light tank chassis. Designed to move infantry and light weapons across rivers and broken terrain, it carried a small crew plus a large troop compartment behind light welded steel armor. Its record spans Arab-Israeli wars, the Iran-Iraq War, Syria, and Russia's use of older stored armored vehicles in Ukraine.

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Artillery

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

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2S1 Gvozdika, 122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, ArtillerySoviet-Afghan War 1979-1989, Gulf War 1990-1991 +7 more2S1 Gvozdika122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt: Kharkiv Tractor Plant / Plant No. 9 / Soviet UnionThe 2S1 Gvozdika is a Soviet 122 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built around the 2A31 gun on an amphibious armored chassis derived from the MT-LB family. In the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present it remains a common short-to-medium-range artillery system for both Russian and Ukrainian forces, combining mobility, indirect fire, and widespread 122 mm ammunition compatibility.
2S3 Akatsiya, 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, ArtilleryGulf War 1990-1991, First Chechen War 1994-1996 +3 more2S3 Akatsiya152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzerBuilt: Uraltransmash / Soviet Union / RussiaThe 2S3 Akatsiya is a Soviet 152 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer built around the 2A33 gun and a turreted armored chassis. Designed for divisional fire support and accepted into service in 1971, it appears across older Iraqi, Chechen, Syrian, Armenian, Russian, and Ukrainian conflict records because large Cold War stocks remained in service long after newer self-propelled artillery entered use.
M109A6 Paladin, 155 mm tracked self-propelled howitzer, ArtilleryRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Iraq War 2003-2011 +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, ArtilleryRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Iraq War 2003-2011 +4 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 early Vietnam-era vehicles, M109A2/A3 export and upgrade lines, the digitally modernized M109A6 Paladin, and the current M109A7 program; catalog evidence here centers on direct conflict use by Ukraine, U.S.-led coalition forces, and Israel.
TOS-1A Solntsepyok, 220 mm thermobaric multiple rocket launcher, ArtilleryRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +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 Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present 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.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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PKM/PK, 7.62 mm general-purpose machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Yemeni Civil War 2014-present +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.
DShK, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Israel-Hamas War 2023-present +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.
NSV, 12.7 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry WeaponsBoko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, Iraq War 2003-2011 +2 moreNSV12.7 mm heavy machine gunBuilt: West Kazakhstan Machine-Building Company / Soviet Union / KazakhstanThe NSV Utes is a Soviet 12.7x108 mm heavy machine gun designed by Nikitin, Sokolov, and Volkov as a lighter replacement for the DShK family. It can be used from a tripod, vehicle mount, or remote station against light armor, firing points, personnel, and low-flying aerial targets, and it remains relevant through post-Soviet service and licensed derivative production.
KPV, 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry WeaponsBoko Haram Insurgency 2009-present, Gulf War 1990-1991 +3 moreKPV14.5 mm heavy machine gunBuilt: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD) / Soviet Union / RussiaThe KPV is a Soviet 14.5x114 mm heavy machine gun designed by Semyon Vladimirov and produced at the V. A. Degtyarev Plant. Its high-energy cartridge made it useful against light armor, field positions, small craft, and low-flying aircraft, so the family spread from the original infantry gun into KPVT vehicle guns, ZPU anti-aircraft mounts, and modern improvised or vehicle-mounted roles documented from Iraq and Yemen to the Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.
M16 rifle, Assault rifle, Infantry WeaponsVietnam War 1955-1975, Battle of Marawi 2017 +5 moreM16 rifleAssault rifleBuilt: Colt / United StatesThe M16 is a U.S.-origin 5.56x45mm assault-rifle family that evolved from Vietnam War 1955-1975 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.
M4/M4A1 carbine, Carbine, Infantry WeaponsIsrael-Hamas War 2023-present, Battle of Marawi 2017 +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 Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.
M136 AT4, Disposable shoulder-fired light anti-armor recoilless weapon, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Iraq War 2003-2011 +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 Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.
BGM-71 TOW, Heavy anti-tank guided missile, Infantry WeaponsVietnam War 1955-1975, Gulf War 1990-1991 +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.
Radio-controlled improvised explosive device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry WeaponsIraq War 2003-2011, War in Afghanistan 2001-2021 +1 moreRadio-controlled improvised explosive deviceImprovised explosive deviceBuilt: Local fabrication by armed groups / VariousA radio-controlled improvised explosive device is an improvised bomb initiated by a radio or similar remote command link rather than direct victim contact. The type appears across insurgent roadside-bomb campaigns, with documented U.S. Army counter-RCIED responses in Iraq and Afghanistan and CAR reporting on Houthi-aligned RCIEDs recovered in Yemen.
9M133 Kornet, Laser beam-riding anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Syrian Civil War 2011-present +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 and vehicle-integrated 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 examples in Ukrainian service.
MILAN, Man-portable anti-tank guided missile, Infantry WeaponsChadian-Libyan Conflict 1978-1987, Falklands War 1982 +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.
RPG-32, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank and anti-structure rocket launcher, Infantry WeaponsRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, War in Iraq 2013-2017 +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 Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present.

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Munitions

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

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M888 60 mm high explosive cartridge, 60 mm high-explosive mortar cartridge, MunitionsWar in Afghanistan 2001-2021, War in Iraq 2013-2017M888 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, MunitionsWar in Afghanistan 2001-2021, War in Iraq 2013-2017M721 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, MunitionsWar in Afghanistan 2001-2021, War in Iraq 2013-2017M722A1 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.
82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU, 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar round, MunitionsIraq War 2003-2011, Various Conflicts 2015-present82mm Mortar Round VO-832DU82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb / mortar roundBuilt: Arcus JSC / BulgariaThe VO-832DU is a Bulgarian 82 mm high-explosive mortar bomb sold by Arcus JSC for 82 mm smooth-bore mortars, including the 2B14 Podnos. The record also tracks closely related O-832DU-family evidence: NARA/DVIDS documents Bulgarian O-832DU rounds in an Iraq War 2003-2011 weapons cache, while GICHD's Ukraine ordnance guide identifies the improved 53-O-832DU version in its 82 mm O-832 entry.

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Support Equipment

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

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Tanks

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

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T-62, Main battle tank, TanksYom Kippur War 1973, Soviet-Afghan War 1979-1989 +7 moreT-62Main battle tankBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Soviet UnionThe T-62 is a Soviet main battle tank built around a 115 mm U-5TS/2A20 smoothbore gun, a four-person crew, and a conventional tracked armor layout inherited from the T-54/T-55 design line. Produced in large numbers by Uralvagonzavod, it moved from Cold War export and Soviet service into long-tail combat use: Egyptian and Iraqi T-62s appear in 1970s and 1991 conflict records, while upgraded or inherited T-62M/T-62MV stocks reappeared in Syria, Libya, Ukraine, Tigray, and Yemen.
T-54/T-55, Main battle tank / medium tank family, TanksRussia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Boko Haram Insurgency 2009-present +7 moreT-54/T-55Main battle tank / medium tank familyBuilt: Uralvagonzavod / Kharkiv Locomotive Factory / Various manufacturers / Soviet Union / Poland / CzechoslovakiaThe T-54/T-55 is a Soviet tank family built around a low-profile tracked hull, four-person crew, and 100 mm D-10-series gun. It became one of the most widely produced tank families of the Cold War, with Soviet and licensed production spreading across Warsaw Pact and partner states. Direct conflict sourcing traces the family from North Vietnamese T-54 use in the 1975 fall of Saigon and Iraqi T-55s in the Gulf War to recent secondary fire-support, capture, and loss contexts in Ukraine, Yemen, Libya, Syria, Nagorno-Karabakh, Nigeria, and Sudan.