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NATO-led coalition Weapons and Military Equipment

NATO-led coalition is a conflict-side grouping for Operation Unified Protector and related multinational military intervention during the First Libyan Civil War 2011.

14 weapon systems

NATO-led coalition is a conflict-side grouping for Operation Unified Protector and related multinational military intervention during the First Libyan Civil War 2011.

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NATO and Libya (February - October 2011)Publisher: NATO | Note: Supports NATO's Libya operation and Operation Unified Protector intervention context. | Accessed: 2026-06-29

Eurocopter Tiger attack helicopter, Attack helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

War in Afghanistan 2001-2021, First Libyan Civil War 2011 +1 moreEurocopter Tiger attack helicopterAttack helicopterBuilt: Airbus Helicopters / FranceThe Eurocopter Tiger is a twin-engine, tandem-seat attack helicopter family developed by France and Germany. Airbus describes it as combat proven and suited to armed reconnaissance, escort, air-to-air combat, ground fire support, and anti-tank missions.

AMX International AMX, Light attack and reconnaissance aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Bosnian War 1992-1995, Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force 1999 +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. The type entered Italian service in 1988, remained in combat use for decades, and accumulated documented deployments from Bosnia and Kosovo to Afghanistan, Libya, and anti-Daesh operations in Kuwait.

P-3C Orion patrol aircraft, Maritime patrol aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Gulf War 1990-1991, Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force 1999 +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 Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present, including Maverick and SLAM-capable configurations as the fleet later transitioned to the P-8A Poseidon.

F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Russia-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.

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

Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Yemeni Civil War 2014-present +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 that carried MICA missiles, laser-guided bombs, SCALP cruise missiles and other stores depending on operator and model. The catalog tracks Mirage 2000 use from Indian high-altitude strike missions in the Kargil War 1999 to French expeditionary operations and Ukraine's 2025 wartime introduction of French-supplied Mirage 2000-5 aircraft.

GBU-10 Paveway II, 2,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions

Gulf War 1990-1991, Kosovo War / Operation Allied Force 1999 +3 moreGBU-10 Paveway II2,000-pound laser-guided bombBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe GBU-10 Paveway II is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound semi-active laser-guided bomb built around the Paveway II guidance-kit family. It combines a Mk 84-class or BLU-109-class bomb body with laser seeker and control surfaces, and direct sources document its use by U.S., Canadian, Belgian, and NATO aircraft from Desert Storm through Libya in 2011.

GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II, 500-pound GPS/laser-guided bomb, Munitions

War in Afghanistan 2001-2021, Iraq War 2003-2011 +2 moreGBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II500-pound GPS/laser-guided bombBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-49 Enhanced Paveway II is a Raytheon 500-pound-class dual-mode guided bomb that adds GPS-aided inertial guidance to a Paveway II laser-guided bomb. U.S., French, and NATO-adjacent sources tie the weapon to Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, and Mali, while official video and contractor releases document MQ-9, F-35A, Mirage 2000D, Rafale, Super Etendard Modernise, and AT-6 carriage or integration contexts.

SCALP-EG, Air-launched cruise missile, Munitions

Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present +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, and Indian Rafales were reported to have used SCALP during Operation Sindoor in the India-Pakistan Conflict 2025.

AGM-88 HARM, Air-to-surface anti-radiation missile, Munitions

U.S.-Libya Confrontations 1981-1989, Gulf War 1990-1991 +5 moreAGM-88 HARMAir-to-surface anti-radiation missileBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe AGM-88 HARM is a U.S. air-launched anti-radiation missile family built to home on hostile radar emissions and suppress air-defense networks. First used against Libyan radars in 1986 and later expanded through AGM-88B/C, AARGM, and AARGM-ER variants, the family appears in U.S., NATO, Ukrainian, and Red Sea operations where aircraft need a standoff way to pressure or destroy emitting radar systems.

Brimstone, Anti-tank guided missile, Munitions

Russia-Ukraine War 2014-present, Operation Inherent Resolve 2014-present +3 moreBrimstoneAnti-tank guided missileBuilt: MBDA UK / United KingdomBrimstone is a British MBDA precision-guided anti-armor and strike missile built around millimetric-wave radar guidance, with later variants adding semi-active laser and inertial navigation options. 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.

PGM500 / Hakim 2, Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bomb, Munitions

First Libyan Civil War 2011, Yemen Civil War 2014-presentPGM500 / Hakim 2Rocket-assisted air-launched precision-guided bombBuilt: GEC-Marconi Dynamics / MBDA / United Kingdom / United StatesThe PGM500 / Hakim 2 is the 500-pound, television-guided member of the Hakim family, a rocket-assisted air-launched precision weapon developed for the United Arab Emirates with interchangeable seeker options. CSIS and specialist reporting tie the PGM-500/Hakim family to UAE use in Libya and Saudi-led coalition strikes in Yemen, making it a documented Gulf-operated precision munition rather than only an export brochure weapon.

Ohio-class guided-missile submarine, Guided-missile submarine, Naval Systems

First Libyan Civil War 2011, United States-Iran Conflict 2020-presentOhio-class guided-missile submarineGuided-missile submarineBuilt: General Dynamics / United StatesThe Ohio-class guided-missile submarine is the U.S. Navy's converted SSGN platform for large Tomahawk strike loads, clandestine command-and-control, and special-operations support. Four former Ohio ballistic-missile submarines were refueled and converted in the 2000s, giving each boat up to 154 Tomahawk land-attack missiles plus space for SOF teams and equipment. The class has documented strike use in Libya in 2011 and in the United States-Iran Conflict 2020-present during Operation Midnight Hammer.

Mistral-class landing helicopter dock, Landing helicopter dock, Naval Systems

Lebanon War 2006, First Libyan Civil War 2011Mistral-class landing helicopter dockLanding helicopter dockBuilt: Naval Group / FranceThe Mistral class is a French landing helicopter dock family built around amphibious lift, command spaces, aviation facilities, and hospital support for force-projection and evacuation missions. French Navy source material lists 199 m length, 32 m beam, a 21,500-ton displacement, a 16-helicopter aviation fit, and a 69-bed hospital; operational records tie the class to French evacuation support off Lebanon in 2006 and helicopter strike support off Libya in 2011.

Hunt class, Mine countermeasures vessel class, Naval Systems

Gulf War 1990-1991, Iraq War 2003-2011 +1 moreHunt classMine countermeasures vessel classBuilt: Vosper Thornycroft / Yarrow Shipbuilders / United KingdomThe Hunt class is a Royal Navy mine countermeasures vessel class built in the United Kingdom by Vosper Thornycroft and Yarrow Shipbuilders. The 13 GRP ships use sonar, mine-clearance divers, and SeaFox to find and destroy mines, and six remain in Royal Navy service.