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United States-led coalition Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment cataloged with United States-led coalition as the conflict side.

5 weapon systems

EA-18G Growler, Carrier-capable airborne electronic attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Operation Inherent Resolve, Red Sea Crisis +1 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 recent documented use in Operation Inherent Resolve, Red Sea operations against Houthi forces, and the U.S.-Iran strike context.

B-2 Spirit, Low-observable strategic heavy bomber, Aircraft & UAVs

U.S. Campaign Against ISIS in Libya, Red Sea Crisis +1 moreB-2 SpiritLow-observable strategic heavy bomberBuilt: Northrop Grumman / United StatesThe B-2 Spirit is a U.S. Air Force low-observable strategic heavy bomber built by Northrop Grumman for long-range conventional and nuclear strike. Its flying-wing design, intercontinental range, and ability to carry heavy precision weapons make it a specialized option for defended or deeply buried targets, with directly documented recent combat use against ISIS camps in Libya, Houthi weapons sites in Yemen, and Iranian military and nuclear targets.

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

War in Afghanistan, Operation Inherent Resolve +4 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.

AGM-158 JASSM, Air-launched standoff cruise missile, Artillery

2018 Syria Missile Strikes, Operation Inherent Resolve +1 moreAGM-158 JASSMAir-launched standoff cruise missileBuilt: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control / 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 heavily defended, high-value targets from outside many air-defense envelopes. Its documented combat use includes baseline AGM-158A launches from B-1B bombers in the 2018 Syria missile strikes, AGM-158B use during Operation Inherent Resolve, and large-scale JASSM-family employment during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile, Ship- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missile, Artillery

Red Sea Crisis, United States-Iran ConflictBGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack MissileShip- and submarine-launched land-attack cruise missileBuilt: Raytheon Missiles & Defense / United StatesThe BGM-109 Tomahawk Land Attack Missile is a U.S. all-weather, long-range subsonic cruise missile used by naval forces for deep precision strikes from surface ships and submarines. Modern Block IV and Block V weapons combine low-altitude flight, GPS-aided navigation, terrain matching, and in-flight retargeting, with recent documented use against Houthi targets in the Red Sea Crisis and Iranian nuclear facilities during Operation Midnight Hammer.