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air-delivered Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged air-delivered.

8 weapon systems

Mk 82 fitted with a Paveway- or Lizard-series guidance kit, 500-pound guided air-delivered bomb, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsMk 82 fitted with a Paveway- or Lizard-series guidance kit500-pound guided air-delivered bombSide: Malian government and international forces / U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United States and Afghan government forces / Yemeni government and coalition forces / IsraelBuilt: Raytheon / Elbit Systems / United States and IsraelA Mk 82 500-pound bomb fitted with a Paveway- or Lizard-series guidance kit becomes a laser-guided precision bomb. In the Israel-Hamas War, open-source reporting documented Gaza remnants marked for use on Mk82, tying this configuration to Israeli airstrikes.

Chlorine gas cylinders, Improvised chlorine chemical munition, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsChlorine gas cylindersImprovised chlorine chemical munitionSide: Syrian governmentBuilt: Unknown / Unknown / SyriaChlorine gas cylinders are industrial pressure vessels that become chemical weapons when filled, modified, or delivered to release toxic chlorine intentionally. In the 2018 Syria Missile Strikes archive, the relevant use is the Douma attack: OPCW investigators found that Syrian Arab Air Force helicopters dropped two yellow chlorine-filled cylinders on residential buildings, providing the chemical-weapons trigger cited by the United States, United Kingdom, and France for the 14 April 2018 missile strikes.

GBU-16 Paveway II, 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-16 Paveway II1,000-pound laser-guided bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe GBU-16 Paveway II is a U.S.-origin laser-guided bomb that combines a 1,000-pound Mk 83-class bomb body with a Paveway II guidance kit. In the Yemen Civil War, human-rights and munitions investigators identified likely GBU-16 remnants from Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes, making it part of the conflict's documented air-delivered precision-munition record.

CBU-58A/B cluster bomb, Air-delivered cluster bomb, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-58A/B cluster bombAir-delivered cluster bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Milan Army Ammunition Plant / U.S. Army Munitions Command / Ajax Hardware Manufacturing Corporation / Unknown / United StatesThe CBU-58A/B is a U.S.-origin air-delivered cluster bomb built around the SUU-30 dispenser and BLU-63-series anti-personnel submunitions. In the Yemen Civil War, Human Rights Watch documented CBU-58 remnants after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Sanaa, making the weapon part of the conflict's air-launched cluster-munition record.

Air-dropped bombs, Aircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb class, Munitions

MunitionsAir-dropped bombsAircraft-delivered general-purpose bomb classSide: Philippine government forces / Colombian governmentBuilt: Various manufacturers / VariousAir-dropped bombs are a broad munition category documented in Philippine Air Force strike missions during the Battle of Marawi and in Colombian air operations against FARC dissidents in Arauca. Reporting often identifies only a bomb or bombing run rather than a specific model, so this entry treats them as a sourced conflict-use class rather than a single Mk-series weapon.

Cluster munition, Area-effect bomb or rocket payload, Munitions

MunitionsCluster munitionArea-effect bomb or rocket payloadSide: Libyan National Army / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Multiple manufacturers / Multiple countriesCluster munitions are weapons that disperse multiple explosive submunitions over a wide area. Their battlefield appeal is area coverage against troops, vehicles, or airfields, but their persistence and unexploded submunitions have made them a leading cluster-munitions-ban concern in Libya and Yemen.

CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon, Cluster munition, Munitions

MunitionsCBU-105 Sensor Fuzed WeaponCluster munitionSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Textron Systems / United StatesThe CBU-105 Sensor Fuzed Weapon is a U.S. air-delivered cluster munition built around the CBU-97 dispenser and WCMD guidance kit. In the Yemeni Civil War, Human Rights Watch documented Saudi-led coalition use against vehicle and armored targets, making the weapon a notable example of precision-guided cluster munition use in the conflict.

GBU-43/B MOAB, GPS/INS-guided massive ordnance air blast bomb, Munitions

MunitionsGBU-43/B MOABGPS/INS-guided massive ordnance air blast bombSide: United States and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Air Force Research Laboratory and Dynetics / United StatesThe GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance Air Blast, widely known as MOAB, is a very large U.S. GPS/INS-guided conventional bomb developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory with Dynetics support. Its only documented combat use was a 2017 U.S. strike on an ISIS-K tunnel complex in Afghanistan, where its blast effect was selected to collapse defenses and reduce risk to Afghan and U.S. clearing forces.