Weapon tag archive

Anti-Aircraft Weapons and Military Equipment

Browse 5 weapon systems and military equipment entries tagged Anti-Aircraft, grouped by category with images, specifications, conflict context, and sources.

5 weapon systems

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Anti-Aircraft Air Defense

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

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Anti-Aircraft Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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KPV, 14.5 mm heavy machine gun, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsKPV14.5 mm heavy machine gunSide: Boko Haram and ISWAPUkraineOpposition and anti-government forcesBuilt: 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 mounts seen in the Russia-Ukraine War.
20mm GIAT M693 autocannon, French 20 mm autocannon chambered for 20x139mm NATO rounds, Infantry WeaponsInfantry Weapons20mm GIAT M693 autocannonFrench 20 mm autocannon chambered for 20x139mm NATO roundsSide: UnknownBuilt: GIAT / FranceThe GIAT M693 is a French 20 mm autocannon family developed for vehicle armament and anti-aircraft use, with the navalized 20 mm modèle F2 derivative documented on French Navy minehunters such as the Éridan class. Weaponsystems.net identifies it as a M621-derived delayed-blowback gun with dual-belt feed and 20x139mm NATO ammunition, while NavWeaps traces the navalized 20F2 derivative into French Navy service in 1983 and Weaponsystems ties the GI2 production variant to South African use.