AH-64 Apache attack helicopterTwin-engine attack helicopterSide: United States / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64 Apache is a U.S. twin-engine attack helicopter built for armed reconnaissance, close combat, and precision attack missions with a 30 mm chain gun, rockets, and Hellfire missiles. In the United States-Iran Conflict, official Operation Epic Fury material identified Apaches among U.S. assets, and DVIDS imagery documented AH-64E aircraft from the 82nd Airborne Division operating with rockets and Hellfire missiles in the CENTCOM area.Tag archive
counter-uav Weapon Systems
Weapon systems and military equipment tagged counter-uav.
14 weapon systemsCategory
Aircraft & UAVs
Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.
AH-64 Apache attack helicopterTwin-engine attack helicopterSide: United States / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Boeing / United StatesThe AH-64 Apache is a U.S. twin-engine attack helicopter built for armed reconnaissance, close combat, and precision attack missions with a 30 mm chain gun, rockets, and Hellfire missiles. In the United States-Iran Conflict, official Operation Epic Fury material identified Apaches among U.S. assets, and DVIDS imagery documented AH-64E aircraft from the 82nd Airborne Division operating with rockets and Hellfire missiles in the CENTCOM area.Category
Air Defense
Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.
ZPU-4 anti-aircraft gun14.5 mm quadruple towed anti-aircraft gunSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: V. A. Degtyarev Plant (ZiD); licensed production in China, Romania, and North Korea / Soviet Union / Russia, China, Romania, North KoreaThe ZPU-4 is a Soviet quadruple 14.5 mm anti-aircraft gun built around four KPV/KPVT heavy machine guns on a four-wheel carriage. In Yemen, open-source reporting connects ZPU-4-armed technicals to anti-Houthi Giants Brigades forces, giving the Cold War gun a continued role as mobile low-altitude air defense and direct-fire support.
Mesbah 123 mm anti-aircraft gun systemSide: IranBuilt: Defense Industries Organization / IranMesbah 1 is an Iranian short-range anti-aircraft gun system built around 23 mm autocannons, radar, and optical guidance for low-altitude threats. Open reporting describes it as part of Iran's gun-based air-defense layer against cruise missiles, helicopters, and drones, with production starting in 2010.
Merops counter-drone interceptorCounter-drone interceptor systemSide: United StatesBuilt: Perennial Autonomy / United StatesMerops is a U.S.-developed mobile counter-drone interceptor from Perennial Autonomy that launches small autonomous drones from a truck-mounted system. Combat-tested in Ukraine and rapidly fielded to the Middle East as the United States-Iran Conflict escalated, it gave U.S. forces a lower-cost way to counter Iranian drones.
Coyote counter-UAS interceptor / droneCounter-UAS interceptor droneSide: United StatesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe Coyote is a combat-proven, rail-launched counter-UAS effector from RTX/Raytheon. In the United States-Iran Conflict, U.S. forces used it to help defend Gulf air bases against short-range drone attacks, while the family continues to evolve into launched-effects variants.
Iranian anti-aircraft artilleryGun-based short-range air defense artillerySide: IranBuilt: Multiple; Iranian defense industry, KBP Instrument Design Bureau lineage, and Oerlikon Contraves lineage / Iran, Soviet Union/Russia, SwitzerlandIranian anti-aircraft artillery is an aggregate category for gun-based air-defense systems in Iranian service, including ZU-23-2/Mesbah 23 mm weapons, Oerlikon-derived 35 mm Samavat guns, and older heavy-caliber systems. In the United States-Iran Conflict, open-source reporting connected these guns to Operation Epic Fury as low-altitude point-defense threats, strike targets, and attempted fire against U.S. aircraft.
Mutabar-1 improvised air-defense systemImprovised short-range air-defense systemSide: HamasBuilt: Hamas / Al-Qassam Brigades / Gaza Strip, Palestinian territoriesThe Mutabar-1 is Hamas's locally manufactured improvised air-defense system, publicly revealed in October 2023 and associated with attempts to engage low-flying Israeli aircraft and drones during the Israel-Hamas War.
Counter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system / C-RAMLand-based close-in weapon systemSide: United StatesBuilt: Raytheon Missiles & Defense / United StatesCounter Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar system (C-RAM), also known as the land-based Phalanx Weapon System, is a U.S. fixed-site air-defense suite built around a 20 mm rapid-fire gun, sensors, and fire control to intercept rockets, mortars, and small drones. In the United States-Iran Conflict, U.S. forces used it around Baghdad to defend a diplomatic facility against drone and rocket attacks.
Saqr / Project 358 surface-to-air missileLoitering surface-to-air missileSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Iranian defense industry; exact manufacturer unconfirmed / IranThe Saqr, commonly identified as Project 358 or the 358 missile, is an Iranian-designed loitering surface-to-air missile associated with Houthi-aligned forces in Yemen. Unlike conventional short-range SAMs, it uses a booster and small cruise engine to patrol for slower aerial targets, making it relevant to the Yemen Civil War's UAV, helicopter, and improvised air-defense environment.
Sa'ar 6-class corvetteMissile corvetteSide: IsraelBuilt: thyssenkrupp Marine Systems and German Naval Yards Kiel / GermanyThe Sa'ar 6-class corvette is an Israeli Navy missile corvette built in Germany and fitted with Israeli air-defense systems. During the Israel-Hamas War, the class has been used as a maritime air-defense platform in the Mediterranean and Red Seas.
Stunner interceptorMissile interceptorSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems and Raytheon Missiles & Defense / Israel, United StatesThe Stunner interceptor is the hit-to-kill missile used by David's Sling, Israel's medium-range air-defense layer co-developed by Rafael and Raytheon. During the Israel-Hamas War, the IDF said David's Sling used the system to intercept a surface-to-air missile fired toward an Israeli Air Force UAV operating in Lebanon, underscoring its role in layered air defense against rockets, missiles, and drones.
AN/TPQ-53 multimission radarMobile multimission counterfire and air-surveillance radarSide: United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AN/TPQ-53 is a Lockheed Martin mobile active electronically scanned array radar originally fielded for counterfire target acquisition and later adapted for multimission sensing. In the United States-Iran Conflict, reporting on Operation Epic Fury credited the radar with ground-based tracking of rockets, missiles, and unmanned systems inside joint sensor networks.
Iron Dome air-defense systemMobile short-range air-defense and counter-rocket systemSide: IsraelBuilt: Rafael Advanced Defense Systems / Israel Aerospace Industries / IsraelIron Dome is an Israeli mobile air-defense system built to defeat short-range rockets, artillery threats, and some UAVs. In the Israel-Hamas War it has been a core defensive layer protecting Israeli towns and cities from repeated rocket fire launched from Gaza.
GDF-001 / GDF-002 anti-aircraft gunTowed twin 35 mm anti-aircraft gunSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Oerlikon Contraves / SwitzerlandThe GDF-001 and GDF-002 are early Oerlikon GDF twin 35 mm towed anti-aircraft guns, usually paired with optical sights or Super Fledermaus/Skyguard radar control for point defense. In the Yemen Civil War record, open-source documentation places GDF-001/GDF-002 guns in the pre-war Yemeni Army inventory and available to Yemeni battlefield parties after the Houthi takeover, but does not support a precise engagement or shootdown claim.