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laser-guided Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged laser-guided.

5 weapon systems

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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RK-3 Corsar, Portable anti-tank guided missile system, Infantry WeaponsInfantry WeaponsRK-3 CorsarPortable anti-tank guided missile systemSide: UkraineBuilt: State Kyiv Design Bureau Luch / UkraineThe RK-3 Corsar is a Ukrainian 107 mm portable anti-tank guided missile system from Luch, built for small-unit anti-armor work with laser-beam guidance, a 2.5 km maximum range, and RK-3K tandem HEAT or RK-3OF high-explosive fragmentation missiles. Ukrainian forces have used the system during the Russia-Ukraine War against Russian armored vehicles, giving infantry and National Guard teams a compact domestically produced ATGM alongside heavier systems such as Stugna-P.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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GBU-16 Paveway II, 1,000-pound laser-guided bomb, MunitionsMunitionsGBU-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.
GBU-24 Paveway III, 2,000-pound-class laser-guided bomb, MunitionsMunitionsGBU-24 Paveway III2,000-pound-class laser-guided bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe GBU-24 Paveway III is a U.S.-origin 2,000-pound-class laser-guided bomb kit family built around a Paveway III seeker and tail assembly for Mk 84 or BLU-109-class bomb bodies. In the Yemen Civil War, rights monitors and munitions specialists documented GBU-24 or Paveway III-series remnants after Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes, making it part of the coalition precision-strike record while leaving some variant details dependent on fragmentary battlefield evidence.
Paveway IV guided bomb, Dual-mode precision-guided bomb, MunitionsMunitionsPaveway IV guided bombDual-mode precision-guided bombSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United States-led coalition / Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Raytheon UK / United KingdomPaveway IV is a UK-built 500-pound-class precision-guided bomb developed by Raytheon UK for RAF and allied strike aircraft. It combines GPS-aided inertial navigation with laser guidance and an electronic fuze, making it a flexible air-launched munition documented in RAF counter-ISIS strikes, UK-led participation in Red Sea Crisis attacks on Houthi military sites, and Saudi-led coalition air operations in Yemen.