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maritime Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged maritime.

7 weapon systems

Sea King, Multi-role maritime helicopter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsSea KingMulti-role maritime helicopterSide: UkraineBuilt: Westland Helicopters / United KingdomThe Sea King is the British-built Westland WS-61 version of the Sikorsky S-61, adapted for naval anti-submarine, search-and-rescue, utility, and transport missions. In the Russia-Ukraine War, Ukraine's Sea Kings come from allied donations rather than new production, giving Ukrainian naval aviation a proven twin-engine maritime helicopter for rescue, reconnaissance, coast guard support, and transport tasks.

Iranian small attack boats, Small attack boat / fast attack craft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsIranian small attack boatsSmall attack boat / fast attack craftSide: IranBuilt: Unknown; Iranian military and commercial boat builders / IranIranian small attack boats are the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy's fast-boat and swarm force for harassment, mine-laying, and littoral attack in the Strait of Hormuz. In the United States-Iran Conflict, U.S. and Iranian reporting documented these boats as part of attacks on U.S. Navy destroyers transiting the strait.

Iranian submarines, Submarine force, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsIranian submarinesSubmarine forceSide: IranBuilt: Russian Admiralty Shipyards, Shahid Darvishi Industries, and Iranian Marine Industries Organization / Russia and IranIranian submarines are the Islamic Republic's mixed diesel-electric submarine force, combining Russian-built Kilo boats with domestically built Fateh, Ghadir, and other mini-submarine classes. The fleet is centered on Bandar Abbas and the Strait of Hormuz, where it supports sea-denial, mine-laying, and anti-ship strike missions; in the United States-Iran Conflict, CENTCOM said Operation Epic Fury damaged or destroyed Iranian Navy ships and submarines.

IRIS Dena, Light guided-missile frigate, Air Defense

Air DefenseIRIS DenaLight guided-missile frigateSide: IranBuilt: Shahid Darvishi Industries and Naval Factories / IranIRIS Dena is an Iranian Moudge-class light guided-missile frigate built by domestic Iranian shipyards, commissioned in 2021, and sunk by a U.S. submarine in March 2026 during the United States-Iran Conflict.

IRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi / Shahid Soleimani-class corvette, Missile corvette, Air Defense

Air DefenseIRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi / Shahid Soleimani-class corvetteMissile corvetteSide: IranBuilt: Shahid Mahallati Shipyard / IranIRIS Shahid Sayyad Shirazi is a Shahid Soleimani-class Iranian missile corvette built for IRGC Navy littoral strike and air-defense duties. In the United States-Iran Conflict, U.S. forces struck the ship during Operation Epic Fury, making it one of the class's clearest wartime appearances in the archive.

Sa'ar 6-class corvette, Missile corvette, Air Defense

Air DefenseSa'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.

Iranian naval surface vessels, Naval surface vessels, Artillery

ArtilleryIranian naval surface vesselsNaval surface vesselsSide: IranBuilt: Multiple Iranian naval shipyards and Ministry of Defense marine industries / IranIranian naval surface vessels in this archive include regular navy frigates and corvettes as well as IRGC Navy fast-attack craft and patrol boats. In the United States-Iran Conflict, they have been documented in tanker seizures, armed intimidation, and Strait of Hormuz/Gulf of Oman maritime coercion rather than blue-water fleet combat.