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missile Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged missile.

8 weapon systems

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Air Defense

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

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S-75 Dvina / SA-2 Guideline, High-altitude surface-to-air missile system, Air DefenseAir DefenseS-75 Dvina / SA-2 GuidelineHigh-altitude surface-to-air missile systemSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Soviet state defense industry / Soviet UnionThe S-75 Dvina, known to NATO as the SA-2 Guideline, is a Soviet command-guided, high-altitude surface-to-air missile system built around fixed or semi-mobile launch sites, acquisition radar, and Fan Song guidance radar. In the Yemen Civil War, Houthi-aligned forces are documented as having inherited SA-2/S-75 stocks and converting some surviving missiles into Qaher and Muhit strike missiles, while the operational status of intact SA-2 SAM batteries remains uncertain.
Saqr / Project 358 surface-to-air missile, Loitering surface-to-air missile, Air DefenseAir DefenseSaqr / Project 358 surface-to-air missileLoitering surface-to-air missileSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: Iranian defense industry / 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.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Munitions

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

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