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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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A200/M20 missile launcher, Road-mobile guided rocket and short-range ballistic missile launcher, ArtilleryArtilleryA200/M20 missile launcherRoad-mobile guided rocket and short-range ballistic missile launcherSide: Tigray forcesBuilt: China Aerospace Long-March International Trading / China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation / ChinaThe A200/M20 launcher is a Chinese road-mobile system associated with ALIT/CASC guided rockets and CASIC M20 short-range ballistic missiles. In the Tigray War, Tigrayan forces captured elements of Ethiopia's A200/M20 force and used the capability for deep strikes before Ethiopian government forces recaptured or found abandoned launchers, missiles, rocket canisters, and loaders.

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Munitions

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

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AGM-65 Maverick, Air-to-surface guided missile, MunitionsMunitionsAGM-65 MaverickAir-to-surface guided missileSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forcesBuilt: Raytheon / United StatesThe AGM-65 Maverick is a U.S. air-to-surface guided missile used from aircraft such as the A-10, F-16, AV-8, F/A-18, and P-3C against armor, vehicles, ships, air-defense sites, and other tactical targets. Its modular seeker and warhead families gave coalition aircraft a smaller precision-strike option during Operation Inherent Resolve, including AGM-65F loading documented on a U.S. Navy P-3C Orion in 2018.
PL-15 / PL-15E, Beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, MunitionsMunitionsPL-15 / PL-15EBeyond-visual-range air-to-air missileSide: PakistanBuilt: China Airborne Missile Academy / ChinaThe PL-15 is a Chinese active-radar beyond-visual-range air-to-air missile, with the PL-15E export version documented in Pakistani service during the 2025 India-Pakistan Conflict. Its long range, AESA seeker, data-link guidance, and recovered debris made it one of the most closely watched munitions from the May 2025 air battle, although the effects of individual missile shots remain contested in public sources.