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precision strike Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged precision strike.

6 weapon systems

F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsF/A-18E/F Super HornetCarrier-capable multirole strike fighterSide: United States and partners / United States and coalition partnersBuilt: Boeing / United StatesBoeing's F/A-18E/F Super Hornet is the U.S. Navy's carrier-capable multirole strike fighter, built for fleet air defense, precision strike, and expeditionary carrier operations. In the catalog's post-2015 scope it appears in carrier deployments tied to Operation Inherent Resolve, the Red Sea crisis, Afghanistan drawdown operations, and U.S. airpower posturing in the Israel-Iran conflict.

A-10 Thunderbolt II, Close air support attack aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsA-10 Thunderbolt IIClose air support attack aircraftSide: United States / U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United States and Afghan government forcesBuilt: Fairchild Republic Co. / United StatesThe A-10 Thunderbolt II is a U.S. single-seat, twin-engine attack aircraft built around close air support, austere operations, survivability, and the 30 mm GAU-8/A cannon. U.S. military sources document A-10C use in Operation Inherent Resolve against ISIS and in Afghanistan during Operation Freedom's Sentinel, where its loiter time, precision weapons, and cannon gave commanders a dedicated low-altitude support platform.

F-22 Raptor, Fifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighter, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsF-22 RaptorFifth-generation stealth air-superiority fighterSide: U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / Boeing / United StatesThe F-22 Raptor is a U.S. fifth-generation stealth fighter built for air dominance with supercruise, integrated avionics, and internal weapons carriage. Although designed primarily for air-to-air combat, U.S. Air Force sources document its precision-strike role in Operation Inherent Resolve and its inclusion in the 2025 Operation Midnight Hammer strike package against Iran.

F-16 Fighting Falcon, Multirole fighter aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsF-16 Fighting FalconMultirole fighter aircraftSide: Ukraine / Israel / United States / U.S.-led coalition and partner forces / Yemeni government and coalition forces / Turkey / Egyptian government / Thailand / United States and Afghan government forces / Iraqi government and coalition forces / PakistanBuilt: General Dynamics / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe F-16 Fighting Falcon is a U.S.-designed single-engine multirole fighter used for air defense, air-to-air combat, suppression support, and precision strike missions. Israel operates Barak-family F-16C/Ds and the F-16I Sufa, and IDF imagery during the Israel-Hamas War showed Israeli F-16s taxiing to conduct strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza on October 15, 2023.

LUCAS, One-way attack UAV / loitering munition, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsLUCASOne-way attack UAV / loitering munitionSide: United States / United States and IsraelBuilt: SpektreWorks / United StatesLUCAS, the Low-Cost Uncrewed Combat Attack System, is a U.S. one-way attack UAV associated with SpektreWorks' FLM 136 airframe and fielded through CENTCOM's Task Force Scorpion Strike. The system emphasizes affordable mass, autonomous operation, multiple launch methods, and long-range strike utility, and CENTCOM said it was used in combat during Operation Epic Fury against Iran.

Blue Arrow-7 air-to-surface missile, Air-to-surface missile, Munitions

MunitionsBlue Arrow-7 air-to-surface missileAir-to-surface missileSide: Libyan National ArmyBuilt: Norinco / ChinaThe Blue Arrow-7 is a Chinese export air-to-surface missile associated with the LJ-7/AKD-10 family and carried on Wing Loong-class UAVs. In Libya, it was documented in strikes tied to UAE-operated drones supporting the Libyan National Army during the 2019-2020 Tripoli campaign.