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special operations Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged special operations.

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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EC-130J Commando Solo, Airborne information operations and psychological operations aircraft, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsEC-130J Commando SoloAirborne information operations and psychological operations aircraftSide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe EC-130J Commando Solo is a Lockheed Martin C-130J-derived U.S. Air Force special-mission aircraft that broadcasts information operations and psychological operations messages across AM, FM, HF, TV, and military communications bands. The 193rd Special Operations Wing operates the aircraft, which adds enhanced navigation, self-protection, air refueling, digital message playback, and live-broadcast capability to the Hercules airframe.
AC-130 gunship, Heavily armed fixed-wing gunship, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsAC-130 gunshipHeavily armed fixed-wing gunshipSide: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ πŸ‡¦πŸ‡« United States and Afghan government forces / πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesBuilt: Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe AC-130 gunship is a side-firing U.S. Air Force Special Operations Command attack aircraft family derived from the C-130 Hercules. Modern AC-130U, AC-130W, and AC-130J variants combine sensors, fire-control systems, cannon armament, and precision-guided munitions for close air support, armed reconnaissance, air interdiction, and overwatch, roles documented in Afghanistan during Operation Freedom's Sentinel, Resolute Support, and the Kabul evacuation.
M/AH-6M Little Bird, Light special operations helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsM/AH-6M Little BirdLight special operations helicopterSide: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesBuilt: MD Helicopters / Boeing / United StatesThe M/AH-6M Little Bird family pairs a compact special operations helicopter with armed and troop-carrying mission fits: AH-6M aircraft provide close air support with guns, rockets, and missiles, while MH-6M aircraft move small assault teams into confined landing zones. In the United States-Venezuela Conflict, open-source reporting connected Little Birds to Operation Absolute Resolve support roles, but the public evidence remains mixed enough to keep the conflict-use note caveated.
Black Hawk helicopter, Medium-lift military utility helicopter family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsBlack Hawk helicopterMedium-lift military utility helicopter familySide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / United StatesThe Black Hawk is Sikorsky's twin-engine medium-lift military utility helicopter family, developed from the U.S. Army's 1972 UTTAS requirement and fielded from 1978-79. The family includes the U.S. Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk combat search-and-rescue variant, which added rescue-focused mission equipment, aerial refueling, and night and all-weather systems for personnel recovery and medevac work.
SH-60 Seahawk helicopter, Shipboard maritime helicopter family, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSH-60 Seahawk helicopterShipboard maritime helicopter familySide: 🏳️ UnspecifiedBuilt: Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation / Lockheed Martin / United StatesThe SH-60 Seahawk is the U.S. Navy's H-60 maritime helicopter family, covering legacy SH-60B/F and HH-60H variants and the MH-60R/S successors that replaced them in front-line service. Navy sources describe the Seahawk as a twin-engine shipboard helicopter used for anti-submarine warfare, anti-surface warfare, search and rescue, cargo lift, special operations, and mine countermeasures.
MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator, Special operations gunship helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsMH-60L Direct Action PenetratorSpecial operations gunship helicopterSide: πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡Έ United StatesBuilt: Sikorsky / United StatesThe MH-60L Direct Action Penetrator is a 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment gunship conversion of the UH-60L/MH-60 Black Hawk, trading troop-carrying capacity for modular cannons, rockets, guided missiles, sensors, and night-raid support. Venezuela conflict reporting documents DAP Black Hawks in U.S. special operations use, while also noting that current operational DAPs are MH-60M airframes derived from the same mission configuration.

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Naval Systems

Warships, submarines, unmanned surface vessels, naval craft, and maritime combat systems.

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