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transport Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged transport.

5 weapon systems

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Mi-8/Mi-17, Medium twin-turbine utility transport helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsMi-8/Mi-17Medium twin-turbine utility transport helicopterSide: Ukraine / Syrian government and allies / Azerbaijan / Libyan National Army / Malian government and international forcesBuilt: Kazan Helicopters / Ulan-Ude Aviation Plant / RussiaThe Mi-8/Mi-17 is a Soviet-designed medium utility helicopter family used for troop lift, cargo transport, evacuation, search-and-rescue, and armed support roles. Its large production run, 4,000 kg payload class, and widespread operator base make it one of the defining rotary-wing platforms in the Russia-Ukraine War, where Ukraine operates legacy and donor-supplied Mi-17 aircraft.
Sea King, Multi-role maritime helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & 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.
Super Puma combat support helicopter, Twin-engine medium-lift utility helicopter, Aircraft & UAVsAircraft & UAVsSuper Puma combat support helicopterTwin-engine medium-lift utility helicopterSide: Nigerian government and allied forcesBuilt: Aerospatiale / Eurocopter / Airbus Helicopters / FranceThe Super Puma is a twin-engine medium-lift helicopter family developed from the SA 330 Puma and used by the Nigerian Air Force as a combat-support platform. In the Boko Haram Insurgency, sourced Nigerian Air Force reporting places Super Puma fleets in the northeast air task force, where the type supported mobility, casualty evacuation, search and rescue, and logistics rather than serving as a dedicated attack helicopter.

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Support Equipment

Transport, logistics, recovery, command, engineering, and other enabling equipment.

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Il-76, Heavy military transport aircraft, Support EquipmentSupport EquipmentIl-76Heavy military transport aircraftSide: Ukraine / Russia / Syrian government and allies / Sudanese Armed ForcesBuilt: Ilyushin / Tashkent Aviation Production Association / Aviastar-SP / Soviet Union / Uzbekistan / RussiaThe Il-76 is a four-engine Soviet-designed heavy transport aircraft built for military airlift, cargo delivery, troop movement, and rough-field operations. In recent conflict records it appears through Ukrainian and Russian wartime transport use, Russian Il-76M airlift support to the Syria campaign, and a Sudan War Il-76T resupply case in Darfur.