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unguided Weapon Systems

Weapon systems and military equipment tagged unguided.

11 weapon systems

Mk 82 500-pound unguided bomb, Air-delivered 500-pound low-drag general-purpose bomb, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsMk 82 500-pound unguided bombAir-delivered 500-pound low-drag general-purpose bombSide: Yemeni government and coalition forces / IsraelBuilt: General Dynamics / United StatesThe Mk 82 is the U.S. Mark 80-series 500-pound low-drag general-purpose bomb, used by Saudi-led coalition aircraft in Yemen's civil war and identified in fragments from a July 2025 Gaza strike.

M117 750-pound unguided bomb, Air-dropped general-purpose bomb, Aircraft & UAVs

Aircraft & UAVsM117 750-pound unguided bombAir-dropped general-purpose bombSide: IsraelBuilt: U.S. military ordnance contractors / United StatesThe M117 is a U.S.-origin 750-pound general-purpose bomb. During the Israel-Hamas War, Israeli Air Force photos showed F-16s armed with M117s for Gaza strikes, highlighting the use of older unguided ordnance.

Iranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile, 60 mm mortar projectile, Artillery

ArtilleryIranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile60 mm mortar projectileSide: HamasBuilt: Iran Defence Products / IranIranian 60 mm HE LR mortar projectile documented in Gaza and Israel during the Israel-Hamas War; OSMP and CAT-UXO identify it as an unguided, long-range, high-explosive fragmentation mortar round.

9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket system, Artillery rocket system, Artillery

Artillery9K52 Luna-M artillery rocket systemArtillery rocket systemSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: SKB-385 Votkinsk machine-building plant / Soviet UnionThe 9K52 Luna-M, known to NATO as FROG-7, is a Soviet wheeled short-range artillery rocket system whose unguided 9M21 rockets remained in Houthi hands during the Yemen Civil War, where they were used for close-range and cross-border strikes.

Qassam-series unguided rocket, Improvised short-range unguided artillery rocket, Artillery

ArtilleryQassam-series unguided rocketImprovised short-range unguided artillery rocketSide: HamasBuilt: Hamas and associated Gaza-based workshops / Palestinian territoriesThe Qassam-series rocket is a locally produced, unguided steel-tube artillery rocket associated with Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Its short range, simple solid propellant, and crude launch arrangements make it a low-cost area-fire weapon rather than a precision system; during the Israel-Hamas War, Hamas-led forces used Qassam-series rockets within massed rocket and mortar barrages from Gaza into Israel.

Badr-3 heavy rocket, Large-calibre artillery rocket, Artillery

ArtilleryBadr-3 heavy rocketLarge-calibre artillery rocketSide: HamasBuilt: IRGC Quds Force Unit 340 / Palestinian Islamic Jihad (al-Quds Brigades) / Iran / Gaza StripThe Badr-3 heavy rocket is a large-calibre artillery rocket developed in Iran for Palestinian Islamic Jihad's Gaza arsenal. During the Israel-Hamas War, Israeli forces said they captured Badr-3 rocket parts at a PIJ weapons-production post in northern Gaza, showing the system's role in the enclave's long-range rocket threat.

M90 long-range rocket, Unguided long-range artillery rocket, Artillery

ArtilleryM90 long-range rocketUnguided long-range artillery rocketSide: HamasBuilt: Gaza Strip workshops (reported) / Palestinian territoriesThe M90 is a large, locally produced long-range unguided rocket reported in Gaza and used by Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades to strike central Israel (including reported launches toward Tel Aviv). Sources describe it as a nose-fuzed high-explosive fragmentation rocket with an approximate 90 km range.

RPG-7, Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcher, Infantry Weapons

Infantry WeaponsRPG-7Reusable shoulder-fired anti-tank rocket launcherSide: Ukraine / Hamas / Houthi-aligned forces / Islamic StateBuilt: Multiple state and licensed producers / Soviet Union / Russia / China / Bulgaria / Iraq / Iran / Pakistan / Romania / EgyptThe RPG-7 is a Soviet-origin reusable shoulder-fired rocket launcher built around a simple 40 mm launch tube and a wide family of over-caliber anti-armor, fragmentation, and thermobaric rounds. Its low cost, portability, and large global stock make it a common infantry anti-armor and assault weapon, including in Ukrainian service during the Russia-Ukraine War and Hamas use during the Israel-Hamas War.

SS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket, 300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocket, Munitions

MunitionsSS-60 Mk4 Cluster Rocket300 mm unguided cluster artillery rocketSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: Avibras Industria Aeroespacial SA / BrazilThe SS-60 Mk4 is a Brazilian 300 mm ASTROS-family unguided artillery rocket made by Avibras for long-range area fires. In the Yemen Civil War, open-source investigations identified SS-60 Mk4-marked rocket remnants and Brazilian ASTROS cluster munition rockets after Saudi-led coalition strikes in Saada governorate.

SUU-30H/B dispenser, Air-delivered submunition dispenser, Munitions

MunitionsSUU-30H/B dispenserAir-delivered submunition dispenserSide: Yemeni government and coalition forcesBuilt: U.S. Army ammunition plant production; Milan Army Ammunition Plant documented on Yemen remnant lot marking / United StatesThe SUU-30H/B is a U.S.-origin, fin-stabilized submunition dispenser used as the cargo body for several air-dropped cluster bomb units, including CBU-52B/B and CBU-58A/B configurations. Open-source munitions documentation links SUU-30H/B remnants to Saudi/UAE-led coalition airstrikes during the Yemen Civil War.

122 mm Katyusha rocket, Unguided 122 mm artillery rocket, Munitions

Munitions122 mm Katyusha rocketUnguided 122 mm artillery rocketSide: Houthi-aligned forcesBuilt: NPO Splav and multiple licensed or foreign producers / Soviet Union / Russia; copies and compatible rockets produced internationallyThe 122 mm Katyusha rocket is the common Grad-style unguided artillery rocket family associated with BM-21 and improvised launchers. In Yemen, open-source investigations document pro-Houthi use of 122 mm unguided rockets in Aden, where their area-effect, low-accuracy fire made them especially dangerous in populated neighborhoods.