Coalition of the Gulf War
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The Coalition of the Gulf War were the countries officially opposed to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait
Invasion of Kuwait
The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait, which resulted in the seven-month long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, which subsequently led to direct military intervention by United States-led forces in the Gulf...

 during the 1990 / 1991 Persian Gulf War
Gulf War
The Persian Gulf War , commonly referred to as simply the Gulf War, was a war waged by a U.N.-authorized coalition force from 34 nations led by the United States, against Iraq in response to Iraq's invasion and annexation of Kuwait.The war is also known under other names, such as the First Gulf...

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Coalition by number of military personnel

List of Coalition forces by number of military personnel
Country Number of Personnel Comments / Major Events
 United States 575,000 - 697,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Battle of Khafji
The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991 and marked the culmination of the Coalition's air campaign over Kuwait and Iraq, which had begun on 17 January 1991.Iraqi...


Battle of 73 Easting
Battle of 73 Easting
The Battle of 73 Easting was a decisive tank battle fought on 26 February 1991, during the Gulf War, between American-British armored forces and those of the Iraqi Republican Guard. The battle took place several hours after the Battle of Al Busayyah...


Battle of Al Busayyah
Battle of Al Busayyah
The Battle of Al Busayyah was a tank battle fought just before sunrise on February 26, 1991, during the Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Iraqi Army.-Description:...


Battle of Phase Line Bullet
Battle of Phase Line Bullet
The Battle of Phase Line Bullet was one of the clashes which led to the destruction of the Tawakalna Iraqi Republican Guard Division, on February 26, 1991, by a simultaneous attack of two US Armored Divisions , an Infantry Division and the 2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment.The battle was one of the...


Battle of Medina Ridge
Battle of Medina Ridge
The Battle of Medina Ridge was a decisive tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Gulf War, between the U.S. 1st Armored Division and the 2nd Brigade of the Iraqi Republican Guard Medina Luminous Division outside Basra...


Battle of Wadi Al-Batin
Battle of Wadi Al-Batin
The Battle of Wadi Al-Batin or Battle of Ruqi Pocket took place before the beginning of the Desert Storm operations on 16 February 1991. This is not to be confused with the "Battle of Wadi Al-Batin" which was fought later in the four-day ground war between elements of the U.S...


Battle of Norfolk
Battle of Norfolk
The Battle of Norfolk was a tank battle fought on February 27, 1991, during the Persian Gulf War, between armored forces of the United States Army and those of the Ba'athist Iraqi Republican Guard...


Operation Desert Storm
 Saudi Arabia 60,000 - 100,000 Operation Desert Shield
Battle of Khafji
Battle of Khafji
The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991 and marked the culmination of the Coalition's air campaign over Kuwait and Iraq, which had begun on 17 January 1991.Iraqi...


Operation Desert Storm
 United Kingdom 45,462 Operation Granby
Operation Granby
Operation Granby was the name given to the British military operations during the Gulf War. 53,462 troops were deployed during the conflict. The total cost of operations was £2.434 billion of which at least £2.049 billion was paid for by other nations such as Kuwait and Saudi Arabia; £200...

 Egypt 20,000 Operation Desert Storm
 Early Modern France 18,000 Opération Daguet
Opération Daguet
Opération Daguet was the codename for French operations during the 1991 Gulf War...

 Syria 14,500 Operation Desert Storm
 Morocco 13,000 Security Personnel
 Kuwait 9,900 Invasion of Kuwait
Invasion of Kuwait
The Invasion of Kuwait, also known as the Iraq-Kuwait War, was a major conflict between the Republic of Iraq and the State of Kuwait, which resulted in the seven-month long Iraqi occupation of Kuwait, which subsequently led to direct military intervention by United States-led forces in the Gulf...


Operation Desert Storm
 Oman 6,300 Operation Desert Storm
 Pakistan 4,900 - 5,500 Backup team
 Canada 4,500 Operation FRICTION
Operation FRICTION
Operation FRICTION was a Canadian military operation that saw the contribution of 4,500 Canadian Forces personnel to the 1991 Gulf War. The US components, by far the largest, were Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm....

 United Arab Emirates 4,300 Operation Desert Storm
 Qatar 2,600 Battle of Khafji
Battle of Khafji
The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991 and marked the culmination of the Coalition's air campaign over Kuwait and Iraq, which had begun on 17 January 1991.Iraqi...

 Bangladesh 2,200 (Operation Moru-prantar) Security Personnel including 2 field Ambulance teams
 Italy 1,200 Deployed Panavia Tornado
Panavia Tornado
The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...

 strike attack aircraft, Naval deployment
 Australia 700 Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War
Australian contribution to the 1991 Gulf War
Australia was a member of the international coalition which contributed military forces to the 1991 Gulf War, also known as Operation Desert Storm. While the Australian forces did not see combat, they did play a significant role in enforcing the sanctions put in place against Iraq following the...

 Netherlands 700 Naval deployment; Air Force deployments of Surface-to-Air Missiles to Turkey and Israel
 Niger 600 Patroller group
 Sweden 525 Field hospital
 Argentina 500 Navy / Air Force
 Senegal 500 Base Guards
 Spain 500 on the field / 3,000 off the coast Engineers
 Bahrain 400 Base Guards
 Belgium 400 Base Engineers
 Poland 319 Operation Simoom
Operation Simoom
Operation Simoom was a top secret Polish intelligence operation conducted in Iraq in 1990.In 1990 the CIA asked European intelligence agencies to assist in the withdrawal of six American operatives investigating Iraqi troops movements in Iraq before the Gulf War...


Naval & medical deployment
 South Korea 314 Medical & transportation support
 Czechoslovakia 200 Operation Desert Shield
Operation Desert Storm
Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War
Czechoslovakia in the Gulf War
Czechoslovakia sent a force of 200 to take part in Operation Desert Shield and Operation Desert Storm as part of the Coalition of the Gulf War. This operation was the sole military operation carried out by Czechoslovakia during the democratic period prior to its breakup. It was also the first armed...

 Greece 200 Pilots
 Denmark 100 HDMS Olfert Fischer
HDMS Olfert Fischer (F355)
HDMS Olfert Fischer is a of the Kongelige Danske Marine .Laid down in December 1978 and commissioned in October 1981, the corvette operated in the Persian Gulf on two occasions, first in 1990 and 1991 as part of the multinational fleet enforcing the United Nations sanctions against Iraq, then...

 (Niels Juel Class Korvet)
 New Zealand 100 2 C-130 Hercules
C-130 Hercules
The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

 transporter aircraft
 Hungary 50
 Norway 50 Naval & medical deployment


United States

  • Norman Schwarzkopf
  • Colin Powell
    Colin Powell
    Colin Luther Powell is an American statesman and a retired four-star general in the United States Army. He was the 65th United States Secretary of State, serving under President George W. Bush from 2001 to 2005. He was the first African American to serve in that position. During his military...

  • Calvin Waller
    Calvin Waller
    Lieutenant General Calvin Agustine Hoffman Waller was a high-ranking officer in the United States military.-Career:...

  • Charles Horner
  • Walt Boomer
  • Stan Arthur
    Stan Arthur
    Admiral Stanley R. Arthur, USN was the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992–95, culminating more than 38 years as an officer in the United States Navy.-Military career:...

  • Frederick Franks
  • Buster Glosson
    Buster Glosson
    Lieutenant General Buster Cleveland Glosson was the deputy chief of staff for plans and operations at the headquarters for the U.S. Air Force in Washington D.C. He was responsible to the secretary of the Air Force and chief of staff for the planning, operations, requirements and force structure...


Tanks

  • M1A1
    M1 Abrams
    The M1 Abrams is a third-generation main battle tank produced in the United States. It is named after General Creighton Abrams, former Army Chief of Staff and Commander of US military forces in Vietnam from 1968 to 1972. The M1 is a well armed, heavily armored, and highly mobile tank designed for...

     Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M60A1/A3 Patton
    M60 Patton
    The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...

     MBT (Main Battle Tank) (USMC
    United States Marine Corps
    The United States Marine Corps is a branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for providing power projection from the sea, using the mobility of the United States Navy to deliver combined-arms task forces rapidly. It is one of seven uniformed services of the United States...

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  • M551A1 Sheridan
    M551 Sheridan
    The M551 Sheridan was a light tank developed by the United States and named after Civil War General Philip Sheridan. It was designed to be landed by parachute and to swim across rivers. It was armed with the technically advanced but troublesome M81/M81E1 152mm gun/launcher which fired conventional...

     TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle

Armored Vehicles

  • M2A2 Bradley
    M2 Bradley
    The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy...

     IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AAVP7A1
    Amphibious Assault Vehicle
    The Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...

     Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC)
  • LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC)
  • LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC)
  • M113A2/A3
    M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
    The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

     APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • M901A1 ITV (Improved TOW Vehicle)

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • LAV-M Light Armored Vehicle (Mortar) (USMC)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • M109A2/A3/A4
    M109 howitzer
    The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...

     155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M110A2
    M110 howitzer
    The 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer M110 was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory. It was deployed in division artillery in general support battalions and in separate corps- and Army-level battalions. Missions include general support, counter-battery...

     8inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • M270 MLRS
    M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
    The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...

     Multiple Launch Rocket System

Anti-Aircraft

  • M163 VADS
    M163 VADS
    The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most US combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored...

     Vulcan Air Defence System
  • M48 Chaparral
    MIM-72/M48 Chaparral
    MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral was a US Army self-propelled surface-to-air missile system based on the AIM-9 Sidewinder air-to-air missile system. The launcher is based on the M113 family of vehicles. It entered service with the US Army in 1969 and was phased out between 1990 and 1998...

     Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • M1097 Avenger HMMWV
    M1097 Avenger
    The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is a missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters...

     High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
  • M167 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System
  • MIM-23 Improved Hawk
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

     SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • MIM-104 Patriot
    MIM-104 Patriot
    The MIM-104 Patriot is a surface-to-air missile system, the primary of its kind used by the United States Army and several allied nations. It is manufactured by the Raytheon Company of the United States. The Patriot System replaced the Nike Hercules system as the U.S. Army's primary High to Medium...

     SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Artillery & Mortars

  • M102 105 mm
    M102 howitzer
    First introduced during the Vietnam War, the M102 was the light-towed 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and most recently in the Iraq War.- An Air Mobile Howitzer for the Vietnam War :...

     Towed Howitzer
  • M198 155 mm
    M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be a lightweight replacement for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing...

     Towed Howitzer
  • M58 MICLIC
    M58 MICLIC
    The M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge is a rocket projected explosive line charge which provides a "close-in" breaching capability for maneuver forces of the United States Army and Marine Corps. It is effective against conventionally fuzed land mines and, when detonated, it provides a lane 8 meters by...

     (Mine Clearing Line Charge) Towed
  • M224 60 mm Light Weight Mortar
    M224 Mortar
    The M224 60 mm Lightweight Mortar is a smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for close-in support of ground troops.-Description:The M224 system is composed of the*M225 Cannon *M170 Bipod...

  • M252 81 mm Medium Weight Mortar
    M252 Mortar
    The M252 81 mm medium weight mortar is an American smooth bore, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to light infantry, air assault, and airborne units across the entire front of a battalion zone of influence. In the U.S. Army and U.S...

  • M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar
    M30 107 mm Mortar
    The M30 107 mm heavy mortar is an American rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units.-Design:...



Engineering & Recovery Vehicles
  • M728 CEV
    M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle
    The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle is a military engineering vehicle based on an M60A1 Patton main battle tank chassis with a hydraulically operated dozer blade mounted on the front effectively functioning as an armored bulldozer, plus an A-frame crane boom hinged on either side of the turret and a...

     (Combat Engineer Vehicle)
  • M9 ACE
    M9 Armored Combat Earthmover
    The M9 Armored Combat Earthmover is a highly mobile armored tracked vehicle that provides combat engineer support to front-line forces. Its tasks include eliminating enemy obstacles, maintenance and repair of roads and supply routes, and construction of fighting positions.-History:The M9 is a...

     (Armored Combat Earthmover)
  • M60 AVLM (Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge))
  • M88 Hercules ARV
    M88 Armoured Recovery Vehicle
    The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest all weather armored recovery vehicles currently in use by United States armed forces. There are currently three variants, the M88, M88A1 and M88A2 Hercules...

     (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • M60A1 AVLB
    M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB)
    The M60 AVLB is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank chassis used for the launching and retrieval of a scissors-type bridge...

     (Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • M139 Volcano Mine System
    Volcano mine system
    The M139 Volcano mine system is a US highspeed landmine laying system. It can lay a minefield one kilometer long, containing 960 mines in 43 seconds from a ground vehicle, and in just 17 seconds from a helicopter...


Command Vehicles

  • M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier
  • AACV7A1
    Amphibious Assault Vehicle
    The Assault Amphibious Vehicle —official designation AAV-7A1 is a fully tracked amphibious landing vehicle manufactured by U.S. Combat Systems .The AAV-7A1 is the current amphibious troop transport of the United States Marine Corps...

     (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC)
  • LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC)
  • M981 FISTV
    M981 FISTV
    The M981 FISTV is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to house an artillery observer team in mechanized units...

     (Fire Support Team Vehicle)

Other Vehicles

  • M998 HMMWV
    High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
    The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle , better known as the Humvee, is a military 4WD motor vehicle created by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles formerly served by smaller Jeeps such as the M151 MUTT, the M561 "Gama Goat", their M718A1 and M792 ambulance versions, the CUCV,...

     High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle
  • M151A2 FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) (USMC)
  • M1008 CUCV (Commercial Utility, Cargo Vehicle)
  • FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) / DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle)
    Desert Patrol Vehicle
    The Desert Patrol Vehicle , formerly called the Fast Attack Vehicle , is a high-speed, lightly armored sandrail-like vehicle first used in combat during the Gulf War in 1991. Due to their dash speed and off-road mobility, the DPVs were used extensively during Operation Desert Storm. The first U.S...

  • Kawasaki KLR-250-D8
    Kawasaki KLR250
    The Kawasaki KLR250 was a motorcycle produced from 1984 to 2005, with only minor changes during the model run. This lightweight dualsport motorcycle was used for several years by the US military for a variety of tasks, including messenger duty and reconnaissance. It was produced by Kawasaki Heavy...

  • M35A2 6x6 2.5-Ton Truck "Deuce And A Half"
    M35 2-1/2 ton cargo truck
    The M35 family of trucks is a long-lived vehicle initially deployed by the United States Army, and subsequently utilized by many nations around the world. A truck in the 2½ ton weight class, it was one of many vehicles in U.S...

  • M925A1 6x6 5-Ton Truck
  • M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier
  • M992 FAASV (Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle)

Helicopters

  • Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces
    The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

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  • Bell AH-1F Cobra
    AH-1 Cobra
    The Bell AH-1 Cobra is a two-bladed, single engine attack helicopter manufactured by Bell Helicopter. It shares a common engine, transmission and rotor system with the older UH-1 Iroquois...

     (Army
    United States Army
    The United States Army is the main branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the U.S. military, and is one of seven U.S. uniformed services...

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  • Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC)
  • Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC)
  • Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (USMC)
  • Boeing AH-64A Apache
    AH-64 Apache
    The Boeing AH-64 Apache is a four-blade, twin-engine attack helicopter with a tailwheel-type landing gear arrangement, and a tandem cockpit for a two-man crew. The Apache was developed as Model 77 by Hughes Helicopters for the United States Army's Advanced Attack Helicopter program to replace the...

     (Army)
  • Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight
    CH-46 Sea Knight
    The Boeing Vertol CH-46 Sea Knight is a medium-lift tandem rotor transport helicopter, used by the United States Marine Corps to provide all-weather, day-or-night assault transport of combat troops, supplies and equipment. Assault Support is its primary function, and the movement of supplies and...

     (United States Navy
    United States Navy
    The United States Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The U.S. Navy is the largest in the world; its battle fleet tonnage is greater than that of the next 13 largest navies combined. The U.S...

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  • Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC)
  • Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army)
  • Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion
    CH-53 Sea Stallion
    The CH-53 Sea Stallion is the most common name for the Sikorsky S-65 family of heavy-lift transport helicopters. Originally developed for use by the United States Marine Corps, it is also in service with Germany, Iran, Israel, and Mexico...

     (USN, USMC)
  • Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion
    CH-53E Super Stallion
    The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is the largest and heaviest helicopter in the United States military. It was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, a seventh blade to the main rotor and canting the tail rotor 20 degrees. Sailors commonly refer to the Super...

     (USMC)
  • Bell EH-1H Iroquois (Huey)
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

     (Army)
  • Sikorsky EH-60A Quick Fix (Army)
  • Boeing HH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
  • Sikorsky HH-60H Seahawk (USN)
  • Boeing MH-47 (SOA) Special Operations Aircraft (Army
    Army
    An army An army An army (from Latin arma "arms, weapons" via Old French armée, "armed" (feminine), in the broadest sense, is the land-based military of a nation or state. It may also include other branches of the military such as the air force via means of aviation corps...

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  • Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon
    MH-53 Pave Low
    The Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low series is a long-range combat search and rescue helicopter for the United States Air Force. The series was upgraded from the HH-53B/C, variants of the Sikorsky CH-53 Sea Stallion. The HH-53 "Super Jolly Green Giant" was initially developed to replace the HH-3 "Jolly...

     (USN)
  • Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk (USAF)
  • Bell OH-58A Kiowa
    OH-58 Kiowa
    The Bell OH-58 Kiowa is a family of single-engine, single-rotor, military helicopters used for observation, utility, and direct fire support. Bell Helicopter manufactured the OH-58 for the United States Army based on the 206A JetRanger helicopter. The OH-58 has been in continuous use by the U.S...

     (Army)
  • Bell OH-58C Kiowa (Army)
  • Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (USMC)
  • Kaman SH-2F Seasprite
    SH-2 Seasprite
    The Kaman SH-2 Seasprite is a ship-based helicopter with anti-submarine, anti-surface threat capability, including over-the-horizon targeting. This aircraft extends and increases shipboard sensor and weapon capabilities against several types of enemy threats, including submarines of all types,...

     (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King
    H-3 Sea King
    The Sikorsky SH-3 Sea King is a twin-engined anti-submarine warfare helicopter. It served with the United States Navy and other forces, and continues to serve in many countries around the world. The Sea King has been built under license in Italy and Japan, and in the United Kingdom as the...

     (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-3H Sea King (USN)
  • Sikorsky SH-60B Seahawk (USN)
  • Bell UH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (Army)
  • Bell UH-1N (Huey) (USMC)
  • Bell UH-1V Iroquois (Huey) Aeromedical Evacuation (Army)
  • Boeing UH-46D Sea Knight (USN)
  • Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (Army)

Airplanes

  • Grummans A-6E Intruder
    A-6 Intruder
    The Grumman A-6 Intruder was an American, twin jet-engine, mid-wing attack aircraft built by Grumman Aerospace. In service with the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps between 1963 and 1997, the Intruder was designed as an all-weather medium attack aircraft to replace the piston-engined A-1 Skyraider...

     (USN, USMC)
  • Vought A-7E Corsair II
    A-7 Corsair II
    The Ling-Temco-Vought A-7 Corsair II is a carrier-based subsonic light attack aircraft introduced to replace the United States Navy's Douglas A-4 Skyhawk, initially entering service during the Vietnam War...

     (USN)
  • BAe/McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II (USMC)
  • A-10A Thunderbolt II (Warthog)
    A-10 Thunderbolt II
    The Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is an American single-seat, twin-engine, straight-wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic in the early 1970s. The A-10 was designed for a United States Air Force requirement to provide close air support for ground forces by attacking tanks,...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed AC-130A (Spectre) Gunship
    Lockheed AC-130
    The Lockheed AC-130 gunship is a heavily-armed ground-attack aircraft variant of the C-130 Hercules transport plane. The basic airframe is manufactured by Lockheed, while Boeing is responsible for the conversion into a gunship and for aircraft support...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed AC-130H (Spectre) Gunship (USAF)
  • Boeing B-52G Stratofortress
    B-52 Stratofortress
    The Boeing B-52 Stratofortress is a long-range, subsonic, jet-powered strategic bomber operated by the United States Air Force since the 1950s. The B-52 was designed and built by Boeing, who have continued to provide maintainence and upgrades to the aircraft in service...

     (USAF)
  • Boeing B-52H Stratofortress (USAF)
  • Grumman C-2A Greyhound (USN)
  • Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
    C-5 Galaxy
    The Lockheed C-5 Galaxy is a large military transport aircraft built by Lockheed. It provides the United States Air Force with a heavy intercontinental-range strategic airlift capability, one that can carry outsize and oversize cargos, including all air-certifiable cargo. The Galaxy has many...

     (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (USN)
  • Raytheon C-12 Huron
    C-12 Huron
    The C-12 Huron is the military designation for a series of twin-engine turboprop aircraft based on the Beechcraft Super King Air and Beechcraft 1900. C-12 variants are used by the United States Air Force, United States Army, United States Navy and United States Marine Corps...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed C-130 Hercules
    C-130 Hercules
    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed C-130F Hercules (USN)
  • North American Rockwell CT-39G
    T-39 Sabreliner
    The North American Sabreliner is a mid-sized business jet developed by North American Aviation. It was offered to the U.S. Air Force in response to their Utility Trainer Experimental program...

     (USN)
  • McDonnell Douglas DC-9
    McDonnell Douglas DC-9
    The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engine, single-aisle jet airliner. It was first manufactured in 1965 with its maiden flight later that year. The DC-9 was designed for frequent, short flights. The final DC-9 was delivered in October 1982.The DC-9 was followed in subsequent modified forms by...

     (USN)
  • Grumman E-2C Hawkeye
    E-2 Hawkeye
    The Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, aircraft carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft Company for the United States Navy as a replacement for the...

     (USN)
  • Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS
    E-3 Sentry
    The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system developed by Boeing as the prime contractor. Derived from the Boeing 707, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force , NATO, Royal Air Force , French Air Force...

     Airborne Warning And Control System (USAF)
  • Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior
    A-3 Skywarrior
    The Douglas A-3 Skywarrior was originally designed as a strategic bomber for the United States Navy and was among the longest serving carrier-based jet aircraft in history. It entered service in the mid-1950s and was retired in 1991...

     (USN)
  • Lockheed EP-3E Aries II
    EP-3E Aries II
    |-See also:-References:* Winchester, Jim, ed. Military Aircraft of the Cold War . London: Grange Books plc, 2006. ISBN 1-84013-929-3.-External links:* and * *...

     (USN)
  • Grumman EA-6B Prowler
    EA-6 Prowler
    The Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, mid-wing electronic warfare aircraft modified from the basic A-6 Intruder airframe. The EA-6B has been in service with the U.S...

     (USN)
  • Boeing E-8 Joint STARS
    E-8 Joint STARS
    The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System is a battle management and command and control aircraft of the United States Air Force...

     Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (USAF)
  • General Dynamics EF-111A Raven
    General Dynamics F-111
    The General Dynamics F-111 "Aardvark" was a medium-range interdictor and tactical strike aircraft that also filled the roles of strategic bomber, reconnaissance, and electronic warfare in its various versions. Developed in the 1960s by General Dynamics, it first entered service in 1967 with the...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed EC-130E/J Commando Solo
    EC-130 Commando Solo
    The Lockheed Martin EC-130 series comprises several slightly different versions of the C-130 that have been and continue to be operated by the U.S. Air Force and, until the 1990s, the U.S...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (USAF)
  • Boeing EC-135L Looking Glass (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II
    F-4 Phantom II
    The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is a tandem two-seat, twin-engined, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor fighter/fighter-bomber originally developed for the United States Navy by McDonnell Aircraft. It first entered service in 1960 with the U.S. Navy. Proving highly adaptable,...

     (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II (Wild Weasel
    Wild Weasel
    A Wild Weasel is an aircraft specially equipped with radar seeking missiles, and tasked with destroying the radars and SAM installations of enemy air defence systems....

    ) (USAF)
  • Grumman F-14A Tomcat
    F-14 Tomcat
    The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experimental program following the collapse of the F-111B project...

     (USN)
  • Grumman F-14A+(B) Tomcat (USN)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
    F-15 Eagle
    The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights...

     (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle
    F-15E Strike Eagle
    The McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle is an all-weather multirole fighter, derived from the McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle. The F-15E was designed in the 1980s for long-range, high speed interdiction without relying on escort or electronic warfare aircraft. United States Air Force F-15E Strike...

     (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon
    F-16 Fighting Falcon
    The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a multirole jet fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force . Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successful all-weather multirole aircraft. Over 4,400 aircraft have been built since...

     (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet
    F/A-18 Hornet
    The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is a supersonic, all-weather carrier-capable multirole fighter jet, designed to dogfight and attack ground targets . Designed by McDonnell Douglas and Northrop, the F/A-18 was derived from the latter's YF-17 in the 1970s for use by the United States Navy and...

     (USN, USMC)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18C Hornet (USN, USMC)
  • McDonnell Douglas F/A-18D Hornet (USMC)
  • General Dynamics F-111E Aardvark (USAF)
  • General Dynamics F-111F Aardvark (USAF)
  • Lockheed F-117A Nighthawk
    F-117 Nighthawk
    The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk was a single-seat, twin-engine stealth ground-attack aircraft formerly operated by the United States Air Force . The F-117A's first flight was in 1981, and it achieved initial operating capability status in October 1983...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed HC-130 King
    HC-130
    The Lockheed HC-130 is an extended-range, search and rescue and Combat search and rescue version of the C-130 Hercules transport. The HC-130H and HC-130J versions are operated by the United States Coast Guard in a SAR and maritime reconnaissance role. The HC-130P and HC-130N Combat King models...

     (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender
    KC-10 Extender
    The McDonnell Douglas KC-10 Extender is the military adaptation of the three-engined DC-10 airliner for the United States Air Force . The KC-10 incorporates military-specific equipment for its primary roles of transport and aerial refueling. It was developed to supplement the KC-135 Stratotanker...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed KC-130F Hercules (USN, USMC)
  • Lockheed KC-130R Hercules (USMC)
  • Lockheed KC-130T Hercules (USMC)
  • Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker
    KC-135 Stratotanker
    The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an aerial refueling military aircraft. It and the Boeing 707 airliner were developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype. The KC-135 was the US Air Force's first jet-powered refueling tanker and replaced the KC-97 Stratotanker...

     (USAF)
  • Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (USAF)
  • Lockheed MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon (USAF)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco
    OV-10 Bronco
    The North American Aviation Rockwell OV-10 Bronco is a turboprop light attack and observation aircraft. It was developed in the 1960s as a special aircraft for counter-insurgency combat, and one of its primary missions was as a forward air control aircraft...

     (USMC)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco (USMC)
  • North American Rockwell OV-10D+ Bronco (USMC)
  • Lockheed P-3B Orion
    P-3 Orion
    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or...

     (USN)
  • Lockheed P-3C Orion (USN)
  • Boeing RC-135V/W Rivet Joint (USAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas RF-4C Phantom II (USAF)
  • Lockheed S-3A Viking
    S-3 Viking
    The Lockheed S-3 Viking is a four-seat twin-engine jet aircraft that was used by the U.S. Navy to identify, track, and destroy enemy submarines. In the late 1990s, the S-3B's mission focus shifted to surface warfare and aerial refueling. The Viking also provided electronic warfare and surface...

     (USN)
  • Lockheed S-3B Viking (USN)
  • Lockheed U-2/TR-1 Dragon Lady
    Lockheed U-2
    The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency . It provides day and night, very high-altitude , all-weather intelligence gathering...

     (USAF)
  • Lockheed UP-3A Orion
    P-3 Orion
    The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engine turboprop anti-submarine and maritime surveillance aircraft developed for the United States Navy and introduced in the 1960s. Lockheed based it on the L-188 Electra commercial airliner. The aircraft is easily recognizable by its distinctive tail stinger or...

     (USN)

Aircraft Carriers

  • Midway Class
    Midway class aircraft carrier
    The Midway class aircraft carrier was one of the longest lived carrier designs in history. First commissioned in late 1945, the lead ship of the class, was not decommissioned until 1992, shortly after service in Operation Desert Storm in 1991.-History:...

     (USS Midway
    USS Midway (CV-41)
    USS Midway was an aircraft carrier of the United States Navy, the lead ship of her class, and the first to be commissioned after the end of World War II...

    )
  • Forrestal Class
    Forrestal class aircraft carrier
    The Forrestal-class aircraft carriers were a four-ship class designed and built for the United States Navy in the 1950s. It was the first class of so-called supercarriers, combining high tonnage, deck-edge elevators and an angled deck...

     (USS Saratoga
    USS Saratoga (CV-60)
    USS Saratoga , was one of four Forrestal- class supercarriers built for the US Navy in the 1950s. Saratoga was the sixth US Navy ship, and the second aircraft carrier, to be named for the Battle of Saratoga in the American Revolutionary War.Commissioned in 1956, she spent most of her career in...

    , USS Ranger)
  • Kitty Hawk Class
    Kitty Hawk class aircraft carrier
    The Kitty Hawk-class supercarriers of the United States Navy were an incremental improvement on the Forrestal-class vessels. Four were built, all in the 1960s, , , and...

     (USS America
    USS America (CV-66)
    The USS America was one of four Kitty Hawk-class super carriers built for the United States Navy in the 1960s. Commissioned in 1965, she spent most of her career in the Atlantic and Mediterranean, but did make three Pacific deployments serving in the Vietnam War. She also served in operations...

    , USS John F. Kennedy
    USS John F. Kennedy (CV-67)
    USS John F. Kennedy is a John F. Kennedy class aircraft carrier, the last conventionally powered carrier built for the United States Navy. The ship is named after the 35th President of the United States, John F...

    )
  • Nimitz Class
    Nimitz class aircraft carrier
    The Nimitz-class supercarriers are a class of ten nuclear-powered aircraft carriers in service with the United States Navy. With an overall length of and full-load displacements of over 100,000 long tons, they are the largest capital ships in the world...

     (USS Theodore Roosevelt
    USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)
    USS Theodore Roosevelt is the fourth Nimitz-class supercarrier. Her radio call sign is Rough Rider, the name of President Theodore Roosevelt's volunteer cavalry unit during the Spanish-American War...

    )

Battleships

  • Iowa Class
    Iowa class battleship
    The Iowa-class battleships were a class of fast battleships ordered by the United States Navy in 1939 and 1940 to escort the Fast Carrier Task Forces which would operate in the Pacific Theater of World War II. Six were ordered during the course of World War II, but only four were completed in...

     (USS Missouri
    USS Missouri (BB-63)
    |USS Missouri is a United States Navy Iowa-class battleship, and was the fourth ship of the U.S. Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Missouri...

    , USS Wisconsin
    USS Wisconsin (BB-64)
    USS Wisconsin , "Wisky" or "WisKy", is an , the second ship of the United States Navy to be named in honor of the U.S. state of Wisconsin...

    )

Submarines

  • Los Angeles Class
    Los Angeles class submarine
    The Los Angeles class, sometimes called the LA class or the 688 class, is a class of nuclear-powered fast attack submarines that forms the backbone of the United States submarine fleet. With 43 submarines on active duty and 19 retired, the Los Angeles class is the most numerous nuclear powered...

     (USS Chicago
    USS Chicago (SSN-721)
    USS Chicago is a Los Angeles-class submarine, the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city of Chicago, Illinois. The contract to build her was awarded to Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Company in Newport News, Virginia on 13 August 1981 and her keel was laid down on 5...

    , USS Louisville
    USS Louisville (SSN-724)
    USS Louisville , a , was the fourth ship of the United States Navy to be named for Louisville, Kentucky. The contract to build her was awarded to the Electric Boat Division of General Dynamics Corporation in Groton, Connecticut on 11 February 1982 and her keel was laid down on 24 September 1984. ...

    )

Amphibious Assault Ships

  • Tarawa Class
    Tarawa class amphibious assault ship
    The Tarawa class is a ship class of amphibious assault ships operated by the United States Navy . Five ships were built by Ingalls Shipbuilding between 1971 and 1980; another four ships were planned, but later cancelled...

     (USS Tarawa
    USS Tarawa (LHA-1)
    USS Tarawa is a United States Navy amphibious assault ship, the lead ship of her class, and the second ship to be named for Tarawa Atoll, site of a Marine landing during World War II. The first Tarawa was the...

    , USS Nassau
    USS Nassau (LHA-4)
    USS Nassau was a Tarawa-class amphibious assault ship. She was capable of transporting more than 3,000 US United States Navy and United States Marine Corps personnel. Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula, Mississippi, laid the ship's keel on August 13, 1973, she was commissioned on July 28, 1979...

    ,)
  • Iwo Jima Class
    Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ship
    The Iwo Jima class amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy were the first amphibious assault ships designed and built as dedicated helicopter carriers, capable of operating up to 20 helicopters to carry up to 1,800 marines ashore. They were named for battles featuring the United States...

     (USS Iwo Jima
    USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2)
    USS Iwo Jima was the lead ship of her class and type—the first ship to be designed and built from the keel up as an amphibious assault ship. She carried helicopters and a detachment of embarked Marines for use in the Navy's "vertical envelopment" concept of amphibious operations...

    , USS Guam
    USS Guam (LPH-9)
    USS Guam , an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship, was laid down by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 15 November 1962; launched 22 August 1964; sponsored by Mrs. Vaughn H. Emory Green; and commissioned 16 January 1965, Captain N. E. Thurmon in command...

    , USS Tripoli
    USS Tripoli (LPH-10)
    USS Tripoli , an , was laid down on 15 June 1964 at Pascagoula, Mississippi, by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation; launched on 31 July 1965; sponsored by Mrs. Jane Cates, the wife of General Clifton B. Cates, former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned on 6 August 1966 at the...

    , USS New Orleans
    USS New Orleans (LPH-11)
    USS New Orleans was an Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship in the United States Navy. She was the third Navy ship to be so named, and is the first named for the Battle of New Orleans, which was the last major battle of The War of 1812....

    , USS Guadalcanal
    USS Guadalcanal (LPH-7)
    USS Guadalcanal , the third Iwo Jima-class amphibious assault ship , was launched by the Philadelphia Naval Shipyard 16 March 1963, sponsored by Mrs. David Shoup, wife of General Shoup, the former Commandant of the Marine Corps; and commissioned 20 July 1963, Captain Dale K. Peterson in command...

    )

Guided Missile Cruisers

  • Leahy Class (USS Worden,USS Halsey CG 23 USS Richmond K. Turner)
  • Belknap Class
    Belknap class cruiser
    The Belknap class cruiser was a class of single-ended guided missile cruisers built for the United States Navy during the 1960s...

     (USS Horne, USS Biddle
    USS Biddle (DLG-34)
    USS Biddle , also DLG-34, named for Captain Nicholas Biddle of the Continental Navy, was a Belknap-class guided missile cruiser of the United States Navy....

    )
  • Ticonderoga Class
    Ticonderoga class cruiser
    The Ticonderoga class of missile cruisers is a class of warships in the United States Navy, first ordered and authorized in FY 1978. The class uses phased-array radar and was originally planned as a class of destroyers...

     (USS Valley Forge
    USS Valley Forge (CG-50)
    USS Valley Forge was a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. She was named for Valley Forge, where the Continental Army camped during one winter in the American Revolution...

    , USS Tomas S. Gates
    USS Thomas S. Gates (CG-51)
    USS Thomas S. Gates is a Ticonderoga-class cruiser in the United States Navy. The warship is named after Thomas S. Gates, Secretary of Defense in the last years of the Eisenhower Administration . Thomas S. Gates was laid down 31 August 1984 at Bath Iron Works, Maine and sponsored by Anne Gates,...

    , USS Bunker Hill
    USS Bunker Hill (CG-52)
    USS Bunker Hill is a Ticonderoga class guided missile cruiser laid down by Litton-Ingalls Shipbuilding Corporation at Pascagoula, Mississippi on 11 January 1984, launched on 11 March 1985 and commissioned on 20 September 1986...

    , USS Mobile Bay
    USS Mobile Bay (CG-53)
    USS Mobile Bay is a Ticonderoga class guided-missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. She is named for the naval Battle of Mobile Bay during the American Civil War in 1864. She is currently on deployment to the Persian Gulf, providing support for the John C...

    , USS Leyte Gulf
    USS Leyte Gulf (CG-55)
    USS Leyte Gulf is a Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser in the United States Navy. She was named in memory of the World War II Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Pacific. She is powered by four large gas-turbine engines, and she has a large complement of guided missiles for air defense, attack of...

    , USS San Jacinto
    USS San Jacinto (CG-56)
    USS San Jacinto is a in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of San Jacinto, the decisive battle of the Texas Revolution....

    , USS Philippine Sea
    USS Philippine Sea (CG-58)
    USS Philippine Sea is a Flight II Ticonderoga-class guided missile cruiser on active service in the United States Navy. She is named for the Battle of the Philippine Sea during World War II and is the second ship to bear the name. The Philippine Sea was the first U.S. or allied vessel to launch...

    , USS Princeton
    USS Princeton (CG-59)
    USS Princeton is a guided missile cruiser serving in the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare. She also is the home of two Seahawk...

    , USS Normandy
    USS Normandy (CG-60)
    USS Normandy is a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser in the service of the United States Navy. Armed with naval guns and anti-air, anti-surface, and anti-submarine missiles, plus other weapons, she is equipped for surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and anti-submarine warfare...

    )
  • California Class
    California class cruiser
    The California class cruisers were a set of two of nuclear-powered guided missile cruisers operated by the United States Navy between 1974 and 1998. Other than their nuclear power supply and lack of helicopter hangars, ships of the California class were comparable to other guided missile cruisers...

     (USS South Carolina
    USS South Carolina (CGN-37)
    USS South Carolina was the second ship of the California-class of nuclear powered guided missile cruisers in the United States Navy....

    )
  • Virginia Class
    Virginia class cruiser
    The Virginia-class nuclear guided-missile cruisers were a series of four double-ended guided-missile cruisers commissioned in the late 1970s, which served in the US Navy until the mid- to late-1990s...

     (USS Virginia
    USS Virginia (CGN-38)
    USS Virginia was a nuclear-powered guided missile cruiser, the lead ship of her class, and the eighth ship of the United States Navy to be named for the Commonwealth of Virginia.-Construction:...

    , USS Mississippi
    USS Mississippi (CGN-40)
    USS Mississippi , a Virginia class, nuclear fuel powered, U.S. Navy guided-missile cruiser, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named in honor of the 20th state admitted to the Union....

    )

Destroyer Tenders

  • Samuel Gompers Class (USS Samuel Gompers
    USS Samuel Gompers (AD-37)
    USS Samuel Gompers was a destroyer tender, the first of her class, and designed to be a floating repair shop for ships of the U.S. Navy either in port or at sea...

    )
  • Yellowstone Class (USS Yellowstone, USS Acadia
    USS Acadia (AD-42)
    USS Acadia was a Yellowstone-class destroyer tender in the service of the United States Navy, named after Acadia National Park...

    , USS Cape Cod)

Destroyers

  • Spruance Class
    Spruance class destroyer
    The Spruance-class destroyer was developed by the United States to replace a large number of World War II-built Allen M. Sumner- and Gearing-class destroyers, and was the primary destroyer built for the U.S. Navy during the 1970s....

     (USS Spruance
    USS Spruance (DD-963)
    USS Spruance was the lead ship of the Spruance-class of destroyers in the United States Navy. She was named for Admiral Raymond A. Spruance....

    , USS Paul F. Foster
    USS Paul F. Foster (DD-964)
    USS Paul F. Foster , named for Vice Admiral Paul F. Foster USN , was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

    , USS Caron
    USS Caron (DD-970)
    USS Caron was a , named for Hospital Corpsman Third Class Wayne M. Caron , who was killed in action during the Vietnam War, and posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor....

    , USS Oldendorf
    USS Oldendorf (DD-972)
    USS Oldendorf , named for Admiral Jesse B. Oldendorf USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-Construction:...

    , USS Moosbrugger
    USS Moosbrugger (DD-980)
    USS Moosbrugger was a Spruance-class destroyer built for the United States Navy by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi...

    , USS Leftwich
    USS Leftwich (DD-984)
    USS Leftwich was a Spruance-class destroyer built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi. She was named for Lieutenant Colonel William G...

    , USS Harry W. Will
    USS Harry W. Hill (DD-986)
    USS Harry W. Hill , named for Admiral Harry W. Hill USN, was a built by the Ingalls Shipbuilding Division of Litton Industries at Pascagoula, Mississippi.-History:In late November 1982 Harry W...

    , USS Fife
    USS Fife (DD-991)
    USS Fife , a , was a ship of the United States Navy named for Admiral James Fife, Jr. , a distinguished Submarine Force commander during World War II....


Guided Missile Destroyers

  • Farragut Class
    Farragut class destroyer (1958)
    The Farragut class was the second destroyer class of the United States Navy to be named for Admiral David Glasgow Farragut. The class is sometimes referred to as the Coontz class, since Coontz was first to be designed and built as a guided missile ship, whereas the previous three ships were...

     (USS Macdonough
    USS Macdonough (DDG-39)
    USS MacDonough named for Commodore Thomas Macdonough was the 4th ship of the United States Navy to be named for him.The fourth Macdonough was projected as DL-8, but redesignated DLG-8 prior to keel laying by the Fore River Shipyard, Bethlehem Steel Co., Quincy, Massachusetts, 16 April 1958;...

    , USS Coontz
    USS Coontz (DDG-40)
    USS Coontz was a Farragut-class destroyer leader/frigate in the United States Navy. She was named after Admiral Robert Coontz, the US Navy's second chief of naval operations....

    , USS Preble)
  • Kidd Class
    Kidd class destroyer
    The Kidd class guided missile destroyers were a series of four warships based upon the hull of the Spruance class destroyers. These ships were originally ordered by the Shah of Iran for service in the Persian Gulf in an air defense role...

     (USS Kidd
    USS Kidd (DDG-993)
    USS Kidd was the lead ship in her class of destroyers operated by the U.S. Navy. Derived from the Spruance class, these vessels were designed for air defense in hot weather. The vessel was the second named after Medal of Honor recipient Rear Admiral Isaac C...

    )

Frigates

  • Knox Class
    Knox class frigate
    Knox class frigates were United States Navy warships, originally laid down as ocean escorts , but were all redesignated as frigates on 30 June 1975 in the USN 1975 ship reclassification and their hull designation changed from DE to FF.A sub-class of the Knox class was built, commonly referred to as...

     (USS Marvin Shields
    USS Marvin Shields (FF-1066)
    USS Marvin Shields was a of the US Navy. The ship was named after the only Seabee to receive the Medal of Honor. CM3 Marvin Glenn Shields was awarded the Medal of Honor during the Vietnam War. Constructed by Todd Pacific Shipyards, Seattle, Washington, laid down April 12, 1968, launched October...

    , USS Francis Hammond
    USS Francis Hammond (FF-1067)
    USS Francis Hammond is the ninth Knox-class frigate, named in honor of Hospitalman Francis Colton Hammond, a Medal of Honor recipient. She was originally designed as a Knox-class ocean escort , and was built by Todd Pacific Shipyards Corporation Los Angeles Division, San Pedro, California...

    , USS Vreeland
    USS Vreeland (FF-1068)
    USS Vreeland was a of the United States Navy. The ship was named for Rear Admiral Charles E. Vreeland .Vreeland was laid down on 20 March 1968 by the Avondale Shipyard at Westwego, La.; launched on 16 June 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Jamie L...

    , USS Thomas C. Hart
    USS Thomas C. Hart (FF-1092)
    The USS Thomas C. Hart was a , named for Admiral and Senator Thomas C. Hart. Thomas C. Hart was laid down on 8 October 1971 at Westwego, La., by Avondale Shipyards, Inc.; launched on 12 August 1972; sponsored by Mrs. Reginald Bragonier, eldest granddaughter of Admiral Thomas C. Hart; and...

    )
  • Oliver Hazard Perry Class
    Oliver Hazard Perry class frigate
    The Oliver Hazard Perry class is a class of frigates named after the American Commodore Oliver Hazard Perry, the hero of the naval Battle of Lake Erie...

     (USS McInerney
    USS McInerney (FFG-8)
    USS McInerney , second ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, is the first United States Navy ship named for Vice Admiral Francis X. McInerney...

    , USS Jarrett
    USS Jarrett (FFG-33)
    , was the twenty-fifth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided-missile frigates, was named for Vice Admiral Harry B. Jarrett ....

    , USS Curts
    USS Curts (FFG-38)
    USS Curts , twenty-ninth ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Maurice Curts ....

    , USS Halyburton
    USS Halyburton (FFG-40)
    USS Halyburton , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Pharmacist's Mate Second Class William D. Halyburton, Jr....

    , USS Nichola
    USS Nicholas (FFG-47)
    USS Nicholas , an , was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for Major Samuel Nicholas, the first commanding officer of the United States Marines. A third-generation guided missile frigate of the Oliver Hazard Perry class, she was laid down as Bath Iron Works hull number 388 on 27...

    , USS Hawes
    USS Hawes (FFG-53)
    USS Hawes is a later model Oliver Hazard Perry-class guided missile frigate. She is named for Rear Admiral Richard E. Hawes who was twice decorated with the Navy Cross for submarine salvage operations. Any ship that bears his name is the only ship in the U.S...

    , USS Ford
    USS Ford (FFG-54)
    USS Ford , an , is a ship of the United States Navy named for Gunner's Mate Patrick O. Ford . Ford was awarded the Navy Cross posthumously for his heroism as a patrol river boatman in the Vietnam War...

    , USS Samuel B. Roberts
    USS Samuel B. Roberts (FFG-58)
    USS Samuel B. Roberts is one of the final ships in the United States Navy's Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided missile frigates . The ship was severely damaged by an Iranian mine in 1988, leading U.S. forces to respond with Operation Praying Mantis.-Commissioning and namesake:The frigate was...

    )

Amphibious Transport Docks

  • Raleigh Class (USS Raleigh
    USS Raleigh (LPD-1)
    USS Raleigh , the lead ship of her class of amphibious transport docks, was the fourth ship of the United States Navy named for the capital of North Carolina, which in turn honors the English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the first to attempt the establishment of an English settlement in North...

    , USS Vancouver
    USS Vancouver (LPD-2)
    USS Vancouver was a Raleigh-class amphibious transport dock, named after the city of Vancouver, Washington which was in turn named after the explorer George Vancouver.-History:...

    )
  • Austin Class
    Austin class amphibious transport dock
    The Austin class of amphibious transport dock followed theRaleigh class and was followed by the San Antonio classes. Note that some sources consider Cleveland and Trenton ships to be a part of the Austin class, but the Naval Vessel Registry lists them as a separate class.- Ships :-Cleveland...

     (USS Ogden
    USS Ogden (LPD-5)
    USS Ogden , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for Ogden, Utah....

    )
  • Cleveland Class (USS Denver
    USS Denver (LPD-9)
    USS Denver , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of United States Navy to bear this name. Denver’s keel was laid 7 July 1964 at Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company, Seattle, Washington. She was launched 23 January 1965, christened by Mrs. John A...

    , USS Juneau
    USS Juneau (LPD-10)
    USS Juneau , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, is the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capital of Alaska...

    , USS Shreveport
    USS Shreveport (LPD-12)
    USS Shreveport is an Austin-class American amphibious transport dock. It is the second ship of the United States Navy to be named for the city in Louisiana. Her keel was laid down on 27 December 1965 by the Lockheed Shipbuilding and Construction Company of Seattle, Washington. She was launched on...

    )
  • Trenton Class (USS Trenton
    USS Trenton (LPD-14)
    USS Trenton , an Austin-class amphibious transport dock, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the capital of New Jersey.-Building process:...

    )

Ammunition Ships

  • Nitro Class
    Nitro class ammunition ship
    The Nitro class ammunition ships are a class of three auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. Launched in 1958-9, they were among the first specialised underway replenishment ships built after the Second World War, to carry munitions and the new guided missiles...

     (USS Nitro
    USS Nitro (AE-23)
    USS Nitro , an ammunition ship in the U.S. Navy, was laid down by Bethlehem Steel Corporation’s Sparrows Point Shipyard, Baltimore, Maryland, 20 May 1957; launched 25 June 1958; sponsored by Mrs. Randolph McCall Pate; and commissioned 1 May 1959, Capt. Warren C...

    , USS Haleakala
    USS Haleakala (AE-25)
    USS Haleakala was a Nitro class ammunition ship of the United States Navy in service from 1959 to 1993.The USS Haleakala was launched on 17 February 1959 by Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation in Baltimore, Maryland and was sponsored by Mrs. Maurice E. Curts, wife of Vice Admiral Maurice Curts....

    )
  • Kilauea Class
    Kilauea class ammunition ship
    The Kilauea class ammunition ship is a class of eight United States Navy cargo vessels designed for underway replenishment of naval warships. The ships were constructed 1968–72 and were initially commissioned naval ships, carrying a crew of naval personnel...

     (USS Kilauea, USS Santa Barbara
    USS Santa Barbara (AE-28)
    USS Santa Barbara was an in the United States Navy. Santa Barbara is both the name of Santa Barbara, California and a historically active volcano on Terceira Island in the Azores...

    , USS Mount Hood
    USS Mount Hood (AE-29)
    USS Mount Hood was a in the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship named after Mount Hood, a volcano in the Cascade Range in Oregon....

    , USS Shasta
    USS Shasta (AE-33)
    USS Shasta was a Kilauea-class replenishment ammunition ship of the United States Navy. She was named after Mount Shasta, a volcano in the Cascade Range in northern California, USA....

    , USS Kiska)

Dock Landing Ships

  • Anchorage Class (USS Anchorage
    USS Anchorage (LSD-36)
    USS Anchorage was a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was lead ship of the Anchorage-class as well as the first ship in the navy to be named after the city in Alaska....

    , USS Portland, USS Pensacola, USS Mount Vernon)
  • Whidbey Island Class
    Whidbey Island class dock landing ship
    The Whidbey Island class dock landing ship is a dock landing ship of the United States Navy. Introduced to fleet service in 1985, this class of ship features a massive well deck for the transport of four LCAC hovercraft for landing Marines....

     (USS Germantown
    USS Germantown (LSD-42)
    USS Germantown is the second Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship in the United States Navy. She is the second Navy ship named after the Revolutionary War Battle of Germantown....

    , USS Fort McHenry
    USS Fort McHenry (LSD-43)
    is a Whidbey Island-class dock landing ship of the United States Navy. She was named for Fort McHenry, in Baltimore, Maryland, the 1814 defense of which inspired The Star-Spangled Banner....

    , USS Gunston Hall
    USS Gunston Hall (LSD-44)
    USS Gunston Hall is a of the United States Navy. She was the second Navy ship to be named for Gunston Hall, the Mason Neck, Virginia estate of George Mason, one of Virginia's outstanding Revolutionary figures, and "Father of the Bill of Rights"....

    )

Tank Landing Ships

  • Newport Class
    Newport class tank landing ship
    Newport-class tank-landing ships are an improved class of American tank-landing ship , intended to provide substantial advantages over their World War II-era predecessors...

     (USS Manitowac, USS Peoria
    USS Peoria (LST-1183)
    USS Peoria was a Newport class tank landing ship in commission in the United States Navy from 1970 to 1994, and sunk as a target in 2004 near Hawaii....

    , USS Frederick
    USS Frederick (LST-1184)
    USS Frederick is a Newport class tank landing ship that was named after the city of Frederick, Maryland and Frederick County, Maryland. She was laid down on 13 April 1968 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company; launched on 8 March 1969; sponsored by Mrs. Kleber S....

    , USS Cayuga
    USS Cayuga (LST-1186)
    The third USS Cayuga was a Newport-class tank landing ship in the United States Navy. She was named after a county in New York....

    , USS Saginaw
    USS Saginaw (LST-1188)
    USS Saginaw , a of the United States Navy was the second ship of that name. Saginaw was named after the Saginaw River, a river in mid-Michigan...

    , USS Spartanburg County, USS La Moure County
    USS La Moure County (LST-1194)
    USS La Moure County was the sixteenth of twenty built for the United States Navy in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Named after La Moure County, North Dakota, she was the second U.S...

    , USS Barbour Country
    USS Barbour County (LST-1195)
    USS Barbour County was the seventeenth ship of the s of the United States Navy.Named after Barbour County, Alabama and Barbour County, West Virginia. She was laid down on 7 November 1970 at San Diego, California, by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Corporation and launched on 15 May 1971,...

    )

Fast Sealift Ships

  • SL-7 Type (USS Algol, USNS Bellatrix, USS Denebola, USS Pollux, USNS Altair, USS Regulus, USS Capella)

Fleet Oilers

  • Neosho Class (USS Neosho, USS Hassayampa, USS Ponchatoula
    USS Ponchatoula (AO-148)
    |-See also:* List of auxiliaries of the United States Navy...

    )
  • Cimarron Class (USS Platte)
  • Henry J. Kaiser Class (USS Joshua Humphreys, USNS Andrew J. Higgins, USS Walter S. Diehl)

Combat Stores Ships

  • Mars Class
    Mars class combat stores ship
    The Mars-class combat stores ships are a class of seven auxiliary vessels of the United States Navy. They are designed for underway replenishment, in support of carrier task force groups, carrying miscellaneous stores and munitions. Initially they carried no fuel oil or liquid cargo, but by the...

     (USS Mars
    USS Mars (AFS-1)
    USS Mars , the third United States Navy ship to bear the name, was laid down by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California, on 5 May 1962; launched on 15 June 1963, sponsored by Mrs. Clyde Doyle, widow of Representative Clyde Doyle of California; and commissioned at Long...

    , USS Sylvania
    USS Sylvania (AFS-2)
    USS Sylvania , a , was the second ship of the United States Navy to be named Sylvania.Sylvania was laid down on 18 August 1962 at the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company in San Diego, California; launched on 10 August 1963; sponsored by Mrs. Cyrus R. Vance; and commissioned on 11 July 1964,...

    , USS Niagara Falls
    USS Niagara Falls (AFS-3)
    USS Niagara Falls , a , was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named after the City of Niagara Falls, New York. Commissioned into the US Navy on 29 April 1967, she served until September 1994, when she was transferred to the US Military Sealift Command to serve as USNS Niagara Falls ...

    , USS San Diego, USS San Jose)
  • Sirius Class (USNS Sirius
    USNS Sirius (T-AFS-8)
    USNS Sirius was a Sirius-class combat stores ship of the United States Navy, named for Sirius , the brightest visible star....

    , USNS Spica)

Fast Combat Support Ships

  • Sacramento Class
    Fast combat support ship
    The fast combat support ship is the United States Navy's largest combat logistics ship, designed as an oiler, ammunition and supply ship. All fast combat support ships currently in service are operated by Military Sealift Command . The AOE has the speed and armament to keep up with carrier battle...

     (USS Sacramento
    USS Sacramento (AOE-1)
    USS Sacramento was the third ship in the United States Navy to bear the name, for both the Sacramento River and the capital city of California...

    , USS Seattle
    USS Seattle (AOE-3)
    The second USS Seattle , a , was laid down on October 1, 1965, at the Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched on March 2, 1968; sponsored by Mrs. William M. Allen, Chairman of the Board of the Children's Orthopedic Hospital Association, Seattle; and commissioned on April 5,...

    , USS Detroit
    USS Detroit (AOE-4)
    USS Detroit was the fourth and last built for the United States Navy. She was laid down on 29 November 1966 by Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Bremerton, Washington; launched 21 June 1969; and commissioned on 28 March 1970...

    )

Hospital Ships

  • Mercy Class
    Mercy class hospital ship
    The Mercy class of hospital ships are converted San Clemente-class supertankers now used by the United States Navy as naval ambulances. Originally built in the late 1970s by the National Steel and Shipbuilding Company, they were acquired by the Navy and converted into hospital ships, coming into...

     (USNS Mercy
    USNS Mercy (T-AH-19)
    The third USNS Mercy is the lead ship of her class of hospital ships in the United States Navy. Her sister ship is the USNS Comfort . She was named for the virtue of compassion. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, USNS Mercy and her crew do not carry any offensive weapons, though...

    , USNS Comfort
    USNS Comfort (T-AH-20)
    USNS Comfort is the third United States Navy ship to bear the name Comfort, and the second to join the navy fleet. The USNS prefix identifies the Comfort as a non-commissioned ship owned by the U.S. Navy and crewed by civilians. In accordance with the Geneva Conventions, USNS Comfort and her...

    )

Light Water Craft

  • LCU 1610 (Landing Craft Utility)
    Landing Craft Utility
    The Landing Craft Utility is a type of boat used by amphibious forces to transport equipment and troops to the shore. They are capable of transporting tracked or wheeled vehicles and troops from amphibious assault ships to beachheads or piers....

  • LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion)

Tanks

  • FV4030/4 Challenger
    Challenger 1 tank
    The British FV4030/4 Challenger 1, was the main battle tank of the British Army from 1983 to the mid 1990s, when it was superseded by the Challenger 2. It is also currently used by the Jordanian Armed Forces as their main battle tank after heavy modifications...

     MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165
    Centurion tank
    The Centurion, introduced in 1945, was the primary British main battle tank of the post-World War II period. It was a successful tank design, with upgrades, for many decades...

     (Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers
    Royal Engineers
    The Corps of Royal Engineers, usually just called the Royal Engineers , and commonly known as the Sappers, is one of the corps of the British Army....

    )

Armoured Vehicles

  • FV101 Scorpion CVR(T)
    FV101 Scorpion
    The FV101 Scorpion is a British armoured reconnaissance vehicle. It was the lead vehicle and the fire support type in the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance , CVR, family of seven armoured vehicles...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
  • FV102 Striker CVR(T)
    FV102 Striker
    The FV102 Striker was the anti-tank guided missile carrier in the CVR family and served in the British Army.-Overview:FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR family. The FV102 Striker was externally very similar to the FV103 Spartan but carried five...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
  • FV103 Spartan CVR(T)
    FV103 Spartan
    FV103 Spartan is a tracked armoured personnel carrier of the British Army. It was developed as the APC variant of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance family. The vehicle can carry up to 7 personnel, including 3 crew members. Armed with a single machine gun, it is almost indistinguishable from the...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
  • FV104 Samaritan CVR(T)
    FV104 Samaritan
    The FV104 Samaritan is the British Army armoured ambulance variant of the CVR family. It has a capacity for up to 6 casualties.The Samaritan is one of the variants of the Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance family of armoured fighting vehicles developed by Alvis plc for the British military....

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked)) Ambulance
  • FV106 Samson CVR(T)
    FV106 Samson
    FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR family. The main role of this vehicle is to recover the CVR family of vehicles, but can recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series.-Design and features:...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
  • FV107 Scimitar CVR(T)
    FV107 Scimitar
    FV107 Scimitar is an armoured reconnaissance vehicle used by the British Army. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion but mounts a high velocity 30 mm L21 RARDEN cannon instead of a 76 mm gun. It was issued to Royal Armoured Corps, Armoured Regiments in the Reconnaissance role...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))
  • FV432 Trojan
    FV432
    The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Since its introduction in the 1960s it has been the most common variant, being used for transporting infantry on the battlefield...

     APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier)
  • FV432 Trojan APC (Armoured Personnel Carrier) Ambulance
  • FV510 Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
    Warrior Tracked Armoured Vehicle
    The Warrior tracked vehicle family is a series of British armoured vehicles, originally developed to replace the older FV430 series of armoured vehicles. The Warrior started life as the MCV-80 project that was first broached in the 1970s, GKN Sankey/Defence winning the production contract in 1980....

     MCV-80 (Mechanised Combat Vehicle)
  • Ferret Armoured Car
    Ferret armoured car
    The Ferret armoured car, also commonly called the Ferret Scout car, is a British armoured fighting vehicle designed and built for reconnaissance purposes. The Ferret was produced between 1952 and 1971 by the UK company, Daimler...


Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • FV432(M) Trojan SPMC (Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier)
  • M109
    M109 howitzer
    The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...

     155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M109A2
  • M110
    M110 howitzer
    The 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer M110 was the largest available self-propelled howitzer in the United States Army's inventory. It was deployed in division artillery in general support battalions and in separate corps- and Army-level battalions. Missions include general support, counter-battery...

     8inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) M110A2
  • MLRS
    M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System
    The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System is an armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery.Since the first M270s were delivered to the U.S. Army in 1983, the MLRS has been adopted by several NATO countries. Some 1,300 M270 systems have been manufactured in the...

     (Multiple Launch Rocket System)

Anti-Aircraft

  • Rapier Field Standard B2
    Rapier missile
    Rapier is a British surface-to-air missile developed for the British Army and Royal Air Force. Entering service in 1971, it eventually replaced all other anti-aircraft weapons in Army service; guns for low-altitude targets, and the English Electric Thunderbird, used against longer-range and...

     Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Javelin LML
    Javelin surface-to-air missile
    Javelin is a British, man-portable surface-to-air missile, formerly used by the British Army and Canadian Army. It can be fired from the shoulder, or from a dedicated launcher known as Javelin LML—Lightweight Multiple Launcher...

     (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Artillery & Mortars

  • L118 105 mm Light Gun
    L118 Light Gun
    The L118 Light Gun is a 105 mm towed howitzer, originally produced for the British Army in the 1970s and widely exported since, including to the United States, where a modified version is known as the M119A1...

  • 51 mm Light Mortar
  • L16A1 81 mm Mortar

Engineering & Recovery Vehicles

  • FV4205 Chieftain AVLB
    Chieftain tank
    The FV 4201 Chieftain was the main battle tank of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s. It was one of the most advanced tanks of its era, and at the time of its introduction in 1966 had the most powerful main gun and heaviest armour of any tank in the world...

     (Armoured Vehicle Launched Bridge)
  • FV180 CET
    FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor
    The FV180 Combat Engineer Tractor or C.E.T. is an amphibious specialist armoured vehicle of the British Army and has been in general service since 1976...

     (Combat Engineer Tractor)
  • FV434
    FV434
    The FV434 is the Armoured Repair Vehicle variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Introduced in the 1960s and is operated by the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers...

     ARV (Armoured Recovery Vehicle)
  • FV512 Warrior MCRV (Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle)
  • FV513 Warrior MRV(R) (Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair))
  • CRARRV (Challenger Armoured Repair and Recovery Vehicle)

Command Vehicles

  • FV105 Sultan CVR(T)
    FV105 Sultan
    FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR platform. It has a higher roof than the APC variants, providing a more comfortable "office space" inside. This contains a large vertical map board and desk along one side, with a bench seat for three people facing it...

     (Combat Vehicle Reconnaissance (Tracked))

Other Vehicles

  • Land Rover Defender
    Land Rover (Series/Defender)
    The Land Rover Defender is a British four wheel drive off-road utility vehicle developed from the original Land Rover Series launched in 1948.-Name and badge distinctions:...

  • Leyland 4x4 4-Tonne Lorry
  • Bedford 4x4 8-Tonne Lorry
  • Mercedes Unimog Support Vehicle
    Unimog
    Unimog is a range of multi-purpose auto four wheel drive medium trucks produced by Mercedes-Benz, a division of Daimler AG. The name Unimog is pronounced in German and is an acronym for the German "UNIversal-MOtor-Gerät", Gerät being the German word for machine or device...

  • FV620 Stalwart
    Alvis Stalwart (FV620)
    The FV 620 Stalwart, informally known by servicemen as the 'Stolly', is a highly mobile amphibious military truck built by Alvis that served with the British Army.-History:...

     Amphibious Truck
  • Harley Davidson MT530E
  • Armstrong 500
  • Volkswagen Iltis
    Volkswagen Iltis
    The Volkswagen Type 183, more commonly known as the Iltis , is a military vehicle built by Volkswagen for use by the German military and under licence by Bombardier for the Canadian Forces and Belgian Army...

     (Canadian Forces
    Canadian Forces
    The Canadian Forces , officially the Canadian Armed Forces , are the unified armed forces of Canada, as constituted by the National Defence Act, which states: "The Canadian Forces are the armed forces of Her Majesty raised by Canada and consist of one Service called the Canadian Armed Forces."...

     during Operation Scalpel
    Operation SCALPEL
    Operation SCALPEL was the Canadian Forces military operation contribution of a field hospital during the Gulf War.-External links:*...

    )

Aircraft

  • Aérospatiale-Westland Gazelle AH Mk.1
    Aérospatiale Gazelle
    The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat light helicopter, powered by a single turbine engine. It was designed and manufactured in France by Sud Aviation . It was also manufactured under licence by Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom , by SOKO in Yugoslavia and ABHCO in Egypt...

     (AAC)
  • Westland Lynx AH Mk.1
    Westland Lynx
    The Westland Lynx is a British multi-purpose military helicopter designed and built by Westland Helicopters at its factory in Yeovil. Originally intended as a utility craft for both civil and naval usage, military interest led to the development of both battlefield and naval variants...

     (AAC)
  • Westland Lynx AH Mk.7 (AAC)
  • Westland Lynx HAS Mk.3 (RN
    Royal Navy
    The Royal Navy is the naval warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Founded in the 16th century, it is the oldest service branch and is known as the Senior Service...

    )
  • Boeing Chinook HC1B
    RAF Chinook
    The Boeing Chinook is a tandem rotor helicopter operated by the Royal Air Force. A series of variants based on the United States Army's Boeing CH-47 Chinook, the RAF Chinook fleet is the largest outside the United States...

     (RAF
    Royal Air Force
    The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...

    )
  • Westland Sea King HC Mk.4
    Westland Sea King
    The Westland WS-61 Sea King is a British licence-built version of the American Sikorsky S-61 helicopter of the same name, built by Westland Helicopters. The aircraft differs considerably from the American version, with Rolls-Royce Gnome engines , British made anti-submarine warfare systems and a...

     (RN)
  • Westland Puma HC Mk.1
    Aérospatiale Puma
    The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...

     (RAF)
  • Panavia Tornado GR Mk.1
    Panavia Tornado
    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...

     (RAF) IDS (Interdictor/Strike)
  • SEPECAT Jaguar GR Mk.1A
    SEPECAT Jaguar
    The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...

     (RAF)
  • Panavia Tornado F Mk.3 (RAF) ADV (Air Defence Variant)
  • Blackburn Buccaneer S Mk.2B
    Blackburn Buccaneer
    The Blackburn Buccaneer was a British low-level subsonic strike aircraft with nuclear weapon delivery capability serving with the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force between 1962 and 1994, including service in the 1991 Gulf War...

     (RAF)
  • BAe Nimrod MR Mk.2P (RAF)
  • Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander AL1
    Britten-Norman Islander
    The Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander is a 1960s British light utility aircraft, regional airliner and cargo aircraft designed and originally manufactured by Britten-Norman of the United Kingdom. The Islander is one of the best-selling commercial aircraft types produced in Europe. Although designed in...

     (RAF)
  • Handley Page Victor K Mk.2
    Handley Page Victor
    The Handley Page Victor was a British jet bomber aircraft produced by the Handley Page Aircraft Company during the Cold War. It was the third and final of the V-bombers that provided Britain's nuclear deterrent. The other two V-bombers were the Avro Vulcan and the Vickers Valiant. Some aircraft...

     (RAF)
  • Lockheed TriStar
    Lockheed TriStar (RAF)
    |-See also:-References:* Prothero, R.M. "Tristar:The answer to an operational requirement". Air International, March 1991, Vol 40 No. 3. pp. 128–134....

     (RAF)
  • Lockheed Hercules C Mk.1
    C-130 Hercules
    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

     (RAF)
  • Lockheed Hercules C Mk.3 (RAF)
  • Vickers VC10
    Vickers VC10
    The Vickers VC10 is a long-range British airliner designed and built by Vickers-Armstrongs Ltd, and first flown in 1962. The airliner was designed to operate on long-distance routes with a high subsonic speed and also be capable of hot and high operations from African airports...

     C Mk.1 (RAF)
  • Vickers VC10 K Mk.2 (RAF)
  • Vickers VC10 K Mk.3 (RAF)

Frigates

  • Leander Class
    Leander class frigate
    The Leander class, or Type 12I frigates, comprising twenty-six vessels, was among the most numerous and long-lived classes of frigate in the Royal Navy's modern history. The class was built in three batches between 1959 and 1973...

     (HMS Jupiter
    HMS Jupiter (F60)
    HMS Jupiter was a Batch 3 Leander-class frigate of the Royal Navy . She was, like the rest of the class, named after a figure of mythology...

    )
  • Broadsword Class
    Type 22 frigate
    The Type 22 Broadsword class is a class of frigate built for the British Royal Navy. Fourteen of the class were built in total, with production divided into three batches. With the decommissioning of HMS Cornwall on 30 June 2011, the final Type 22 of the Royal Navy was retired from service...

     (HMS Battleaxe
    HMS Battleaxe (F89)
    HMS Battleaxe was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was sold to the Brazilian Navy on 30 April 1997 and renamed Rademaker.HMS Battleaxe was featured in Tom Clancy's novel Red Storm Rising....

    , HMS Brazen
    HMS Brazen (F91)
    HMS Brazen was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy. She was completed three months ahead of schedule due to the Falklands War. It was purchased from the United Kingdom by the Brazilian Navy on 18 November 1994, and renamed Bosísio...

    , HMS London
    HMS London (F95)
    HMS London was a Type 22 frigate of the Royal Navy, originally named Bloodhound but renamed London at the request of the Lord Mayor of London.She was flagship of the Royal Navy task force during the First Gulf War in 1991....

    )

Destroyers

  • Sheffield Class
    Type 42 destroyer
    The Type 42 or Sheffield class, are guided missile destroyers used by the British Royal Navy and the Argentine Navy. The first ship of the class was ordered in 1968 and launched in 1971, and today three ships remain active in the Royal Navy and one in the Argentinian Navy...

     (HMS York
    HMS York (D98)
    HMS York is a Batch III Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. Launched on 20 June 1982 at Wallsend, Tyne and Wear and sponsored by Lady Gosling, HMS York was the last Type 42 built. The ship's crest is the White Rose of York, and the "red cross with lions passant" funnel badge is derived from the...

    , HMS Gloucester
    HMS Gloucester (D96)
    HMS Gloucester was a Batch 3 Type 42 destroyer of the Royal Navy. The ship was built by Vosper Thorneycroft at Woolston, Southampton and launched on 2 November 1982 by The Duchess of Gloucester. HMS Gloucester was one of the modified last four of the class to be built, having a lengthened hull...

    , HMS Exeter
    HMS Exeter (D89)
    HMS Exeter was a Type 42 destroyer, the fifth ship of the Royal Navy to be named Exeter, after the city of Exeter in Devon.Exeter was the first of the slightly modified 'Batch 2' Type 42 destroyers. This was a mid-build consideration with her later sister ship, HMS Southampton sporting a similar...

    , HMS Manchester
    HMS Manchester (D95)
    HMS Manchester was a Type 42 destroyer in the 5th Destroyer Squadron of the United Kingdom's Royal Navy. She was laid down in 1978 at Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering, launched in 1980, commissioned in 1982, and decommissioned on 24 February 2011.Her nickname is the "Busy Bee", in reference to...

    , HMS Cardiff
    HMS Cardiff (D108)
    HMS Cardiff was a British Type 42 destroyer and the third ship of the Royal Navy to be named in honour of the Welsh capital city of Cardiff. Construction was started by Vickers Shipbuilding and Engineering Ltd in Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, and completed by Swan Hunter in Tyne and Wear...

    )

Mine Countermeasure Vessels

  • Hunt Class
    Hunt class MCMV
    The Hunt class is a class of thirteen mine countermeasure vessels of the Royal Navy. They combine the separate role of the traditional minesweeper and that of the active minehunter in one hull...

     (HMS Ledbury, HMS Cattistock, HMS Dulverton, HMS Bicester, HMS Atherstone, HMS Hurworth)

Tanks

  • AMX-30S
    AMX 30
    The AMX-30 is a main battle tank designed by GIAT, first delivered to the French Army in 1966. The first five tanks were issued to the 501st Régiment de Chars de Combat in August of that year. The production version of the AMX-30 weighed , and sacrificed protection for increased mobility...

     MBT (Main Battle Tank)
  • M60A1/A3 Patton
    M60 Patton
    The 105 mm Gun Full Tracked Combat Tank, M60, also known unofficially as the M60 Patton, is a first-generation main battle tank introduced in December 1960. It was widely used by the U.S. and its Cold War allies, especially those in NATO, and remains in service throughout the world today...

      MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured Vehicles

  • M2A2 Bradley
    M2 Bradley
    The Bradley Fighting Vehicle is an American fighting vehicle platform manufactured by BAE Systems Land and Armaments, formerly United Defense.As with other infantry fighting vehicles, the Bradley is designed to transport infantry with armor protection while providing covering fire to suppress enemy...

     IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AMX-10P
    AMX-10P
    The AMX-10P is a French infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed after 1965 to replace the AMX-VCI in French service, and the first prototypes were completed in 1968. It has NBC protection and amphibious capabilities, with hydro jets to swim in water...

     IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • AMX/HOT
    AMX-10P
    The AMX-10P is a French infantry fighting vehicle. It was developed after 1965 to replace the AMX-VCI in French service, and the first prototypes were completed in 1968. It has NBC protection and amphibious capabilities, with hydro jets to swim in water...

     ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launcher
  • Panhard AML-60 Armoured Car
    Panhard AML
    -Former Operators:: unknown number of AML-60s and AML-90s in service between 1960-1975.: 34 Eland 90s and Eland 60s in service with the Rhodesian Security Forces in 1979, passed on to successor state.-Trivia:...

  • Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car
    Panhard AML
    -Former Operators:: unknown number of AML-60s and AML-90s in service between 1960-1975.: 34 Eland 90s and Eland 60s in service with the Rhodesian Security Forces in 1979, passed on to successor state.-Trivia:...

  • M113A1
    M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
    The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

     APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Engesa EE-11 Urutu
    EE-11 Urutu
    The EE-11 Urutu is a 6x6 armored personnel carrier developed in the seventies by Engesa of Brazil. It used as many commercially available parts as possible. It also shares many components with the EE-9 Cascavel Armoured fighting vehicle. The suspension includes Engesa's Boomerang double-axle rear...

     APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Panhard M3
    Panhard M3
    The Panhard M3 VTT , armoured personnel carrier was designed as a private venture with the first prototype completed in 1969. The prototype had a single door in each side of the hull and twin doors in the hull rear...

     VTT APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Imp. TOW)

Self-Propelled Artillery/Mortars/Rockets

  • M109A2
    M109 howitzer
    The M109 is an American-made self-propelled 155 mm howitzer, first introduced in the early 1960s. It was upgraded a number of times to today's M109A6 Paladin...

     155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer)
  • ASTROS-II MLRS
    Astros II MLRS
    ASTROS II is a self-propelled multiple rocket launcher produced in Brazil by the Avibrás company. It features modular design and employs rockets with calibers ranging from 127 mm to 300 mm...

     (Multiple Launch Rocket System)
  • M106A2 Self-Propelled Mortar Carrier
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 81 mm)
  • Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Mortar 90 mm)

Artillery & Mortars

  • M56 105 mm Towed Howitzer
  • M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer
    M102 howitzer
    First introduced during the Vietnam War, the M102 was the light-towed 105 mm howitzer used by the United States Army in the Vietnam War, the First Gulf War, and most recently in the Iraq War.- An Air Mobile Howitzer for the Vietnam War :...

  • M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer
    M198 howitzer
    The M198 howitzer is a medium-sized, towed artillery piece, developed for service with the United States Army and Marine Corps. It was commissioned to be a lightweight replacement for the WWII era M114 155mm howitzer. It was designed and prototyped at the Rock Island Arsenal in 1969 with firing...

  • M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar
    M30 107 mm Mortar
    The M30 107 mm heavy mortar is an American rifled, muzzle-loading, high-angle-of-fire weapon used for long-range indirect fire support to infantry units.-Design:...


Anti-Aircraft

  • M163 VADS
    M163 VADS
    The M163 Vulcan Air Defense System is a self-propelled anti-aircraft gun that was used by the United States Army. The M168 gun is a variant of the General Dynamics 20 mm M61 Vulcan rotary cannon, the standard cannon in most US combat aircraft since the 1960s, mounted on either an armored...

     Vulcan Air Defence System
  • AMX-30SA Shahine Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • AMX-30SA SPAAA (Self-Propelled Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • MIM-23 Improved Hawk
    MIM-23 Hawk
    The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. It was...

     SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Shahine Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher
  • Bofors 40 mm L/70
    Bofors 40 mm gun
    The Bofors 40 mm gun is an anti-aircraft autocannon designed by the Swedish defence firm of Bofors Defence...

     AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Oerlikon-Buhrle Twin 35 mm GDF
    Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon
    The Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon is a towed anti-aircraft gun made by Oerlikon Contraves . The system was originally designated as 2 ZLA/353 ML but this was later changed to GDF-001...

     AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

Helicopters

  • Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (RSLF)
  • Agusta-Bell 205 Iroquois
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

     (RSAF
    Royal Saudi Air Force
    The Royal Saudi Air Force , is the aviation branch of the Saudi Arabian armed forces. The RSAF has developed from a largely defensive military force into one with an advanced offensive capability...

    )
  • Agusta-Bell 206 Jet Ranger
    Bell 206
    The Bell 206 is a family of two-bladed, single- or twin-engine helicopters, manufactured by Bell Helicopter at its Mirabel, Quebec plant. Originally developed as the Bell YOH-4 for the United States Army's Light Observation Helicopter program, the 206 failed to be selected...

     (RSAF)
  • Agusta-Bell 212 Agusta
    UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois is a military helicopter powered by a single, turboshaft engine, with a two-bladed main rotor and tail rotor. The helicopter was developed by Bell Helicopter to meet the United States Army's requirement for a medical evacuation and utility helicopter in 1952, and first flew...

     (RSAF)
  • Kawasaki KV-107 (RSAF)
  • Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin
    Eurocopter Dauphin
    The Eurocopter SA 365/AS365 Dauphin 2 is a medium-weight multipurpose twin-engine helicopter manufactured by Eurocopter .-Design and development:...

     (Navy)
  • Eurocopter AS-332B Super Puma
    Eurocopter Super Puma
    The Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engine, medium-size utility helicopter marketed for both civil and military use. Originally designed and built by Aérospatiale, it is an enlarged and re-engined version of the original Aérospatiale Puma...

     (Navy)

Airplanes

  • Lockheed C-130E Hercules
    C-130 Hercules
    The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is a four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built originally by Lockheed, now Lockheed Martin. Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally designed as a troop, medical evacuation, and cargo transport...

     (RSAF)
  • Lockheed C-130H Hercules (RSAF)
  • Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS
    E-3 Sentry
    The Boeing E-3 Sentry is an airborne warning and control system developed by Boeing as the prime contractor. Derived from the Boeing 707, it provides all-weather surveillance, command, control and communications, and is used by the United States Air Force , NATO, Royal Air Force , French Air Force...

     Airborne Warning And Control System (RSAF)
  • Northrop F-5E Tiger II
    F-5 Freedom Fighter
    The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely-used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop...

     (RSAF)
  • McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle
    F-15 Eagle
    The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is a twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter designed by McDonnell Douglas to gain and maintain air superiority in aerial combat. It is considered among the most successful modern fighters with over 100 aerial combat victories with no losses in dogfights...

     (RSAF)
  • Lockheed KC-130H (RSAF)
  • Northrop RF-5E Tigereye
    F-5 Freedom Fighter
    The Northrop F-5A/B Freedom Fighter and the F-5E/F Tiger II are part of a family of widely-used light supersonic fighter aircraft, designed and built by Northrop...

     (RSAF)
  • Panavia Tornado IDS
    Panavia Tornado
    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...

     Interdictor/Strike (RSAF)
  • Panavia Tornado ADV Air Defence Variant (RSAF)

Armoured Vehicles

  • BMP-2
    BMP-1
    The BMP-1 is a Soviet amphibious tracked infantry fighting vehicle. BMP stands for Boyevaya Mashina Pekhoty 1 , meaning "infantry fighting vehicle". The BMP-1 was the world's first mass-produced infantry fighting vehicle...

     IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle)
  • M113A1
    M113 Armored Personnel Carrier
    The M113 is a fully tracked armored personnel carrier that has formed the backbone of the United States Army's mechanized infantry units from the time of its first fielding in Vietnam in April 1962. The M113 was the most widely used armored vehicle of the U.S...

     APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

Airplanes

  • Dassault Mirage F1
    Dassault Mirage F1
    The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation as a successor of the Mirage III family. The Mirage F1 entered service in the French Air Force in the early seventies...

    CK (KAF
    Kuwait Air Force
    The Kuwait Air Force is the air arm of the State of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Al Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defence Brigade, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmed Al Jaber Air Base...

    )
  • McDonnell Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk (KAF)

Armoured Vehicles

  • GIAT AMX-10RC
    AMX 10 RC
    The AMX-10RC is a wheeled recon vehicle and tank destroyer built by GIAT. Over 300 are in service in the French Army. 120 additional vehicles were sold to Morocco and Qatar ....

     Armoured Car
  • Panhard AML-90
    Panhard AML
    -Former Operators:: unknown number of AML-60s and AML-90s in service between 1960-1975.: 34 Eland 90s and Eland 60s in service with the Rhodesian Security Forces in 1979, passed on to successor state.-Trivia:...

     Armoured Car
  • Panhard ERC-90F4 Sagaie
    ERC 90 Sagaie
    The Panhard ERC 90 is a French six-wheeled armoured all terrain vehicle which is highly mobile and amphibious with an option of being NBC-proof. While various models were tested, only two versions of the ERC were developed and produced: the Lynx and the Sagaie...

     Armoured Car

Artillery & Mortars

  • TR-F1 155 mm Towed Howitzer
  • MO-81-61C 81 mm Mortar
  • MO-120-RT-61 120 mm Mortar

Anti-Aircraft

  • GIAT 20 mm 53T2 Towed AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)
  • Mistral
    Mistral missile
    Mistral is an infrared homing surface-to-air missile manufactured by the European multinational company MBDA missile systems . Based on the French SATCP , the portable missile later to become the Mistral began development in 1974...

     SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Other Vehicles

  • Peugeot P4 4WD
    Peugeot P4
    The P4 is an unarmoured off-road vehicle used by the military of France. It was manufactured by Peugeot but is now manufactured by Panhard. It is to be replaced with the PVP by Panhard. The P4 is a militarised Mercedes Geländewagen marketed by Peugeot for the French military...

  • VLRA (Vehicle de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armee) Truck
  • GIAT VAB
    Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé
    The Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé or VAB is an armoured personnel carrier and support vehicle designed by the Euro Mobilité Division of GIAT Industries of France. It entered service in 1976; around 5,000 were produced.- Design :The VAB was designed as a wheeled troop transporter, complementing the...

     (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé)
  • GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) (Command)
  • GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launching Vehicle
  • GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) Mortar Tractor

Helicopters

  • Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle
    Aérospatiale Gazelle
    The Aérospatiale Gazelle is a five-seat light helicopter, powered by a single turbine engine. It was designed and manufactured in France by Sud Aviation . It was also manufactured under licence by Westland Aircraft in the United Kingdom , by SOKO in Yugoslavia and ABHCO in Egypt...

  • Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma
    Aérospatiale Puma
    The Aérospatiale SA 330 Puma is a four-bladed, twin-engined medium transport/utility helicopter. The Puma was originally manufactured by Sud Aviation of France.-Development:...

  • Aérospatiale Super Frelon
    Aérospatiale Super Frelon
    The Aérospatiale SA 321 Super Frelon is a three-engined heavy transport helicopter produced by Aérospatiale of France. The helicopter is still in use in China where the locally produced version is known as the Z-8. "Frelon" is French for hornet....


Airplanes

  • Dassault Mirage F1C-200
    Dassault Mirage F1
    The Dassault Mirage F1 is a French air-superiority fighter and attack aircraft designed and built by Dassault Aviation as a successor of the Mirage III family. The Mirage F1 entered service in the French Air Force in the early seventies...

     (AdA
    French Air Force
    The French Air Force , literally Army of the Air) is the air force of the French Armed Forces. It was formed in 1909 as the Service Aéronautique, a service arm of the French Army, then was made an independent military arm in 1933...

    )
  • Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000
    Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000
    The Dassault Mirage 2000 is a French multirole, single-engine fourth-generation jet fighter manufactured by Dassault Aviation. It was designed as a lightweight fighter based on the Mirage III in the late 1970s for the French Air Force . The Mirage 2000 evolved into a multirole aircraft with several...

     (AdA)
  • SEPECAT Jaguar A
    SEPECAT Jaguar
    The SEPECAT Jaguar is an Anglo-French jet ground attack aircraft, originally used by the British Royal Air Force and the French Armée de l'Air in the close air support and nuclear strike role, and still in service with several export customers, notably the Indian Air Force and the Royal Air Force...

     (AdA)
  • Dassault Super Étendard
    Dassault Super Étendard
    The Dassault-Breguet Super Étendard is a French carrier-borne strike fighter aircraft designed for service with the French Navy...


Italy

Airplanes
  • Panavia Tornado IDS
    Panavia Tornado
    The Panavia Tornado is a family of twin-engine, variable-sweep wing combat aircraft, which was jointly developed and manufactured by the United Kingdom, West Germany and Italy...

     Interdictor/Strike

Ships
  • 1 destroyer
  • 3 frigates
  • 1 support ship

Czechoslovakia

Other vehicles
  • Tatra T-815 (Heavy truck)
  • UAZ-4629
    UAZ-469
    The UAZ-469 is an all-terrain vehicle manufactured by UAZ. It was used by the Red Army and other Warsaw Pact forces, as well as paramilitary units in Eastern Bloc countries. In the Soviet Union, it also saw widespread service in all state organizations that needed a robust off-road vehicle.The...

     (All-terrain vehicle mounted with chemical reconnaissance probes)
  • ARS-12M (De-contamination truck based on Praga V3S)
  • POP (Mobile field medical truck based on Praga V3S)

Canada

Destroyers
  • HMCS Terra Nova (Restigouche class destroyer) and HMCS Athabaskan
    HMCS Athabaskan (DDH 282)
    HMCS Athabaskan is an that has served the Canadian Forces since 1972.Athabaskan is the third ship of her class which is sometimes referred to as the Tribal-class or simply as the 280-class. She is the third vessel to use the designation .Athabaskan was laid down on 1 June 1969 at Davie...

     (Iroquois class destroyer)


Fighters
  • 56 CF-188


Transport Aircraft
  • 27 CC-130 Hercules
  • 5 CC-137 (Boeing 707)


Patrol, Survellience Aircraft
  • 1 CC-144 Challenger


Fleet Oiler
  • HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509)
    HMCS Protecteur (AOR 509)
    HMCS Protecteur is a Canadian Protecteur-class Auxiliary Oiler Replenishment ship. Built by Saint John Shipbuilding and Dry Docks in Saint John, New Brunswick, she was commissioned in 1969, the first ship of her class. She is the first Canadian naval unit to carry the name Protecteur; however,...

     (Protecteur class auxiliary vessel)

Argentina

ships
  • ARA Almirante Brown
    ARA Almirante Brown (D-10)
    ARA Almirante Brown is the lead ship of the MEKO 360H2 series of four destroyers built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the ninth ship in the history of the Argentine Navy to be named for Admiral William Brown, the founder and commander of the Argentine Navy during Argentina's war of...

  • ARA Spiro
    ARA Spiro (P-43)
    ARA Spiro is the third ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the second ship to bear the name of the Greek-born Captain Samuel Spiro, who fought during the Argentine War of Independence and blew himself up with his ship rather than...

  • ARA Rosales
    ARA Rosales (P-42)
    ARA Rosales is the second ship of the MEKO 140A16 Espora series of six corvettes built for the Argentine Navy. The ship is the fourth ship to bear the name of Colonel Leonardo Rosales, who fought in the Argentine Navy during Argentina's war of independence and the Argentina-Brazil...

  • ARA Bahia San Blas
    ARA Bahía San Blas (B-4)
    ARA Bahía San Blas is an Amphibious cargo ship of the Argentine Navy, capable of discharging landing craft, troops, vehicles and cargo. Is the first ship to bear the name of the Bay of San Blas in the south of Buenos Aires Province.-History:...


Transport Aircraft
  • 2 Boeing 707
    Boeing 707
    The Boeing 707 is a four-engine narrow-body commercial passenger jet airliner developed by Boeing in the early 1950s. Its name is most commonly pronounced as "Seven Oh Seven". The first airline to operate the 707 was Pan American World Airways, inaugurating the type's first commercial flight on...

     (TC-91 and TC-94/LV-LGO as UN
    United Nations
    The United Nations is an international organization whose stated aims are facilitating cooperation in international law, international security, economic development, social progress, human rights, and achievement of world peace...

    UNAG-1 )
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