Under

United Nations Security Council Resolution 678 United Nations Security Council Resolution 678, adopted on 29 November 1990, after reaffirming resolutions 660, 661, 662, 664, 665, 666, 667, 669, 670, 674 and 677 (all 1990), the council noted that despite all the United Nations efforts ...

, a coalition of 35 countries, led by the

United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ...

, fought

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to the north, Iran to the east, the Persian Gulf and K ...

in the

Gulf War The Gulf War was a 1990–1991 armed campaign waged by a Coalition of the Gulf War, 35-country military coalition in response to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Spearheaded by the United States, the coalition's efforts against Ba'athist Iraq, ...

from 1990–1991.

Coalition by number of military personnel

Multinational group of fighter jets during Operation Desert Shield

Coalition by divisions

Army Central Command

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Marine Central Command

Joint Forces Command East

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Joint Forces Command North

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Commanders of coalition

Bangladesh

Zubayr Siddiqui Az Zubayr ( ar, الزبير) is a city in and the capital of Al-Zubair District, part of the Basra Governorate of Iraq. The city is just south of Basra. The name can also refer to the old Emirate of Zubair. The name is also sometimes written A ...

Czechoslovakia

Ján Való Ján is a Slovak form of the name John. Famous people named Ján * Ján Bahýľ, inventor * Ján Čapkovič, football player * Ján Čarnogurský, former Prime Minister of Slovakia * Ján Cikker, composer * Ján Ďurica, football player * J ...

Egypt

Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Mohamed Hussein Tantawi Soliman ( ar, محمد حسين طنطاوي سليمان, ; 31 October 1935 – 21 September 2021) was an Egyptian field marshal and politician. He was the commander-in-chief of the Egyptian Armed Forces and, as chairman ...

* Mohammed Ali Bilal *

Sami Anan Lieutenant General Sami Hafez Anan or Enan ( ar, سامى حافظ عنان, ; born 2 February 1948) is an Egyptian military officer. He was the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces from 2005 until August 2012, until his retirement was ...

France

Michel Roquejeoffre Michel Roquejeoffre (; born 28 November 1933) is a retired French Army General (rapid forces), who commanded Operation Daguet (French operations during the 1991 Gulf War). French forces, a part of the coalition forces, counted 18,000 soldiers and ...

Italy

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Saudi Arabia

Khalid bin Sultan Khaled bin Sultan Al Saud ( ar, خالد بن سلطان بن عبد العزيز آل سعود) (born 24 September 1949) is the former deputy minister of defense and a member of the House of Saud. Early life and education Prince Khalid was bor ...

Saleh Al-Muhaya General Saleh Al-Muhaya ( ar, صالح المحيا), is the former Chief of the General Staff of the Saudi Arabian Army and the Vice-Commander of the Saudi Armed Forces. Beside the Field Marshal-Prince Khalid bin Sultan, Al-Muhaya led the Saudi Ar ...

* Sultan Al-Mutairi

Syria

Mustafa Tlass Mustafa Abdul Qadir Tlass ( ar, مُصْطَفَى عَبْد الْقَادِر طَلَاس, Musṭafā ʿAbd al-Qādir Ṭalās; 11 May 1932 – 27 June 2017) was a Syrian senior military officer and politician who was Syria's minister of defe ...

United Kingdom

* Air Chief Marshal Sir

Patrick Hine Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick Bardon Hine, (born 14 July 1932) is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. Most notably, he was joint commander of all British forces during the Gulf War. RAF career Hine was born near Southampton on 14 July ...

RAF - joint commander of all British forces *Air Chief Marshal Sir

Michael Graydon Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Graydon, (born 24 October 1938) is a retired Royal Air Force (RAF) officer. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1960s, a squadron commander in the 1970s and a station commander in the 1980s before serving as Air Of ...

- Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

RAF Strike Command The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007 when it merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air C ...

*General Sir

Peter de la Billière General Sir Peter Edgar de la Cour de la Billière, (born 29 April 1934) is a former British Army officer who was Director SAS during the Iranian Embassy siege, and Commander-in-Chief of the British forces in Operation Granby (the Gulf War). ...

- Commander-in-Chief of British Forces *General Sir John Chapple - Chief of the General Staff

United States

Norman Schwarzkopf Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (; August 22, 1934 – December 27, 2012) was a United States Army general. While serving as the commander of United States Central Command, he led all coalition forces in the Gulf War. Born in Trenton, N ...

* Colin Powell * Calvin Waller * Charles Horner * Walt Boomer *

Stan Arthur Admiral Stanley Roger Arthur, USN (born September 27, 1935) was the Vice Chief of Naval Operations from 1992 to 1995, culminating more than 37 years as an officer in the United States Navy. Military career Admiral Arthur was born in Jackson, Ohio ...

Frederick Franks Frederick Melvin Franks Jr. (born 1 November 1936) is a retired general of the United States Army. He commanded the Gulf War coalition VII Corps in the highly successful "Left Hook" maneuver against fourteen Iraqi divisions, a number of which we ...

Buster Glosson Lieutenant General Buster Cleveland Glosson (born March 14, 1942) was the deputy chief of staff for plans and operations at the headquarters of the United States Air Force (USAF) in Washington D.C. He was responsible to the secretary of the Air F ...

Coalition by equipment

United States

Tanks

* M1A1 Abrams MBT (Main Battle Tank) * M60A1/A3 Patton MBT (Main Battle Tank) (

USMC The United States Marine Corps (USMC), also referred to as the United States Marines, is the maritime land force service branch of the United States Armed Forces responsible for conducting expeditionary and amphibious operations through co ...

) * M551A1 Sheridan TTS (Tank Thermal Sight) Armored Reconnaissance Airborne Assault Vehicle

Armored vehicles

* M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) * M3A2 Bradley CFV (Cavalry Fighting Vehicle) * AAVP7A1 Assault Amphibian Vehicle Personnel (USMC) * LAV-25 Light Armored Vehicle (USMC) *LAV-AT Light Armored Vehicle (Anti-Tank) (USMC) * M113A2/A3 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) *

TPz Fuchs The TPz Fuchs from Transportpanzer Fuchs is a German armoured personnel carrier originally developed by Daimler-Benz but manufactured and further developed by the now Rheinmetall MAN Military Vehicles (RMMV). Fuchs was the second wheeled armou ...

APC NBC and EW variants (UOR acquisition from Germany) * 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 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) * M110A2 8 inch SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) *

M270 MLRS The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s ...

Multiple Launch Rocket System

Anti-aircraft

* M163 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System *

M48 Chaparral The MIM-72A/M48 Chaparral is an American-made 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 United States A ...

Self-Propelled SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher *

M1097 Avenger The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units agains ...

Humvee * M167 VADS Vulcan Air Defence System * MIM-23 Improved Hawk SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher * MIM-104 Patriot SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher

Artillery and mortars

* M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer * M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer *

M58 MICLIC First entering service in 1988, the M58 Mine Clearing Line Charge (MICLIC) is a rocket-projected explosive line charge which provides a "close-in" demining capability for maneuver forces of the United States Army and Marine Corps. It is effective ...

(Mine Clearing Line Charge) Towed * M224 60 mm Light Weight Mortar * M252 81 mm Medium Weight Mortar * M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar Engineering and recovery vehicles *

M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle The M728 Combat Engineer Vehicle (CEV) is a full-tracked vehicle used for breaching, obstacle removal, and pioneering operations. Production commenced in 1965 and ceased in 1987. A total of 312 of all variants of these armored engineer vehicles w ...

* M9 Armored Combat Earthmover *M60 AVLM (Armored Vehicle Launched MICLIC (Mine-Clearing Line Charge)) *

M88 Armoured Recovery Vehicle The M88 Recovery Vehicle is one of the largest armored recovery vehicles (ARV) in use by United States Armed Forces. There are three variants, the ''M88'', ''M88A1'' and ''M88A2'' HERCULES (Heavy Equipment Recovery Combat Utility Lifting Extract ...

M60A1 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge The M60 Armored Vehicle Launched Bridge (AVLB) is an armored vehicle based on the M60 Patton main battle tank's hull and used for the launching and retrieval of a scissors-type bridge. The AVLB consists of three major sections: the launcher, the v ...

* M578 Light Recovery Vehicle (Armoured Recovery Vehicle) * D7 Caterpillar (armored Bulldozer) * M139 Volcano Mine System

Command vehicles

* M577A2 ACP (Armored Command Post) Carrier * AACV7A1 (Assault Amphibian Vehicle Command) (USMC) * LAV-25C2 Light Armored Vehicle (Command & Control) (USMC) *

M981 FISTV The M981 FISTV (Fire Support Team Vehicle) is a United States Army armored vehicle designed to house an artillery observer team in mechanized units. It was based on the M901 Improved TOW Vehicle (ITV) - itself based on the ubiquitous M113 Armor ...

(Fire Support Team Vehicle)

Other vehicles

*M998

Humvee The High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV; colloquial: Humvee) is a family of light, four-wheel drive, military trucks and utility vehicles produced by AM General. It has largely supplanted the roles previously performed by the ...

* M151A2 FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) (USMC) *M1008 CUCV (Commercial Utility, Cargo Vehicle) * FAV (Fast Attack Vehicle) / DPV (Desert Patrol Vehicle) * Kawasaki KLR-250-D8 * M35A2 6x6 2.5-Ton Truck "Deuce And A Half" * M925A1 6x6 5-Ton Truck *

M548 Tracked Cargo Carrier The M548 is a tracked cargo carrier. It is based on the M113 armored personnel carrier, and was built by FMC Corp. at its San Jose, California, and Charleston, West Virginia facilities. Design Its light weight allows the use of a relatively sma ...

* M992 FAASV (Field Artillery Ammunition Supply Vehicle) *

M1059 M1, M01 or M-1 may refer to: Arts, entertainment & media * WD-M01 Turn A Gundam, a mecha from the anime ''Turn A Gundam'' * M-1 (rapper), one half of hip hop duo Dead Prez * Korg M1, a keyboard synthesizer * Leica M1, a 1959 35 mm camera mo ...

Smoke Generator Carrier

Helicopters

* Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King (

Canadian Forces } The Canadian Armed Forces (CAF; french: Forces armées canadiennes, ''FAC'') are the unified military forces of Canada, including sea, land, and air elements referred to as the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Forc ...

) * Bell AH-1F Cobra (

Army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

) *Bell AH-1J SeaCobra (USMC) *Bell AH-1T Improved SeaCobra (USMC) *Bell AH-1W SuperCobra (USMC) * Boeing AH-64A Apache (Army) * Boeing CH-46D Sea Knight (

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

) *Boeing CH-46E Sea Knight (USMC) * Boeing CH-47D Chinook (Army) *

Sikorsky CH-53D Sea Stallion Sikorsky or Sikorski may refer to: * Sikorsky (comics), a Marvel Comics character * Sikorsky (crater), a lunar crater * Sikorsky Aircraft, an American aircraft manufacturer People with the surname * Brian Sikorski (born 1974), Major League Baseball ...

(USN, USMC) *

Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, ...

(USMC) * Bell EH-1H Iroquois (Huey) (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 (

) * Sikorsky MH-53 Pave Low (USAF) *

Sikorsky MH-53E Sea Dragon The Sikorsky CH-53E Super Stallion is a heavy-lift helicopter operated by the United States military. As the Sikorsky S-80, it was developed from the CH-53 Sea Stallion, mainly by adding a third engine, adding a seventh blade to the main rotor, ...

(USN) * Sikorsky MH-60G Pave Hawk (USAF) * Bell OH-58A Kiowa (Army) *Bell OH-58C Kiowa (Army) *Bell OH-58D (Army) *Sikorsky RH-53D Sea Stallion (USMC) * Kaman SH-2F Seasprite (USN) * Sikorsky SH-3G Sea King (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)

Aircraft

Grumman A-6E Intruder The Grumman A-6 Intruder is an American twinjet all-weather attack aircraft developed and manufactured by American aircraft company Grumman Aerospace and operated by the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. It was designed in response to a 1957 r ...

(USN, USMC) *

LTV A-7E Corsair II The LTV A-7 Corsair II is an American carrier-capable subsonic light attack aircraft designed and manufactured by Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV). The A-7 was developed during the early 1960s as replacement for the Douglas A-4 Skyhawk. Its design was ...

(USN) *

McDonnell Douglas AV-8B Harrier II The McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) AV-8B Harrier II is a single-engine ground-attack aircraft that constitutes the second generation of the Harrier family, capable of vertical or short takeoff and landing (V/STOL). The aircraft is primari ...

(USMC) * Fairchild Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II "Warthog" (USAF) * Lockheed AC-130A (Spectre) Gunship (USAF) *Lockheed AC-130H (Spectre) Gunship (USAF) *Boeing B-52G Stratofortress (USAF) *

Grumman C-2A Greyhound The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft ...

(USN) * Lockheed C-5 Galaxy (USAF) * McDonnell Douglas C-9B Skytrain II (USN) * Raytheon C-12 Huron (USAF) *

Lockheed C-130 Hercules The Lockheed C-130 Hercules is an American four-engine turboprop military transport aircraft designed and built by Lockheed (now Lockheed Martin). Capable of using unprepared runways for takeoffs and landings, the C-130 was originally desig ...

(USAF) *Lockheed C-130F Hercules (USN) *

Lockheed C-141 Starlifter The Lockheed C-141 Starlifter is a retired military strategic airlifter that served with the Military Air Transport Service (MATS), its successor organization the Military Airlift Command (MAC), and finally the Air Mobility Command (AMC) of the ...

(USAF) * North American Rockwell CT-39G (USN) *

McDonnell Douglas DC-9 The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced by the developer company as the Douglas DC-9 until August 1967 and then by McDonnell Douglas. Afte ...

(USN) *

Grumman E-2C Hawkeye The Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye is an American all-weather, carrier-capable tactical airborne early warning (AEW) aircraft. This twin-turboprop aircraft was designed and developed during the late 1950s and early 1960s by the Grumman Aircraft ...

(USN) * Boeing E-3B Sentry AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System (USAF) * Douglas EA-3B Skywarrior (USN) * Lockheed EP-3E Aries II (USN) *

Grumman EA-6B Prowler The Northrop Grumman (formerly Grumman) EA-6B Prowler is a twin-engine, four-seat, mid-wing electronic-warfare aircraft derived from the A-6 Intruder airframe. The EA-6A was the initial electronic warfare version of the A-6 used by the United ...

(USN) *

Boeing E-8 Joint STARS The Northrop Grumman E-8 Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (Joint STARS) is a United States Air Force airborne ground surveillance, battle management and command and control aircraft. It tracks ground vehicles and some aircraft, col ...

Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System (USAF) * General Dynamics EF-111A Raven (USAF) * Lockheed EC-130E/J Commando Solo (USAF) *Lockheed EC-130H Compass Call (USAF) *Boeing EC-135L Looking Glass (USAF) *

McDonnell Douglas F-4E Phantom II The McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II is an American tandem two-seat, twin-engine, all-weather, long-range supersonic jet interceptor and fighter-bomber originally developed by McDonnell Aircraft for the United States Navy.Swanborough and Bow ...

(USAF) *McDonnell Douglas F-4G Phantom II (

Wild Weasel Wild Weasel is a code name given by the United States Air Force (USAF) to an aircraft of any type equipped with anti-radiation missiles and tasked with the suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD): destroying the radar and surface-to-air mis ...

) (USAF) *

Grumman F-14A Tomcat The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is an American carrier-capable supersonic aircraft, supersonic, twinjet, twin-engine, two-seat, twin-tail, variable-sweep wing fighter aircraft. The Tomcat was developed for the United States Navy's Naval Fighter Experi ...

(USN) *Grumman F-14A+(B) Tomcat (USN) *

McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle The McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle is an American twin-engine, all-weather tactical fighter aircraft designed by McDonnell Douglas (now part of Boeing). Following reviews of proposals, the United States Air Force selected McDonnell Douglas' ...

(USAF) * McDonnell Douglas F-15E Strike Eagle (USAF) *

General Dynamics F-16A Fighting Falcon The General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon is a single-engine multirole fighter aircraft originally developed by General Dynamics for the United States Air Force (USAF). Designed as an air superiority day fighter, it evolved into a successf ...

(USAF) *General Dynamics F-16C Fighting Falcon (USAF) *

McDonnell Douglas F/A-18A Hornet The McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet is an all-weather, twin-engine, supersonic, carrier-capable, multirole combat aircraft, designed as both a fighter and attack aircraft (hence the F/A designation). Designed by McDonnell Douglas (now ...

(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 The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk is a retired American single-seat, twin-engine stealth attack aircraft developed by Lockheed's secretive Skunk Works division and operated by the United States Air Force (USAF). It was the first operational airc ...

(USAF) *

Lockheed HC-130 The Lockheed HC-130 is an extended-range, search and rescue (SAR)/combat search and rescue (CSAR) version of the C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft, with two different versions operated by two separate services in the U.S. armed for ...

King (USAF) * McDonnell Douglas KC-10A Extender (USAF) *Lockheed KC-130F Hercules (USN, USMC) *Lockheed KC-130R Hercules (USMC) *Lockheed KC-130T Hercules (USMC) *

Boeing KC-135E Stratotanker The Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker is an American military aerial refueling aircraft that was developed from the Boeing 367-80 prototype, alongside the Boeing 707 airliner. It is the predominant variant of the Boeing C-135 Stratolifter, C-135 Strat ...

(USAF) *Boeing KC-135R Stratotanker (USAF) * Lockheed MC-130E Hercules Combat Talon (USAF) * North American Rockwell OV-10A Bronco (USMC) *North American Rockwell OV-10D Bronco (USMC) *North American Rockwell OV-10D+ Bronco (USMC) *

Lockheed P-3B Orion The Lockheed P-3 Orion is a four-engined, 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.

Destroyers

* (, , , USS ''Oldendorf'', USS ''Moosbrugger'', USS ''Leftwich'', USS ''Harry W. Will'', USS ''Fife'')

Dock landing ships

* ''Anchorage'' class ( USS ''Anchorage'', USS ''Portland'', USS ''Pensacola'', USS ''Mount Vernon'') * ( USS ''Germantown'', USS ''Fort McHenry'', USS ''Gunston Hall'')

Tank landing ships

* (USS ''Manitowoc'', LST-1180. USS ''Peoria'', USS ''Frederick'', USS ''Cayuga'', USS ''Saginaw'', USS ''Spartanburg County'', USS ''La Moure County'', USS ''Barbour Country'')

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'') * ''Cimarron'' class (USS ''Platte'') * ''Henry J. Kaiser'' class (USS ''Joshua Humphreys'', USNS ''Andrew J. Higgins'', USS ''Walter S. Diehl'')

Combat stores ships

* ( USS ''Mars'', USS ''Sylvania'', USS ''Niagara Falls'', USS ''San Diego'', USS ''San Jose'') * ''Sirius'' class ( USNS Sirius, USNS ''Spica'')

Fast combat support ships

* ''Sacramento'' class ( USS ''Sacramento'', USS ''Seattle'', USS ''Detroit'')

Replenishment oiler ships

* ''Wichita'' class (USS ''Kansas City'', USS ''Kalamazoo'')

Minesweepers

* (USS ''Impervious'')

Repair ships

* ''Vulcan'' class (USS ''Vulcan'', USS ''Jason'')

Rescue and salvage ships

* ''Edenton'' class (USS ''Beaufort'')

Sealift ships

* ''Wright'' class (USS ''Wright'', USS ''Curtiss'')

Hospital ships

* (, )

Amphibious cargo ships

* ''Charleston'' class (USS ''Durham'', USS ''Mobile'')

Mine countermeasure ships

* ''Avenger'' class ( USS ''Avenger'')

Survey ships

* ''Chauvenet'' class (USS ''Chauvenet'')

Light watercraft

* LCU 1610 (Landing Craft Utility) * LCAC (Landing Craft Air Cushion)

United Kingdom

Tanks

* FV4030/4 Challenger MBT (Main Battle Tank) * FV4003 Centurion Mk.5 AVRE 165 (

Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers Armoured Vehicle Royal Engineers (AVRE), also known as Assault Vehicle Royal Engineers is the title given to a series of armoured military engineering vehicles operated by the Royal Engineers (RE) for the purpose of protecting engineers durin ...

)

Armoured vehicles

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

Reconnaissance *

FV102 Striker The FV102 Striker was the anti-tank guided missile carrier in the CVR(T) family and served in the British Army. Overview FV102 Striker was the Swingfire wire-guided anti-tank missile carrying member of the CVR(T) family. The FV102 Striker was ...

Anti-tank missile launcher *

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 (Tracked) family. The vehicle can carry up to seven personnel, including three crew members. Armed ...

Armoured personnel carrier *

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

Armoured Ambulance *

FV106 Samson FV106 Samson is a British Army armoured recovery vehicle, one of the CVR(T) family. The main role of this vehicle is to recover the CVR(T) family of vehicles, but can recover other light tracked vehicles such as the FV430 series. Design and f ...

Armoured recovery vehicle *

FV107 Scimitar The FV107 Scimitar is an armoured tracked military reconnaissance vehicle (sometimes classed as a light tank) used by the British Army. It was manufactured by Alvis in Coventry. It is very similar to the FV101 Scorpion, but mounts a high-velo ...

Reconnaissance *

FV432 The FV432 is the armoured personnel carrier variant in 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 battlefie ...

Armoured Personnel Carrier *FV432 Armoured Ambulance * FV510 Warrior Infantry fighting vehicle *

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. It was widely ...

APC NBC and EW variants (UOR acquisition from Germany)

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

*FV432(M) self-propelled mortar carrier * M10 155 mm Self-Propelled Howitzer (M109A2 variant) * M110 8 inch Self-Propelled Howitzer (M110A2 variant) *

M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System The M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (M270 MLRS) is an American-developed armored, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher. The U.S. Army variant of the MLRS vehicle is based on the chassis of the Bradley Fighting Vehicle. The first M270s wer ...

Anti-aircraft

* Rapier Field Standard B2 Stationary SAM launcher *Tracked Rapier TR1 Mobile SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher * Javelin LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) SAM launcher

Artillery and mortars

* L118 105 mm Light Gun * 51 mm Light Mortar * L16A1 81 mm Mortar

Engineering and recovery vehicles

* FV4205 Chieftain AVLB (

armoured vehicle-launched bridge An armoured vehicle-launched bridge (AVLB) is a combat support vehicle, sometimes regarded as a subtype of military engineering vehicle, designed to assist militaries in rapidly deploying tanks and other armoured fighting vehicles across gap-t ...

) * FV180 CET (Combat Engineer Tractor) *

FV434 The FV434 is the Armoured Repair Vehicle variant of the British Army's FV430 series of armoured fighting vehicles. Introduced in the 1960s primarily as a means of quickly changing Chieftain MBT power packs in the field, it is operated by the ...

ARV (

Armoured Recovery Vehicle An armoured recovery vehicle (ARV) is typically a powerful tank or armoured personnel carrier (APC) chassis modified for use during combat for military vehicle recovery (towing) or repair of battle-damaged, stuck, and/or inoperable armoured f ...

) * FV512 Warrior Mechanised Combat Repair Vehicle * FV513 Warrior Mechanised Recovery Vehicle (Repair)

Command vehicles

FV105 Sultan FV105 Sultan is a British Army command and control vehicle based on the CVR(T) platform. It has a higher roof than the armoured personnel carrier variants, providing a more comfortable "office space" inside. This contains a large vertical map b ...

Other vehicles

Land Rover Defender The Land Rover Defender (initially introduced as the Land Rover 110 / One Ten, and in 1984 joined by the Land Rover 90 / Ninety, plus the new, extra-length Land Rover 127 in 1985) is a series of British off-road cars and pick-up truck, pickup ...

* Leyland 4x4 4-Tonne Lorry * Bedford 4x4 8-Tonne Lorry * Leyland Daf 8x6 14-Tonne Medium Mobility Load Carrier (MMLC) Demountable Rack Offloading and Pick Up System (DROPS) Lorry. * Mercedes Unimog Support Vehicle * Harley Davidson MT530E * Armstrong 500 *

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Aircraft

* Aérospatiale-Westland Gazelle AH.1 ( AAC) *

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AH.1 and AH.7 (AAC) *Westland Lynx HAS.3 ( RN) * Boeing Chinook HC.1B (

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HC.4 (RN) *

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HC.1 (RAF) *

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GR.1 (RAF) - Interdictor/Strike * SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1A (RAF) * Panavia Tornado F.3 (RAF) air defence * Blackburn Buccaneer S.2B (RAF) * BAe Nimrod MR.2P (RAF) * Britten-Norman BN-2 Islander AL.1 (RAF) *

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K.2 (RAF) - tanker *

Lockheed TriStar The Lockheed L-1011 TriStar, also known as the L-1011 (pronounced "El-ten-eleven") and TriStar, is an American medium-to-long-range, wide-body trijet airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. It was the third wide-body airliner to enter comme ...

(RAF) *Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Lockheed Hercules C.1, C.3 (RAF) *Vickers VC10 C.1 (RAF) - cargo *Vickers VC10 K.2, K.3 (RAF) -tanker

Destroyers

* Type 42 destroyer, Type 42 ''Sheffield'' destroyer (, , , , )

Frigates

* () * Type 22 frigate, Type 22 ''Broadsword'' frigate (, , )

Submarines

* Oberon-class_submarine, ''Oberon''-class submarine ()

Mine countermeasure vessels

* (, , HMS Dulverton (M35), HMS ''Dulverton'', HMS ''Bicester'', HMS ''Atherstone'', HMS ''Hurworth'')

Fleet support vessels

* * RFA Olna (A123), RFA ''Olna'' -Fast fleet tankers * RFA Regent (A486), RFA ''Regent'' - Stores ship * RFA Fort Rosalie (A385), RFA ''Fort Grange'' -Stores ship * RFA Diligence (A132), RFA ''Diligence'' - Fleet repair ship

Hospital ship

* RFA Argus (A135), RFA ''Argus'' - "Primary casualty reception vessel"

Saudi Arabia

Tanks

*AMX 30, AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank) * M60A1/A3 Patton MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

* M2A2 Bradley IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) *AMX-10P IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) *AMX-10P, AMX/HOT ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) Launcher *Panhard AML, Panhard AML-60 Armoured Car *Panhard AML, Panhard AML-90 Armoured Car *M113 armored personnel carrier, M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) *EE-11 Urutu, Engesa EE-11 Urutu APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) * Panhard M3 VTT APC (Armored Personnel Carrier) * Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando * Cadillac Gage V-150 Commando (Imp. TOW)

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

*M109 howitzer, M109A2 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) *AMX 30 AuF1, AMX-GCT 155 mm SPH (Self-Propelled Howitzer) *Astros II MLRS, ASTROS-II MLRS (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 and mortars

* M56 105 mm Towed Howitzer *M102 howitzer, M102 105 mm Towed Howitzer *M198 howitzer, M198 155 mm Towed Howitzer * M30 107 mm Heavy Weight Mortar

Anti-aircraft

* M163 VADS 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 SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher * Shahine Stationary SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) Launcher *Bofors 40 mm Automatic Gun L/70, Bofors 40 mm L/70 AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery) *Oerlikon 35 mm twin cannon, Oerlikon-Buhrle Twin 35 mm GDF AAA (Anti-Aircraft Artillery)

Other vehicles

Helicopters

* Sikorsky UH-60A Black Hawk (RSLF) *UH-1 Iroquois, Agusta-Bell 205 Iroquois (Royal Saudi Air Force, RSAF) *Bell 206, Agusta-Bell 206 Jet Ranger (RSAF) *UH-1 Iroquois, Agusta-Bell 212 Agusta (RSAF) *Kawasaki KV-107 (RSAF) *Eurocopter Dauphin, Eurocopter AS-365N Dauphin (Navy) *Eurocopter Super Puma, Eurocopter AS-332B Super Puma (Navy)

Aircraft

*C-130 Hercules, Lockheed C-130E Hercules (RSAF) *Lockheed C-130H Hercules (RSAF) *E-3 Sentry, Boeing E-3A Sentry AWACS Airborne Warning And Control System (RSAF) *F-5 Freedom Fighter, Northrop F-5E Tiger II (RSAF) *F-15 Eagle, McDonnell Douglas F-15C Eagle (RSAF) *Lockheed KC-130H (RSAF) *F-5 Freedom Fighter, Northrop RF-5E Tigereye (RSAF) *Panavia Tornado, Panavia Tornado IDS ''Interdictor/Strike'' (RSAF) *Panavia Tornado ADV ''Air Defence Variant'' (RSAF)

Frigates

* (''Al Madinah'', ''Hofouf'', ''Abha'', ''Taif'')

Corvettes

* (''Badr'', ''Al Yarmook'', ''Hitteen'', ''Tabuk'')

Patrol ships

* (''Al-Siddiq'', ''Al-Farouq'', ''Abdul-Aziz'', ''Faisal'', ''Khalid'', ''Amr'', ''Tariq'', ''Ouqbah'', ''Abu Obadiah'')

Replenishment ships

* (''Boraida'', ''Yunbou'')

Kuwait

Tanks

*M-84AB MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Armoured vehicles

*BMP-1, BMP-2 IFV (Infantry Fighting Vehicle) *M113 armored personnel carrier, M113A1 APC (Armored Personnel Carrier)

Helicopters

*Aérospatiale Gazelle, Aérospatiale SA.342 Gazelle

Aircraft

*Dassault Mirage F1CK (Kuwait Air Force, KAF) *A-2 Skyhawk, McDonnell Douglas A-4KU Skyhawk (KAF)

Fast attack craft

* Lürssen FPB-57 (unknown number) * Lürssen TNC-45 (unknown number)

France

Tanks

*AMX 30, AMX-30B2 MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Other armoured vehicles

*AMX 10 RC, GIAT AMX-10RC armoured car *Panhard AML, Panhard AML-90 armoured car *ERC 90 Sagaie, Panhard ERC-90F4 Sagaie armoured car *Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé, GIAT VAB (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé) wheeled troop carrier *GIAT VAB-PC (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé - Poste de Commandement) command vehicle *GIAT VAB-VCAC/HOT (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé - Véhicule de Combat Anti-Char) ATGM (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) launch vehicle *GIAT VAB-VTM (Véhicule de l'Avant Blindé - Véhicule Tracteur de Mortier) mortar tractor

Artillery and 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 missile, Mistral SAM (Surface-To-Air Missile) launcher

Other vehicles

*Peugeot P4, Peugeot P4 4WD * VLRA (Vehicle de Liaison et Reconnaissance de L'Armee) truck

Helicopters

*Aérospatiale Gazelle, Aérospatiale SA-342 Gazelle (French Army Light Aviation, ALAT) *Aérospatiale Puma, Aérospatiale SA-330 Puma (ALAT) *Aérospatiale Super Frelon (French Naval Aviation, Aéronavale)

Aircraft

*Dassault Mirage F1, Dassault Mirage F1C-200 (French Air Force, AdA) *Dassault-Breguet Mirage 2000 (AdA) *SEPECAT Jaguar, SEPECAT Jaguar A (AdA) *Dassault Super Étendard (Aéronavale)

Aircraft carriers

* ()

Amphibious transport docks

* ()

Cruisers

* ()

Destroyers

* (, , , , ) * ()

Corvettes

* (''D'Estienne d'Orves-class aviso, Premier maître l'Her'')

Minehunters

* s, ''L'Aigle'', ''Cassiopee'', ''Orion'', ''Pluton'', ''Sagittaire''

Replenishment ships

* (, )

Support ships

* , ''Loire''

Qatar

Tanks

* AMX-30S MBT (Main Battle Tank)

Italy

Fighter jets

*8 Panavia Tornado, Panavia Tornado IDS ''Interdictor/Strike''

Destroyers

* ()

Frigates

* (, ) * (, )

Replenishment ships

* () ()

Poland

Hospital ship

Salvage ship

Czechoslovakia

Other vehicles

*Tatra 815, Tatra T-815 (Heavy truck) *UAZ-469, UAZ-4629 (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

* () * ()

Fighter aircraft

* 26 CF-18

Transport aircraft

* 27 CC-130 Hercules * 5 CC-137 (Boeing 707)

Helicopters

* 5 Sikorsky CH-124 Sea King

Patrol, surveillance aircraft

* 1 CC-144 Challenger

Supply/replenishment ship

* ()

Argentina

Destroyers

* 1 MEKO 360 (): ARA Almirante Brown (D-10), ARA ''Almirante Brown'' (D-10) (CF A. Tierno). ARA Almirante Brown navigated 25.000 NM in the desigated area for operations, as part of GT 88, together with ARA Spiro. Returned to Argentina on 25 April, 1991.

Frigates

*2 MEKO 140 A16 (Espora class): ARA Spiro (P-43), ARA ''Spiro'' (P-43) (CF O. Gonzalez), ARA Rosales (P-42), ARA ''Rosales'' (P-42) (CC Tebaldi / CC Rossi). ARA Spiro returned to Argentina on 23 May 1991, together with ARA Almirante Brown (D-10). It had navigated 23000 NM in the operations area during the conflict.

Amphibious cargo ships

*1: ARA Bahía San Blas (B-4), ARA ''Bahia San Blas'' (B-5). Loaded with medicine and food, for humanitarian aid. This ship along with ARA Rosales (P-42) formed GT 88.1, and replaced GT 88.0 formed by ARA Almirante Brown and ARA Spiro.

Helicopters

*2 Alouette III (3-H-109 and 3-H-112), from 1° Esc. Aeronaval de Helicopteros (EA1H) (C.C. Alomar). Totalling 67 flights. Operated initially with P-43 and D-10. One of the Aluettes suffered an accident, with no casualties.

Transport aircraft

* 2 Boeing 707 (TC-91 and TC-94/LV-LGO as United Nations, UN UNAG-1)

Australia

Destroyers

* ()

Frigates

* (, , , )

Replenishment ships

* () * ()

Transport aircraft

* 1 Boeing 707 * 4

Norway

Patrol ships

* , NoCGV ''Andenes''

Denmark

Corvettes

* , HDMS Olfert Fischer (F355), HDMS ''Olfert Fischer''

Greece

Frigates

* , Greek frigate Elli, HS ''Elli''

Spain

Destroyers

* , USS Noa (DD-841), ''Blas de Lezo''

Corvettes

* s, ''Descubierta'', ''Diana'', ''Infanta Cristina'', ''Cazadora'', ''Vencedora''

The Netherlands

Frigates

* s, HNLMS Pieter Florisz (1982), HNLMS ''Pieter Florisz'', HNLMS Philips van Almonde (1979), ''HNLMS Philips van Almonde'' * s, HNLMS Witte de With (1984), HNLMS ''Witte de With'', HNLMS Jacob van Heemskerck (1983), HNLMS ''Jacob van Heemskerck''

Minehunters

* s, Latvian minehunter Imanta, HNLMS ''Harlingen'', HNLMS ''Haarlem'', HNLMS ''Zierikzee''

Replenishment ships

* , HNLMS Zuiderkruis (A832), HNLMS ''Zuiderkruis''

Mobile field hospital

* 53 medical personnel stationed on site

Maritime patrol aircraft

* Two P-3C Orions

Belgium

Frigates

* s, Belgian frigate Wielingen (F910), ''Wielingen'', Belgian frigate Wandelaar (F912), ''Wandelaar''

Minehunters

* s Bulgarian minehunter Tsibar, ''Myosotis'', ''Iris'', ''Dianthus''

Support ships

* , ''Zinnia''

Turkey

Destroyers

* , USS Orleck, TCG ''Yucetepe''

Notes and references

* Nationmaster.com �
Gulf War Coalition – Troops by country
* Arabic-Radio-TV.com �

{{Gulf War Gulf War 20th-century military alliances

Coalition by number of military personnel

Coalition by divisions

Army Central Command

Marine Central Command

Joint Forces Command East

Joint Forces Command North

Commanders of coalition

Bangladesh

Czechoslovakia

Egypt

France

Italy

Saudi Arabia

Syria

United Kingdom

United States

Coalition by equipment

United States

Tanks

Armored vehicles

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

Anti-aircraft

Artillery and mortars

Command vehicles

Other vehicles

Helicopters

Aircraft

Guided missile destroyers

Frigates

Amphibious transport docks

Ammunition ships

Dock landing ships

Tank landing ships

Fast sealift ships

Fleet oilers

Combat stores ships

Fast combat support ships

Replenishment oiler ships

Minesweepers

Repair ships

Rescue and salvage ships

Sealift ships

Hospital ships

Amphibious cargo ships

Mine countermeasure ships

Survey ships

Light watercraft

United Kingdom

Tanks

Armoured vehicles

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

Anti-aircraft

Artillery and mortars

Engineering and recovery vehicles

Command vehicles

Other vehicles

Aircraft

Destroyers

Frigates

Submarines

Mine countermeasure vessels

Fleet support vessels

Hospital ship

Saudi Arabia

Tanks

Armoured vehicles

Self-propelled artillery/mortars/rockets

Artillery and mortars

Anti-aircraft

Other vehicles

Helicopters

Aircraft

Frigates

Corvettes

Patrol ships

Replenishment ships

Kuwait

Tanks

Armoured vehicles

Helicopters