Home›Weapons Systems›Wars Used In›Kosovo WarWarKosovo WarContemporaryReference and ClassificationDevelopingThe Kosovo War was fought from 1998 to 1999 between Yugoslav and Serbian security forces and the ethnic Albanian Kosovo Liberation Army, which sought independence for the Serbian province of Kosovo. Serbian operations against Kosovo Albanian civilians produced mass displacement widely characterized internationally as ethnic cleansing, prompting NATO to launch a seventy-eight day bombing campaign against Yugoslav military and infrastructure targets in the spring of 1999 without prior United Nations Security Council authorization. The war ended when Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic agreed to withdraw Serbian forces from Kosovo, after which the territory was placed under United Nations administration and international peacekeeping, a status that preceded its unilateral declaration of independence in 2008.FactsKosovo WarConnectionsSourcesComments (0)Reader Challenges (0)FactsStart YearWell-attested1998 1End YearWell-attested1999 1CombatantsWell-attestedFederal Republic of Yugoslavia vs the Kosovo Liberation Army, later joined by NATO 1OutcomeWell-attestedKumanovo Agreement; Yugoslav forces withdrew from Kosovo under UN Resolution 1244 1ClassificationDeath Toll MinWell-attestedfrom 13,548 1Conflict TypeWell-attestedInterstate War 1Kosovo WarFilter Results38 entriesWeapon FamilyAllAerial Bombs and Cluster Munitions (1)Air-to-Air Missiles (1)Air-to-Ground Missiles and Guided Bombs (3)Anti-Tank Weapons and Mines (1)Armored Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles (2)Assault Rifles (7)Assault Rifles of China (3)Assault 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SpiritKosovo WarBarrett M82 RifleKosovo WarBeretta M9 PistolKosovo WarBRDM-2Kosovo WarCarcano RifleKosovo WarChallenger 2Kosovo WarCluster MunitionKosovo WarFB TantalKosovo WarFN MinimiKosovo WarLeopard 2Kosovo WarM1 AbramsKosovo WarM113 armored personnel carrierKosovo WarM249 SAWKosovo WarM3 submachine gunKosovo WarMarder (infantry fighting vehicle)Kosovo WarMark 41 Vertical Launching SystemKosovo WarMk 48 machine gunKosovo WarPanavia TornadoKosovo WarRPG-2Kosovo WarSaxon (vehicle)Kosovo WarSpectre M4Kosovo WarSteyr ScoutKosovo WarT-54/T-55Kosovo WarT-55Kosovo WarTomahawk (missile)Kosovo WarType 56 Assault RifleKosovo WarType 63 assault rifleKosovo WarType 81 assault rifleKosovo WarVz. 58Kosovo WarZastava M70 Assault RifleKosovo WarConnectionsAssociated WithB-2 Spirit, Weapons Systems Well-attested ConnectedThe B-2 Spirit flew its first combat missions, launched from the continental United States, during the 1999 Kosovo WarCommanders and ForcesCanadian Armed Forces, Armed Forces and Units Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Canadian Armed Forcestier 4Uses2K12 Kub, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 2K12 Kub9M14 Malyutka, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: 9M14 Malyutkatier 2AGM-130, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-130AGM-65 Maverick, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AGM-65 MaverickAGM-88 HARM, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source AGM-88 HARM (Wikipedia)AIM-120 AMRAAM, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AIM-120 AMRAAMtier 4AMX-10 RC, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: AMX-10 RCAutomatkarbin 5, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Automatkarbin 5B-2 Spirit, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: B-2 Spirittier 2Barrett M82 Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Barrett M82Beretta M9 Pistol, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Beretta M9tier 2BRDM-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: BRDM-2Carcano Rifle, Weapons Systems 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launching systemMk 48 machine gun, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: M249 Squad Automatic WeaponPanavia Tornado, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Panavia Tornadotier 2RPG-2, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: RPG-2Saxon (vehicle), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)Spectre M4, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Spectre M4Steyr Scout, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Steyr ScoutT-54/T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2T-55, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2Tomahawk (missile), Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Tomahawk (missile)tier 2Type 56 Assault Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 56 assault rifleType 63 assault rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 63 assault rifleType 81 assault rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleVz. 58, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: vz. 58Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, Weapons Systems Well-attested Source Wikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)Sources1. Kosovo War - WikipediaInfobox, date28 February 1998Infobox, date (end)11 June 1999Lead sectionIt was fought between the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian separatist militia known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).Infobox: resultYugoslav forces pull out of Kosovo United Nations Resolution 1244 Return of Albanian refugees Flight or expulsion of over half of the Serb and other non-Albanian civilians Establishment of KFORInfobox, casualties fieldInfobox casualties: Total: 13,548 fighters and civilians of all ethnicities deadLead textThe Kosovo War (Albanian: Lufta e Kosovës; Serbian: Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999.Lead sectionThe Kosovo War (Albanian: Lufta e Kosovës; Serbian: Косовски рат, Kosovski rat) was an armed conflict in Kosovo that lasted from 28 February 1998 until 11 June 1999. It was fought between the forces of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY), which controlled Kosovo before the war, and the Kosovo Albanian separatist militia known as the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA).View the SourceWikipedia: M1 Abramstier 2WikipediaUses: M1 Abrams, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Leopard 2tier 2WikipediaUses: Leopard 2, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Challenger 2tier 4WikipediaUses: Challenger 2, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Barrett M82Uses: Barrett M82 Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: M249 Squad Automatic WeaponUses: M249 SAW, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'Uses: Mk 48 machine gun, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: AIM-120 AMRAAMtier 4WikipediaUses: AIM-120 AMRAAM, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Beretta M9tier 2WikipediaUses: Beretta M9 Pistol, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Carcano Rifletier 2WikipediaUses: Carcano Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceAGM-88 HARM (Wikipedia)Uses: AGM-88 HARM, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: FN Minimitier 4WikipediaUses: FN Minimi, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: 2K12 KubUses: 2K12 Kub, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: vz. 58Uses: Vz. 58, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Zastava M70 (assault rifle)Uses: Zastava M70 Assault Rifle, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: RPG-2Uses: RPG-2, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo war'View the SourceWikipedia: M3 submachine gunUses: M3 submachine gun, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: M113 armored personnel carrierUses: M113 armored personnel carrier, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: AGM-65 MaverickUses: AGM-65 Maverick, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: AMX-10 RCUses: AMX-10 RC, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Marder (infantry fighting vehicle)Uses: Marder (infantry fighting vehicle), infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: AGM-130Uses: AGM-130, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Saxon (vehicle)Uses: Saxon (vehicle), infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceWikipedia: Steyr ScoutUses: Steyr Scout, infobox wars field: 'Kosovo War'View the SourceCluster munition, WikipediaUses: Cluster Munition, Article text: sectionsQuote, Uses: Cluster Munition, Article text: sectionsAn anti-electrical weapon, the CBU-94/B, was first used by the US in the Kosovo War in 1999.View the SourceWikipedia: Type 56 assault rifleUses: Type 56 Assault Rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 56 Assault Rifle, Infobox: warsVietnam War Rhodesian Bush War Cambodian Civil War Laotian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir Somali Civil War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Persian Gulf War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Kivu conflict Iraqi insurgency (2011-2013) War in Iraq (2013-2017) OLA insurgency Russo-Ukrainian war 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: FB TantalUses: FB Tantal, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: FB Tantal, Infobox: warsKurdish-Turkish conflict Kosovo War UNDOF Iraqi insurgency Russo-Ukrainian WarView the SourceWikipedia: Mark 41 vertical launching systemUses: Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Mark 41 Vertical Launching System, Infobox: warsCold War Tanker War Gulf War Kosovo War War on terror Red Sea crisisView the SourceWikipedia: Automatkarbin 5Uses: Automatkarbin 5, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Automatkarbin 5, Infobox: warsKosovo War War in Afghanistan Chadian Civil War (2005-2010) Operation Artemis War in MaliView the SourceWikipedia: Spectre M4Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Spectre M4, Infobox: warsLebanese Civil War Kosovo War Yugoslav WarsView the SourceWikipedia: Type 81 assault rifleUses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 81 assault rifle, Infobox: warsSino-Vietnamese conflicts Cambodian-Vietnamese War Soviet-Afghan War Iran-Iraq War Sri Lankan Civil War Lord's Resistance Army insurgency Barin uprising Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Bosnian War Kosovo War Kargil War War in Afghanistan (2001-2021) Iraq War Boko Haram insurgency Syrian Civil War Internal conflict in Myanmar 2025 Cambodia-Thailand conflictView the SourceWikipedia: Type 63 assault rifleUses: Type 63 assault rifle, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: Type 63 assault rifle, Infobox: warsVietnam War Cambodian Civil War Sino-Vietnamese War Cambodian-Vietnamese War Tuareg rebellion (1990-1995) Kosovo War Myanmar Civil WarView the SourceWikipedia: 9M14 Malyutkatier 2WikipediaUses: 9M14 Malyutka, Infobox: warsQuote, Uses: 9M14 Malyutka, Infobox: warsVietnam War Cambodian Civil War Yom Kippur War Western Sahara War Ethiopian Civil War Lebanese Civil War Iran-Iraq War Gulf War Croatian War of Independence Kosovo War 2006 Lebanon War First Chechen War Second Chechen War Libyan Civil War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013-2017) Yemeni Civil War (2014-present) Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen Saudi-Yemeni border conflict (2015-present) Tigray War Gaza warView the SourceWikipedia: Canadian Armed Forcestier 4WikipediaCommanders and Forces: Canadian Armed Forces, Wikipedia article textQuote, Commanders and Forces: Canadian Armed Forces, Wikipedia article texthave served alongside other NATO countries during conflicts such as the Korean War, First Gulf War, Kosovo WarView the SourceWikipedia: Tomahawk (missile)tier 2WikipediaUses: Tomahawk (missile), Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Tomahawk (missile), Wikipedia article textThe Kosovo War in 1999 saw the Swiftsure-class HMS Splendid become the first British submarine to fire the Tomahawk in combat.View the SourceWikipedia: B-2 Spirittier 2WikipediaUses: B-2 Spirit, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: B-2 Spirit, Wikipedia article textPrimarily designed as a nuclear bomber, the B-2 was first used in combat to drop conventional ordnance in the Kosovo War in 1999.View the SourceWikipedia: T-54/T-55tier 2WikipediaUses: T-55, Wikipedia article textT-55s were also used by Yugoslavia in the Kosovo War and Macedonia (now North Macedonia) during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia and by Russian peacekeepers after the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo.Uses: T-54/T-55, Wikipedia article textT-55s were also used by Yugoslavia in the Kosovo War and Macedonia (now North Macedonia) during the 2001 insurgency in Macedonia and by Russian peacekeepers after the withdrawal of Yugoslav forces from Kosovo.View the SourceWikipedia: Panavia Tornadotier 2WikipediaUses: Panavia Tornado, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: Panavia Tornado, Wikipedia article textThe Tornados of various services were also used in the Bosnian War, Kosovo War, Iraq War, in Libya during the 2011 Libyan civil war, as well as smaller roles in Afghanistan, Yemen, and Syria.View the SourceWikipedia: BRDM-2Uses: BRDM-2, Wikipedia article textQuote, Uses: BRDM-2, Wikipedia article textThe BRDM-2 was also used by the Yugoslav Army (VJ) against the KLA during the Kosovo war.View the SourceComments (0)No comments yet. 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