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AdenEmergency

1963–1967

The Aden Emergency was an insurgency fought between Yemen and the United Kingdom in Aden from 1963 to 1967, resulting in approximately 2,096 casualties.

Era
1963–1967
Casualties
2K
SIDES
2
⚔ CONFLICT INSURGENCY

AdenEmergency

⚔ Cold War · 1945–1991 is part of this war
Yemen
VS
{{Collapsible list United Kingdom
Start: 14.10.1963 End: 30.11.1967 Duration: 4 years 1 months 18 days Participants: 2 countries Weapons: 13 systems
Overview
Sides
Chronology
Weapons
Outcomes
01 / Overview
Aden Emergency
Date
1963–1967
Type
insurgency
Duration
4 years 1 months 18 days
Participants
Yemen United Kingdom
Weapon System
13
Parent War
Cold War
Conflict Intensity Moderate
Duration
1,508
days
Human Loss
2,096
total
Intensity
1
deaths / day
Intensity Rank
#122
/ 362 conflicts
Casualty Rank
#56
top 25%
less intense
most intense
ⓘ Intensity is based on the average daily death toll.
02 / Sides
Belligerents 2 participants
Yemen Yemen Primary
VS
United Kingdom United Kingdom Primary
03 / Weapons & Equipment · 13 systems
WEAPONS & EQUIPMENT SUMMARY
ORIGIN · COUNTRY
United Kingdom
11 %85
Italy
1 %8
Belgium
1 %8
ORIGIN · COMPANY
Sterling Armaments Company
2 %15
de Havilland Aircraft Company
2 %15
Hawker Siddeley
2 %15
Alvis Car and Engineering Company Ltd
2 %15
Parker Hale
1 %8
Total 13 distinct systems
Avg. Equipment Age 11 years all equipment
SIDE A 21 years avg. age
{{Collapsible list 11 years avg. age
MOST EXPENSIVE $851 · 1914 .303 Vickers
Weapons & Equipment13systems
Country
CATEGORY

Each system appears only once in the list.

1.303 VickersGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)77MASS2RL-83 BlindicideRocket-Propelled Grenades (RPG)73MASS3L1A1 Self-Loading RifleBattle Rifles70MASS4Sterling submachine gunMachine Pistols62MASS5Sterling MK VIIMachine Pistols62MASS6OTO Melara Mod 56Field Guns56MASS7Blackburn BeverleyTactical Transports55MASS8FV601 SaladinRecon Vehicles54MASS9de Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1Air Superiority Fighters52MASS10FerretRecon Vehicles46MASS
1.303 VickersGeneral Purpose Machine Guns (GPMG)$8511914
📚 Sources
  1. Uppsala Conflict Data Program (UCDP)
  2. Correlates of War (CoW) project
  3. Official archives and academic literature