| Quds-1 | |
|---|---|
| Type | UAV or cruise missile |
| Place of origin | Yemen |
| Service history | |
| In service | July 2019[1] |
| Used by | Houthis in Yemen |
| Specifications | |
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| |
| Engine | Czech-built PBS TJ-100 turbojet engine |
Quds-1 is a drone or a cruise missile that was developed by the Houthi movement in Yemen.[2][3][4]
Design[]
According to missile expert Fabian Hinz it could be a copy of the Iranian Soumar missile or the Russian Kh-55. However, the size of the missile is smaller than the Iranian one, and its range is much shorter due to having less room aboard for fuel, and due to being a ground-launched rather than an air-launched cruise missile. He added that there are differences between the Soumar missile and the Quds-1 missile like "the entire booster design, the wing position, the Quds 1's fixed wings, the shape of the nose cone, the shape of the aft fuselage, the position of the stabilizers and the shape of the engine cover and exhaust". According to Fabian Hinz the range of Quds-1 is "significantly" smaller than the Iranian Soumar.[5][6]
The Quds-1 is powered by a Czech-made TJ-100 jet engine, or a copy.[2][4] And it has the TERCOM navigation system.[7]
A "Quds cruise missile" was amongst the long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) the Houthis displayed to the media in July 2019. Jane's Defence Weekly described it as shorter with differently shaped wings and fins, engine mounted on top rather than inside, and a smaller rocket launch booster compared to the Iranian Ya Ali. The fins looked similar to the missile used in the Abha International Airport attack the previous month.[4]
See also[]
References[]
- ↑ "الحوثيون يعلنون تصنيع صواريخ وطائرات مسيرة لمواجهة التحالف". https://www.aa.com.tr/ar/الدول-العربية/الحوثيون-يعلنون-تصنيع-صواريخ-وطائرات-مسيرة-لمواجهة-التحالف/1525238.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Hinz, Fabian (15 September 2019). "Meet the Quds 1". Arms Control Wonk. https://www.armscontrolwonk.com/archive/1208062/meet-the-quds-1/. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ Kirkpatrick, David D.; Koettl, Christoph; McCann, Allison; Schmitt, Eric; Singhvi, Anjali; Wezerek, Gus (September 16, 2019). "Who Was Behind the Saudi Oil Attack? What the Evidence Shows". https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/09/16/world/middleeast/trump-saudi-arabia-oil-attack.html.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Binnie, Jeremy (8 July 2019). "Yemeni rebels unveil cruise missile, long-range UAVs". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. https://www.janes.com/article/89746/yemeni-rebels-unveil-cruise-missile-long-range-uavs. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
- ↑ Axe, David (September 17, 2019). "Houthis Have an Arsenal of Ballistic and Cruise Missiles (Some from North Korea)". https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/houthis-have-arsenal-ballistic-and-cruise-missiles-some-north-korea-81176.
- ↑ Seidler, Christoph (16 September 2019). "Attacks on Saudi oil facilities: the riddling of weapons experts". https://www.limnews.com/tech/2019-09-16--attacks-on-saudi-oil-facilities--the-riddling-of-weapons-experts-.ryVu8LaIH.html. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
- ↑ http://www.defense-arabic.com/2019/07/08/%D8%B5%D9%88%D8%A7%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%AE-%D9%88%D8%B7%D8%A7%D8%A6%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%AA-%D8%A8%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86-%D8%B7%D9%8A%D8%A7%D8%B1-%D9%86%D8%B8%D8%B1%D8%A9-%D9%82%D8%B1%D9%8A%D8%A8%D8%A9-%D8%B9%D9%84/
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