Quds 1

Quds-1 is a drone or a cruise missile that was developed by the Houthi movement in Yemen.[2][3][4]

Quds-1
TypeUAV or cruise missile
Place of originYemen
Service history
In serviceJuly 2019[1]
Used byHouthis in Yemen
Specifications
Engineunknown
Guidance
system
TERCOM navigation system

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 primary engine is an unlicensed copy of the TJ-100 turbojet produced by PBS Velká Bíteš in Czechia. The UN Final report of the Panel of Experts on Yemen was released on 27th January 2020:

[7] It uses the TERCOM navigation system.[8]

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
  1. "الحوثيون يعلنون تصنيع صواريخ وطائرات مسيرة لمواجهة التحالف". www.aa.com.tr.
  2. Hinz, Fabian (15 September 2019). "Meet the Quds 1". Arms Control Wonk. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. 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" – via NYTimes.com.
  4. Binnie, Jeremy (8 July 2019). "Yemeni rebels unveil cruise missile, long-range UAVs". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Retrieved 17 September 2019.
  5. Axe, David (September 17, 2019). "Houthis Have an Arsenal of Ballistic and Cruise Missiles (Some from North Korea)". The National Interest.
  6. Seidler, Christoph (16 September 2019). "Attacks on Saudi oil facilities: the riddling of weapons experts". Spiegel Online / The Limited Times. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  7. "s/2020/70 - E - s/2020/70". undocs.org. Retrieved 2020-03-24.
  8. 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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