Palestinian domestic weapons production
- Palestinian domestic weapons production
Even before the outbreak of the Al-Aqsa Intifada, various militant Palestinian groups built domestically produced weapons for use against the Israel Defense Forces, including rockets to launch into Israel. Most of the effort has been in the production of unguided artillery rockets, though Hamas has built its own versions of anti-tank missiles and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs). Though usually smuggled across the Egyptian border into the Gaza Strip and to a lesser extent Jordanian border into the West Bank, various small arms are believed to be produced in the Palestinian territories. On 14 August 2008 the Popular Resistance Committee showed off the Nasser-4 missile, an upgraded version of the existing Nasser-3. [ [http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1012101.html Ha'aretz] 15 August 2008 "PRC: Our new rocket can reach as far as Ashdod"]
Missiles
Multiple Rocket Launcher
* al Quds-3 MRL (Hamas & Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement)
Short Range Artillery Rockets
* Qassam Type 1, 2, 3, & 4 (Hamas)
* al Quds Type 101 & 2 (Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement)
* al Nasser-3 (Popular Resistance Committees)
* al Nasser-4 (Popular Resistance Committees)
* Saria-2 (Tanzim)
* Kafah (Fatah)
* Jenin-1 (Fatah)
* Arafat Type 1 & 2 (Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade)
* Aqsa-3 (Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade)
Anti-Tank Missiles
* Yasin RPG (Hamas)
* al Bana RPG (Hamas developed, in use by other factions)
* al Batar RPG (Hamas developed, in use by other factions)
Mortars
* Sariya-1 240mm Mortar (Fatah & Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine)
* 120mm mortar
* 81mm mortar
* 60mm/52mm mortar
External links
* [http://www.weaponsurvey.com/ Weapon Survey - Palestinian weapons production and smuggling]
* [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/3702088.stm Qassam and Katyusha Rocket Threat BBC]
* [http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/Pa.pdf Palestinian Authority Security Survey]
* [http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2006-07/09/content_4810797.htm Xinhua News Agency - Palestinian militants fire homemade mortars]
* [http://www.tau.ac.il/jcss/balance/ground.pdf Ground Forces Equipment]
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