Manufacturer catalog

Al-Qassam Brigades

Al-Qassam Brigades is Hamas's military wing in the Gaza Strip and the clandestine production network publicly associated with Hamas-branded rockets, improvised air-defense equipment, anti-armor munitions, and unmanned systems.

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Al-Qassam Brigades has operated as Hamas's armed wing since the early 1990s. ECFR describes it as the largest and best-equipped armed group in Gaza, with missile and rocket capacity expanding after Hamas took control of the territory in 2007 and with experimentation in drones and underwater commandos.

The organization's manufacturing base is not a conventional corporate factory system. Public reporting instead points to a distributed Gaza weapons program that combines local fabrication, smuggling, battlefield adaptation, and outside technical influence; AP reporting on Hamas weapons found a patchwork arsenal that includes foreign-sourced arms alongside anti-tank rockets assembled in Gaza.

Publicly attributed Al-Qassam systems in this catalog include long-range rockets, improvised launch equipment, air-defense experiments, one-way attack UAVs, and anti-armor projectiles. Open sources usually describe the organization or Hamas as the responsible producer rather than naming a separate legal manufacturer.

rockets and artilleryimprovised air defenseunmanned aerial systemsanti-armor munitionsmilitary engineering

Notable Systems

Ayyash-250 long-range rocket, Long-range unguided rocket, Artillery

Ayyash-250 long-range rocket

Long-range unguided rocket

Part of the brigades' long-range rocket line and the group's local rocket-production effort.

Sources: IISS analysis
Mutabar-1 improvised air-defense system, Improvised short-range air-defense system, Air Defense

Mutabar-1 improvised air-defense system

Improvised short-range air-defense system

An improvised short-range air-defense system reflecting the brigades' locally built counter-UAV and air-defense effort.

Sources: Army Recognition report
Shehab-2, One-way attack unmanned aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs

Shehab-2

One-way attack unmanned aircraft

A Hamas one-way attack UAV associated with the brigades' drone program.

Sources: Wired article, TWZ Shehab drone analysis

Manufacturer History

  1. Military wing established

    ECFR describes the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades as founded in 1991 as Hamas's military wing.

    Sources: ECFR profile

  2. Rocket and drone capacity expanded

    ECFR notes that Hamas's take-over of Gaza in 2007 coincided with a significant expansion of the brigades' missile and rocket capacity and experimentation with drones.

    Sources: ECFR profile

  3. Shehab drone publicly disclosed

    TWZ reported that Al-Qassam Brigades released video showing militants handling and launching Shehab drones, which the group said were developed and built locally.

    Sources: TWZ Shehab drone analysis

  4. Mutabar-1 air-defense system revealed

    Army Recognition reported the October 2023 public reveal of the locally manufactured Mutabar-1 improvised air-defense system and described its single-launcher configuration.

    Sources: Army Recognition report

Website links
Official websiteECFR profileLogo on Wikimedia CommonsAP weapons analysisTWZ Shehab drone analysis

Open-source coverage of the brigades is uneven because the organization is a clandestine armed wing rather than a conventional manufacturer. No precise headquarters address was sourced, so the profile leaves headquarters fields blank.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official websitePublisher: Al-Qassam Brigades | Note: Supports the public website and branding context for the brigades; the live site redirects to Arabic landing pages. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • ECFR profilePublisher: European Council on Foreign Relations | Note: Supports the 1991 founding date, the Hamas military-wing relationship, and the group's missile, rocket, and drone background. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Logo on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance and CC0 licensing for the profile logo; the file is sourced from the brigades' own website artwork. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • IISS analysisPublisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies | Note: Supports background on Hamas's locally produced long-range rocket line, including the Ayyash-250 family. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Army Recognition reportPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports background on the brigades' improvised short-range air-defense system and its locally manufactured framing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Wired articlePublisher: WIRED | Note: Supports background on Hamas's drone program and the Shehab-2 family as a locally developed one-way attack UAV line. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • AP weapons analysisPublisher: Associated Press | Note: Supports background on Hamas's mixed weapons supply chain, including foreign-sourced arms, small drones, rocket-launcher parts, and anti-tank rockets assembled in Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-07-04
  • TWZ Shehab drone analysisPublisher: The War Zone | Note: Supports background on the Shehab drone's public disclosure, Al-Qassam Brigades' local-build claim, and comparison to Iranian-origin UAV designs. | Accessed: 2026-07-04

Produced weapons

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Aircraft & UAVs

Crewed aircraft, drones, and loitering munitions.

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Zuwari explosive unmanned aircraft, One-way attack UAV, Aircraft & UAVs2023 Israel-Hamas WarZuwari explosive unmanned aircraftOne-way attack UAVBuilt in: Palestinian territoriesThe Zuwari explosive unmanned aircraft is a Hamas and Al-Qassam Brigades fixed-wing one-way attack UAV family named for Tunisian engineer Mohamed al-Zouari. Public reporting separates a reconnaissance configuration shown before the 2023 war from suicide-drone versions that Hamas-linked media said were used in the October 7 assault, with AP reporting Israeli attribution of Zuwari strikes on border observation towers and cameras.
Shehab-2, One-way attack unmanned aircraft, Aircraft & UAVs2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarShehab-2One-way attack unmanned aircraftBuilt in: Gaza Strip, Palestinian territoriesThe Shehab-2 is a Hamas one-way attack UAV described as a Gaza-built loitering munition related to the Iranian Ababil family. Shehab drones were publicized and reportedly launched during the May 2021 Gaza escalation, while later Shehab-2 references in the 2023 2023 Israel-Hamas War remain caveated because analysts noted possible launches without confirmed evidence.

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Air Defense

Systems that contest aircraft, missiles, helicopters, and drones.

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Artillery

Tube artillery, rocket artillery, and long-range ground fires.

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Ayyash-250 long-range rocket, Long-range unguided rocket, Artillery2021 Israel-Palestine Crisis, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarAyyash-250 long-range rocketLong-range unguided rocketBuilt in: Gaza Strip / Palestinian territoriesThe Ayyash-250 is a Gaza-produced, 250-kilometer-class unguided rocket publicly associated with Hamas and the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. It was unveiled in May 2021 with a claimed launch toward Ramon airport near Eilat, then reappeared in 2023 claims against northern Israel and Eilat, making it one of Hamas's longest-range publicly identified rockets despite limited public technical verification.

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Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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Al-Yasin 105 tandem-charge anti-armor projectile, Shoulder-fired tandem-charge anti-armor projectile, Infantry Weapons2023 Israel-Hamas WarAl-Yasin 105 tandem-charge anti-armor projectileShoulder-fired tandem-charge anti-armor projectileBuilt in: Palestinian territoriesThe Al-Yasin 105 is a Gaza-made 105 mm tandem-charge anti-armor projectile associated with the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. AP described it as a local copy of the Russian PG-7VR, while later reporting and video analysis tied the round to Hamas anti-armor attacks in Gaza and cautioned that claimed vehicle losses were difficult to verify independently.

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Munitions

Standalone missiles, bombs, rockets, torpedoes, and guided or unguided explosive payloads.

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