Manufacturer catalog

Hamas

Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist movement and militant organization whose catalog builder label groups improvised weapons, locally assembled launchers, rockets, and other workshop-built systems associated with its Gaza-based network.

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Hamas is a Palestinian Islamist movement and militant organization. In this catalog it appears as a builder label for improvised explosives, locally assembled rocket launchers, short-range rockets, and other systems associated with its Gaza-based production network.

Because Hamas is a clandestine and sanctioned movement rather than a conventional defense company, this profile relies on public organizational pages and high-quality reference sources for background context.

improvised explosive deviceslocally assembled rocket launchersunguided rocketsdrone-adapted munitionsanti-vehicle explosives

Notable Systems

Magnetic or sticky anti-vehicle bomb

Hamas-labeled entry for a hand-emplaced improvised anti-vehicle charge.

Qassam-series unguided rocket, Improvised short-range unguided rocket family, Artillery

Qassam-series unguided rocket

Improvised short-range unguided rocket family

Hamas-labeled entry for the movement's locally produced unguided rocket family.

Manufacturer History

  1. Founded during the First Intifada

    Hamas was founded in 1987 in the context of the First Intifada and emerged from the Muslim Brotherhood milieu in Gaza and the West Bank.

    Sources: background

  2. Took control of Gaza

    After clashes with Fatah, Hamas established separate control of the Gaza Strip and became the dominant political-military actor there.

    Sources: background

  3. Published a revised political document

    The movement released an updated political document in 2017, reflecting an attempt to reframe parts of its public political messaging.

    Sources: background

Website links
Official websiteAbout the movementBritannica overviewNCTC group profile

Hamas is a sanctioned, clandestine political-military movement rather than a conventional defense contractor, so this profile uses public organizational pages and reference sources for background instead of corporate filings or product catalogues.

Manufacturer Sources

  • Official Hamas websitePublisher: Hamas | Note: Supports the public builder name and Hamas's own official movement branding and channels. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • About the movementPublisher: Hamas | Note: Official Hamas about page supporting the movement's self-description and founding-context material. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Britannica Hamas overviewPublisher: Encyclopaedia Britannica | Note: Supports general background on Hamas, including its 1987 founding and organizational context. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • NCTC Hamas profilePublisher: U.S. National Counterterrorism Center | Note: Supports general background on Hamas as a militant group and on the existence of its armed wing. | Accessed: 2026-06-21
  • Hamas emblem on Wikimedia CommonsPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports the reusable CC0 emblem image and its provenance for the builder profile illustration. | Accessed: 2026-06-21

Produced weapons

Category

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.

Category

Air Defense

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

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Category

Artillery

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

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Locally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcher, Improvised multi-tube rocket launcher, Artillery2023 Israel-Hamas WarLocally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcherImprovised multi-tube rocket launcherBuilt in: Gaza StripThe locally manufactured fourteen-tube rocket launcher is a Hamas improvised fixed launch array for salvo firing unguided rockets from concealed Gaza positions. IDF-released April 2024 imagery and Israeli reporting tied the Khan Younis launch posts to rockets fired toward southern Israel, while specialist reporting on Qassam rockets explains the broader use of locally built, manually aimed launch frames rather than standardized military MLRS vehicles.
Qassam-series unguided rocket, Improvised short-range unguided rocket family, ArtillerySecond Intifada, 2008 Gaza War +2 moreQassam-series unguided rocketImprovised short-range unguided rocket familyBuilt in: Palestinian territoriesThe Qassam-series rocket is a locally produced, unguided steel-tube artillery rocket family associated with Hamas's Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades. Introduced from Gaza during the Second Intifada, the family evolved from a 3-4 km Qassam-1 into longer-range improvised variants while remaining a low-cost area-fire weapon documented in repeated Gaza-Israel rocket wars.

Category

Infantry Weapons

Portable weapons used by soldiers and small units.

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Tunnel-Entrance Booby-Trap Improvised Explosive Device, Improvised explosive device, Infantry Weapons2023 Israel-Hamas WarTunnel-Entrance Booby-Trap Improvised Explosive DeviceImprovised explosive deviceBuilt in: Gaza StripHamas tunnel-entrance booby-trap IEDs in Gaza use explosives at shafts, entrances, or tunnel approaches to make underground access points dangerous choke points during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. IDF, Reuters, Modern War Institute, and U.S. Army sources describe booby-trapped shafts, embedded IEDs, blast doors, and robotic or engineering checks as part of the tunnel-clearance hazard set.

Category

Munitions

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

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Drone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munition, Improvised drone-dropped RPG-derived shaped-charge munition, Munitions1984 Kurdish-Turkish Conflict, 2023 Israel-Hamas WarDrone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munitionImprovised drone-dropped RPG-derived shaped-charge munitionBuilt in: Palestinian territories / Iraq / Turkey field-adapted contextsDrone-dropped modified RPG or shaped-charge munitions are field-adapted explosive payloads that convert RPG-family projectiles or similar shaped-charge warheads into aerial drop weapons for commercial UAVs. Open-source conflict reporting documents PKK Matrice 600-family carriage of PG-7VM, PG-7VL, and OG-7-pattern projectiles in 2021 and Hamas-led use of modified RPG-derived munitions from commercial drones during the 7 October 2023 attack on Israel.
Locally manufactured mortar projectile, Mortar projectile, Munitions2023 Israel-Hamas WarLocally manufactured mortar projectileMortar projectileBuilt in: Gaza Strip, Palestinian territoriesLocally manufactured mortar projectiles are Gaza-made mortar shells associated with Hamas wartime weapons-production sites rather than a published standardized ammunition model. AP and Israeli reporting in January 2024 described central Gaza facilities that manufactured mortar shells during the 2023 Israel-Hamas War, while public sources left the caliber, fuze, unit cost, and design authority unidentified.