Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea Mutabar-1

Also known as

Mutabar-1
Mutabar 1
Mutabar-1 air-defense system
Metbar 1
Metbar-1

El Mutabar-1 es un sistema improvisado de defensa aérea de corto alcance, fabricado localmente y atribuido a las Brigadas Al-Qassam de Hamas en Gaza. La información pública del 9 de octubre de 2023 dijo que el grupo introdujo el sistema en la Operación Al-Aqsa Flood para enfrentar aeronaves israelíes, mientras que informes posteriores de CTP-ISW lo vincularon con un disparo contra un dron israelí sobre Gaza.

Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea Mutabar-1, Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea de corto alcance, Defensa aérea

Image source: Focus Mutabar-1 report

Role in Conflicts

Side: Hamas and Gaza-based armed groups

Las Brigadas Al-Qassam de Hamas dijeron que introdujeron el Mutabar-1 en la Operación Al-Aqsa Flood para enfrentar aeronaves israelíes, y CTP-ISW informó posteriormente de un misil de defensa aérea Mutabar-1 disparado contra un dron israelí sobre Gaza.

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin: Franja de Gaza
Built by: HamasAl-Qassam Brigades
Built in: Gaza Strip, Palestinian territories
Type: Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea de corto alcance
Service note: 2023-presente
Designer: Hamas / Al-Qassam Brigades
Designed: 2023
Produced: 2023

Specifications

Lanzador: Lanzador único
Giro: 360 grados
Elevación: 20 a 70 grados
Guiado: No divulgado públicamente
Construcción: Usa componentes más baratos y de mayor disponibilidad

Timeline

Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea Mutabar-1 Key Events

Oct 9, 2023
Presentación pública y afirmación de activación
El informe en video de Al Jazeera mostró a las Brigadas Al-Qassam presentando el Mutabar-1, y Xinhua informó la declaración de la brigada de que había introducido el sistema de fabricación local en la Operación Al-Aqsa Flood para enfrentar aeronaves israelíes.
Sources: Al Jazeera English Mutabar-1 video report, Xinhua Mutabar-1 activation report
Oct 13, 2023
Uso informado contra un dron israelí
ISW citó informes de CTP-ISW según los cuales Hamas usó el Mutabar-1 contra un dron israelí sobre Gaza.
Sources: ISW Iran Update, October 13, 2023

Documented Configuration

La información pública muestra el Mutabar-1 como un sistema improvisado compacto, no como una familia de misiles superficie-aire producida en serie, y el registro disponible en fuentes abiertas deja sin resolver su misil y su método de guiado.

Característica	Detalle documentado
Presentación pública	Mostrado por Al Jazeera e informado por Xinhua el 2023-10-09.
Marco del conflicto	Las Brigadas Al-Qassam describieron el sistema como introducido en la Operación Al-Aqsa Flood para enfrentar aeronaves israelíes.
Disposición del lanzador	Lanzador único con giro de 360 grados.
Elevación	20 a 70 grados.
Construcción	Construido con componentes más baratos y de mayor disponibilidad.
Guiado	No divulgado públicamente.

Fuentes: Al Jazeera English Mutabar-1 video report; Xinhua Mutabar-1 activation report; Army Recognition Hamas drone and missile facility report.

Media

Sistema improvisado de defensa aérea Mutabar-1 Videos

Israel-Hamas war: Al-Qassam Brigades unveil air defence system

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Sources

Army Recognition Hamas drone and missile facility reportPublisher: Army Recognition | Note: Supports the Mutabar-1's locally manufactured background, launcher layout, traverse/elevation details, and undisclosed guidance context. | Accessed: 2026-07-01 Al Jazeera English Mutabar-1 video reportPublisher: Al Jazeera English | Note: Supports the first public reveal of the Mutabar-1 on October 9, 2023 and its presentation as a locally manufactured air-defense system. | Accessed: 2026-07-01 Xinhua Mutabar-1 activation reportPublisher: Xinhua | Note: Supports 2023 Israel-Hamas War direct use: Al-Qassam Brigades said it introduced the homegrown Metbar 1 system into Operation Al-Aqsa Flood to confront Israeli aircraft. | Accessed: 2026-07-01 Focus Mutabar-1 reportPublisher: Focus | Note: Image provenance for the Mutabar-1 screenshot used on the entry; the page reproduces Hamas video frames from the 2023 Israel-Hamas War. | Accessed: 2026-07-01 ISW Iran Update, October 13, 2023Publisher: Institute for the Study of War | Note: Supports 2023 Israel-Hamas War direct use: CTP-ISW recorded a Mutabar-1 air-defense missile used by Hamas against an Israeli drone over Gaza. | Accessed: 2026-07-01