Artillería

Misil balístico Qaher-1

Also known as
  • Qaher-1
  • Qaher 1
  • Qaher-I
  • Qahir-1
  • Qahir 1
  • قاهر-1
  • قاهر 1
  • Conqueror

El Qaher-1 es la primera conversión alineada con los hutíes de existencias yemeníes de misiles superficie-aire S-75/SA-2 V-755 en un cohete no guiado de ataque terrestre. Desplegado a finales de 2015 durante la guerra civil de Yemen de 2014, dio al movimiento una opción de ataque transfronterizo modificada localmente contra bases, aeropuertos e infraestructura en la región fronteriza saudí antes de la aparición del Qaher-M2 de mayor alcance.

Misil balístico Qaher-1, Misil balístico de corto alcance, Artillería
Image source: SA-2 Guideline-S-75 Dvina-IMG 6381.JPG

Role in Conflicts

Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Yemen
Type
Misil balístico de corto alcance
Service note
2015-presente
Designer
Missile Research and Development Center (MRDC)
Designed
2015
Produced
2015-presente
Number built
No divulgado públicamente
Developed from
Misiles yemeníes V-755 procedentes de existencias de misiles superficie-aire S-75/SA-2
Developed into
Misil balístico Qaher-M2

Specifications

Misil base
Rediseñado a partir de misiles yemeníes V-755 asociados con existencias de defensa aérea S-75/SA-2.
Conversión
Convertido por el MRDC hutí en cohetes no guiados de ataque terrestre.
Guiado
Cohete no guiado de vuelo libre para ataque terrestre en reportes de fuentes abiertas.
Alcance reportado
Hasta 250 km.
Carga útil reportada
Aproximadamente 200 kg.
Conversion Lineage

El Qaher-1 se entiende mejor como una conversión de guerra de existencias heredadas de misiles de defensa aérea, no como una familia de misiles balísticos de nuevo diseño. CSIS rastrea el misil hasta misiles yemeníes V-755 del sistema S-75/SA-2, mientras que el Grupo de Expertos de la ONU describió el Qaher-1 como un cohete S-75 Dvina improvisado de vuelo libre usado durante la guerra de Yemen.

Misil de origen

Misiles yemeníes V-755 asociados con existencias de misiles superficie-aire S-75/SA-2.

Fuentes: The Missile War in Yemen; UN Panel of Experts on Yemen 2018.

Función de la conversión

Cohete no guiado de ataque terrestre para ataques transfronterizos contra objetivos saudíes.

Fuentes: The Missile War in Yemen; Countering Iran's Missile Proliferation in Yemen.

Límite de las imágenes

La galería usa una imagen de linaje S-75/SA-2 e imágenes análogas del Tondar-69 iraní; no se identificó una fotografía confirmada limpia y con licencia abierta del Qaher-1.

Fuentes: SA-2 Guideline-S-75 Dvina-IMG 6381.JPG; Great Prophet IV (26).jpg; Great Prophet IV (31).jpg.

Variants

La línea Qaher fue una familia de conversiones hutí basada en existencias yemeníes de misiles S-75/SA-2. El Qaher-1 fue la conversión de finales de 2015; el Qaher-M2 fue el desarrollo posterior de mayor alcance reportado en 2017.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
Qaher-M2 ballistic missile, Short-range ballistic missile, ArtilleryQaher-M2 ballistic missileDesarrollo posterior mejorado de la familia Qaher

El Qaher-M2 siguió al Qaher-1 en marzo de 2017 con un alcance reportado de 400 km y una ojiva más pesada de 350 kg, frente al alcance reportado de 250 km y la carga útil de 200 kg del Qaher-1.

Sources: The Missile War in Yemen, Countering Iran's Missile Proliferation in Yemen

Timeline

Misil balístico Qaher-1 Key Events

  1. Se forma el Missile Research and Development Center

    Los hutíes establecieron una nueva fuerza de misiles y una división de investigación de misiles que convirtió existencias V-755 en cohetes Qaher-1.

    Sources: The Missile War in Yemen

  2. Primer uso público

    Los hutíes revelaron y dispararon por primera vez el Qaher-1 en diciembre de 2015.

    Sources: The Missile War in Yemen

  3. Se reporta el desarrollo posterior Qaher-M2

    CSIS describe el Qaher-M2 como la variante mejorada de la familia Qaher disparada por primera vez en marzo de 2017, con un alcance reportado de 400 km y una ojiva de 350 kg.

    Sources: The Missile War in Yemen

  4. Último disparo confirmado de Qaher-1 en reportes de la ONU

    El Grupo de Expertos de la ONU informó que los ataques con cohetes Qaher-1 de vuelo libre continuaron en 2017 hasta un último disparo confirmado el 27 de marzo.

    Sources: UN Panel of Experts on Yemen 2018

Media

Misil balístico Qaher-1 Videos

Misil balístico Qaher-1 Images

Misil balístico Qaher-1, Misil balístico de corto alcance, Artillería - view 1
Source: Great Prophet IV (26).jpg
Misil balístico Qaher-1, Misil balístico de corto alcance, Artillería - view 2
Source: Great Prophet IV (31).jpg
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Sources

UN Panel of Experts on Yemen 2018Publisher: United Nations Security Council | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: identifies Qaher-1 as an improvised S-75 Dvina free-flight rocket and documents continued Qaher-1 firings through a last confirmed firing on March 27, 2017. | Accessed: 2026-07-03UN Panel of Experts on Yemen 2017Publisher: United Nations Security Council | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: supports Houthi-Saleh forces launching Qaher-1 free-flight rockets against Saudi Arabia and tabulates dated Qaher-1 launches in 2015 and 2016. | Accessed: 2026-07-03The Missile War in YemenPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: converted around 200 V-755 SAMs into Qaher-1 rockets, fielded them in late 2015, first fired them in December 2015, and reported a 250 km range with a 200 kg payload. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Countering Iran's Missile Proliferation in YemenPublisher: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: fired by Houthi-Saleh forces in cross-border strikes on Saudi targets, including Khamis Mushait, with Qaher-1 free-flight missiles launched at targets up to 250 km inside Saudi Arabia. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Great Prophet IV (26).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for an Iranian Tondar-69 / SA-2-derived ballistic conversion image used as a visual analogue, not as a confirmed Qaher-1 photo. | Accessed: 2026-07-03Great Prophet IV (31).jpgPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY 4.0 licensing for a second Iranian Tondar-69 / SA-2-derived conversion image used as visual analogue context. | Accessed: 2026-07-03SA-2 Guideline-S-75 Dvina-IMG 6381.JPGPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Image provenance and CC BY-SA licensing for the S-75/SA-2 lineage reference image used as the primary visual because Qaher-1 was converted from that missile family. | Accessed: 2026-07-03