Vehículos blindados

Vehículo blindado Qutaish-1

Also known as
  • Leopard APV

El Qutaish-1 es la designación yemení de un lote de Leopard APV ensamblado en Yemen después del suministro sudafricano. DefenceWeb registra el pedido como 50 vehículos entregados en 2009-2010, y Oryx sitúa posteriormente al Qutaish-1 en inventarios del Ejército yemení anteriores a la guerra disponibles para las partes en el campo de batalla durante la guerra civil yemení de 2014.

Vehículo blindado Qutaish-1, Vehículo protegido blindado 4x4, Vehículos blindados
Image source: Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting Vehicles

Role in Conflicts

Program Snapshot

La información pública apunta a una pequeña serie de ensamblaje yemení construida en torno al suministro sudafricano del Leopard APV, con el nombre Qutaish-1 asignado después de la entrega local.

DatoDetalle respaldado por fuentes
Modelo de origenLeopard APV
Designación yemeníQutaish-1
Cantidad informada50 vehículos
EnsamblajeEnsamblado en Yemen
Contexto de campo de batallaInventario del Ejército yemení anterior a la guerra disponible posteriormente para las partes de la guerra civil yemení de 2014
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
Yemen, basado en el suministro sudafricano del Leopard APV
Built in
Yemen
Type
Vehículo protegido blindado 4x4
Service note
Informado en 2007-2010 como un vehículo protegido yemení ensamblado localmente, presente posteriormente en inventarios de la guerra civil yemení de 2014.
Designer
No documentado públicamente en las fuentes citadas
Designed
No documentado públicamente en las fuentes citadas
Unit cost
No documentado públicamente en las fuentes citadas
Produced
Periodo de ensamblaje local y entrega de 2009-2010 informado en el material fuente
Number built
50 vehículos documentados para Yemen como Qutaish-1

Specifications

Modelo de origen
Leopard APV
Designación yemení
Qutaish-1
Cantidad informada
50 vehículos
Periodo de entrega
2009-2010
Ensamblaje
Ensamblado en Yemen
Variants
  • Qutaish-1
Familia de vehículos

Un informe de Al Bayan de 2010 sitúa al Qutaish-2 como el vehículo posterior en la línea de vehículos blindados de Yemen después del Qutaish-1.

Compatible itemItem typeCompatibility evidence
Qutaish-2 armored vehicle, 4x4 armored protected vehicle, Armored VehiclesQutaish-2 armored vehicleVehículo blindado yemení posterior

El mismo informe describe al Qutaish-1 como la primera generación de Yemen y al Qutaish-2 como el siguiente paso en el despliegue de industrias militares locales.

Sources: Yemen Enters the Era of Military Industries

Timeline

Vehículo blindado Qutaish-1 Key Events

  1. Aparece el registro de exportación del Leopard APV

    DefenceWeb lista la compra yemení del Leopard APV en el registro de exportaciones de armas de Sudáfrica de 2007, vinculando la línea Qutaish-1 con un pedido de 50 vehículos.

    Sources: South Africa Has Sold R4.8 Billion Worth of Weaponry This Year

  2. Se informa del ensamblaje local y la entrega

    DefenceWeb afirma que los 50 Leopard APV fueron entregados en 2009-2010 y designados Qutaish-1 después del ensamblaje en Yemen.

    Sources: South Africa Has Sold R4.8 Billion Worth of Weaponry This Year

  3. Se nombra la primera generación de Yemen

    Al Bayan informa de la entrada de Yemen en las industrias militares, identifica al Qutaish-1 como la primera generación y señala al Qutaish-2 como el siguiente vehículo de la línea.

    Sources: Yemen Enters the Era of Military Industries

  4. Oryx cataloga el contexto del inventario de campo de batalla

    Oryx sitúa al Qutaish-1 entre los vehículos de combate del Ejército yemení anteriores a la guerra disponibles para las partes en el campo de batalla de la guerra civil yemení de 2014.

    Sources: Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting Vehicles

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Sources

South Africa Has Sold R4.8 Billion Worth of Weaponry This YearPublisher: DefenceWeb | Note: Supports background and specifications: Yemen received 50 Leopard APVs, delivered in 2009-2010 under the Yemeni designation Qutaish-1 and assembled in Yemen. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Handbook Of Pre-War Yemeni Fighting VehiclesPublisher: Oryx | Note: Supports 2014 Yemen Civil War direct use context: Qutaish-1 was fielded by the pre-war Yemeni Army inventory and listed as available to Yemeni parties on the battlefield during the 2014 Yemen Civil War. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Yemen Enters the Era of Military IndustriesPublisher: Al Bayan | Note: Supports background: Arabic reporting from 2010 describes Yemen's first generation of armored vehicles named Qutaish-1 before later Qutaish-2 production. | Accessed: 2026-06-20Qutaish-1 ImagePublisher: Postimages | Note: Supports image provenance for the Qutaish-1 image linked from the Oryx pre-war Yemeni fighting vehicles handbook. | Accessed: 2026-06-20