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Samad-3 / Qasef-2K
Also known as: صماد 3 · Qasef-2K
Manufacturer: Houthi Armed Forces (Ansar Allah) UAV Programme
Houthi-built one-way attack drone derived from Iranian designs (Ababil family); used for long-range strikes against Saudi and UAE infrastructure.
Specifications
Category
loitering-munition
In service since
2018
Weight
50 kg
Payload
18 kg
Range
1500 km
Endurance
600 min
Speed
250 km/h
Control
GNSS-INS
EW resistance
low
Autonomy
autonomous
Unit cost (USD)
$20,000 – $60,000
Notable use cases
14 September 2019 strike on Abqaiq-Khurais oil facility (with cruise missiles); 17 January 2022 strike on Abu Dhabi oil tanks.
Sources
Data confidence: 75 / 100. Catalog is in active development.