Hezbollah has unveiled the Qadir-1 ballistic missile which it used to attack the headquarters of Israel’s main intelligence agency, the Mossad, in the suburbs of the city of Tel Aviv on September 25.
The group’s military media released a video showing the Qadir-1, which appeared to be a derivative of the Iranian-made Fateh-110 precision-guided short-range ballistic missile.
The Qadir-1 has a diameter of 620 mm, some 20 mm more than the base model of the Fateh-110 family of missiles. The missile is also 7,665 meter-long, which makes it more than 1,2 meter shorter than the Iranian missile. In addition, it weighs just 2,870 kg, meaning it is 630 kg lighter than the Fateh-110.
The missile has a maximum range of 190 kilometers and is armed with a warhead weighing 500 kg, according to Hezbollah.
The video released by the group also states that the Qadir-1 “has the ability to maneuver while in flight and can hit targets with high precision.
The attack on the Mossad headquarters in Tel Aviv suburbs marked the first known time Hezbollah has used a ballistic missile in combat. The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said that the missile was intercepted by its David’s Sling medium-range air defense system. No losses were reported.
Compared to other models of the Fateh-110 family, the Qadir-1 is less capable when it comes to range and fire power. However, it is still a major boost to Hezbollah offensive capabilities. Moreover, the unusual characteristics of the missile suggests that it may be developed and produced by Hezbollah itself in Lebanon.
Hezbollah has been exchanging blows with the IDF since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip last October.
Earlier this week, the IDF escalated its strikes against Lebanon. Hezbollah responded by expanding its attacks deep into northern Israel, relying mainly on three types of heavy unguided artillery rockets dubbed Fadi-1, 2 and 3.
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