{
  "id": "qasef-1",
  "name": "Qasef-1",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "air",
  "country": "IRN",
  "category": "Reconnaissance and loitering munition unmanned aerial vehicle",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2016,
  "operators": [
    "IRN",
    "YEM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 2,
  "summary": "The Qasef-1 loitering munition is based on the Ababil-2 airframe and has a 30-kg warhead. It has been solely operated by Yemeni Houthis, who have mostly used it to attack the radar components of MIM-104 Patriot surface-to-air missiles.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Iran Aircraft Manufacturing Industrial Company (HESA) - Iran",
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Crew",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "Unmanned",
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "length_m",
      "v": 2.88,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "width_m",
      "v": 3.25,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Wingspan"
    },
    {
      "k": "height_m",
      "v": 0.9,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "mass_kg",
      "v": 30,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "label": "Empty weight"
    },
    {
      "k": "engine_name",
      "v": "1 x WAE-342",
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Thrust / power",
      "section": "mobility",
      "v": "25 hp and driving a two-bladed propeller unit at the rear of the fuselage in pusher arrangement.",
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "speed_kmh",
      "v": 370,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "range_km",
      "v": 120,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "ceiling_m",
      "v": 3000,
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Armament",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1 x 30 kg warhead with Impact Detonation",
      "src": [
        "weg-qasef-1"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "uav",
  "image": null,
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/qasef-1.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-qasef-1": {
      "title": "Qasef-1 Iranian Reconnaissance and Loitering Munition Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/Qasef-1_Iranian_Reconnaissance_and_Loitering_Munition_Unmanned_Aerial_Vehicle",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}