Underground Arsenal: How Hezbollah & Palestinian Resistance Rockets Are Made

Beneath the surface of the Middle East conflict lies a hidden network of underground workshops and improvised factories, where groups like Hezbollah and Palestinian resistance factions manufacture their own missiles and rockets.

Using a combination of locally sourced materials, smuggled components, and reverse-engineered designs, these groups have developed a range of projectiles — from short-range homemade rockets to more sophisticated guided munitions.

Production often takes place in heavily fortified or underground locations, designed to shield operations from aerial surveillance and drone strikes.

Technical knowledge is passed through tightly controlled channels, and each missile produced serves not only as a weapon, but as a symbol of resistance and self-reliance in the face of military and economic blockades.

This exploration dives into the technical ingenuity, secrecy, and persistence behind the missile-building efforts — and how they have reshaped the dynamics of asymmetric warfare in the region.

Hezbollah and various Palestinian militant groups, including Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad, produce missiles and rockets using a mix of locally sourced materials, smuggled components, and technical expertise from foreign allies.

General Process:

1. Design & Guidance:

Designs are often based on older Soviet or Iranian models.

Hezbollah, for instance, has received technical support from Iran, particularly from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), which helps develop guidance systems, propulsion, and warhead technology.

2. Materials:

Many of the components, such as steel tubing, explosive materials, and electronic parts, are either smuggled through tunnels (in Gaza) or brought in covertly through Lebanon’s borders or ports.

3. Manufacturing:

In Gaza, workshops hidden in civilian areas or underground facilities are used.

Rockets like the Qassam are relatively crude but have improved over the years.

More advanced systems used by Hezbollah, such as the Fateh-110 or M-600, are either produced in Syria or Iran and then shipped or assembled locally with Iranian guidance.

4. Assembly:

Rockets are typically assembled in secret facilities.

Cruder versions are made from metal piping, with homemade propellant mixtures, while more sophisticated missiles require advanced machining and specialized materials.

DISCLAIMER:

The production of these weapons is often conducted in violation of international law and is part of the broader military strategy of these groups, many of which are designated as terrorist organizations by the U.S., EU, and other nations.

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