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Cast Steel Rotary Engine
Delta-wing UAV (Abqaiq type) · Saudi Arabia · 2019
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Recovered itemSaudi Arabia · 2019
Cast Steel Rotary Engine
S/N 2169; S/N 2181; engine number 1132Maker or origin, in the source's wordssimilar to the MDR-208 Single Rotor UAV engines, which are produced by Beijing MicroPilot Flight Control Systems (BMP) in Beijing, China
Engine number on a cast steel engine. Photo: UN Panel of Experts on Yemen, S/2020/326, figure 15.3, p. 92. - Weapon system
- Delta-wing UAV (Abqaiq type)
- Recovered
- UAV debris inspected in Saudi Arabia
- Documented by
- UN Panel of Experts on Yemen, S/2020/326, annex 15, para. 3, p. 90
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The Panel has noted that the technical characteristics and markings on the cast steel engines are similar to the MDR-208 Single Rotor UAV engines, which are produced by Beijing MicroPilot Flight Control Systems (BMP) in Beijing, China.
United Nations Security Council, Panel of Experts on Yemen, "Final Report of the Panel of Experts on Yemen," S/2020/326, April 28, 2020, annex 15, para. 3, p. 90. UN Panel finding. Copy read from reliefweb.int on 2026-10-17; sha256 c9dd4687657a.