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Wankel Rotary Engine (Two Variants)
Delta-wing UAV (Abqaiq type) · Saudi Arabia · 2019
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Recovered itemSaudi Arabia · 2019
Wankel Rotary Engine (Two Variants)
cast numbers 030 – 005 – 3C, 030 – 003 – 3C, 030 – 061 – 1CMaker or origin, in the source's wordsunlicensed copies of the original AR731 – 38 BHP 208cc UAV target engine
Two versions of the Wankel engine, cast steel and cast alloy. Photo: UN Panel of Experts on Yemen, S/2020/326, figure 15.1, p. 90. - Weapon system
- Delta-wing UAV (Abqaiq type)
- Recovered
- Debris of the May 2019 pumping-station attacks and the Abqaiq attack
- Documented by
- UN Panel of Experts on Yemen, S/2020/326, annex 15, para. 1, p. 90
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Both variants seem to be unlicensed copies of the original AR731 – 38 BHP 208cc UAV target engine, which is produced by UAV Engines Ltd.93 in the United Kingdom.
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. 1, p. 90. UN Panel finding. Copy read from reliefweb.int on 2026-10-17; sha256 c9dd4687657a.