Badr-1 (rocket)

This article is about the Yemeni rocket. For the Pakistani satellite, see Badr-1. For the Iraqi MRBM, see Badr-2000.

The Badr-1 210 mm is a Yemeni military, self-propelled, multiple rocket launcher; a type of rocket artillery, used by Houthis. It features a twin tube launcher mounted on a 6×6 truck.[1][2][3][4]

On 25 August 2019, according to Aljazeera, Houthis claimed that they fired as many as 10 Badr-1 rockets at an airport in southwest Saudi Arabia. The Saudi-led coalition forces said that they had intercepted at least 6 rockets targeted at civilian population in Jizan.[5]

On 28 October 2018, a guided version called the Badr-1P with a range of 150 kilometres (93 mi) and an accuracy of 3 metres (10 ft) was announced.[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Yemeni rebels target Saudi oil industry - Jane's 360". www.janes.com.
  2. ^ ""Badr-1 ballistic missile" hit the Saudi National Guard camp in Najran - Yemen Press". Yemen Press.
  3. ^ "Yemen Reveals Badr 1 Ballistic Missile System for Defense [VIDEO/PICS]". 23 March 2018.
  4. ^ prtrtur (24 March 2018). "Yemeni missile force unveils Badr 1" – via YouTube.
  5. ^ "Houthis 'fire 10 ballistic missiles' at Saudi airport". Al Jazeera. August 2019.
  6. ^ Binnie, Jeremy (30 October 2018). "Yemeni rebels unveil new missile". Jane's Defence Weekly. IHS. Archived from the original on 30 October 2018.
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