Badr-1 (rocket)

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]

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

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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