Houthis Have an Arsenal of Ballistic and Cruise Missiles
Houthis inherited large number of Scuds
missile that struck Saudi involved far-flying drones
Houthis possess sophisticated homemade ballistic, cruise missiles
with range performance to strike deep inside Saudi Arabia
main weapon in Houthi arsenal is Burkan
modified version of Soviet R-17E Scud rocket
5 feet longer than baseline missile
4,400 pounds heavier, can travel farther than 500 miles
Iraq in 80s modified Scuds to long-range “Al Hussein” standard, similar to Burkan
R-17E quite simple- warhead, gyro and timer, 1.35m fuel tank, 2.7m oxidizer tank
to stretch fuel tanks
take tank from another missile
cut central section, insert into modified missile
Houthis possess cruise missile called “Quds 1”
new booster design, new wing, new nose cone, aft fuselage, new stabilizers
Quds 1 smaller in diameter than Soumar (Iran)
Quds 1 features Czech-made TJ100 engine
No trace of Quds 1 in Iran
in 2018, several missiles emerged in Yemen
no exact Iranian equivalent
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