On August 13, KSA air defenses intercepted a Houthi-launched short-range ballistic missile targeting Najran, Saudi media reports. No casualties were reported. Houthi media also reported a Badr-1 SRBM strike on Arab Coalition forces along Yemen’s west coast, but this has not been confirmed. On August 11, Saudi Patriot missile defenses intercepted a Houthi-fired Badr-1 SRBM...
On August 10, KSA air defenses intercepted two Houthi-launched short-range ballistic missiles, Saudi media reports. According to Houthi media, the militant group fired one Badr-1 SRBM targeting Saudi’s Jarba military camp, located in Dhahran, Asir province. Houthi fighters also claim to have launched “a batch of ballistic missiles” targeting Jizan later that day, although this...
On July 16, UAE air defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched ballistic missile targeting Mokha district in Yemen’s Taiz province. UAE state news agency Wam reports that no casualties or damage resulted from the missile strike. Arab Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki Al Maliki on Monday said Houthi militants have also fired three ballistic missiles into KSA...
On June 19, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Abha. Although Saudi reports say the missile aimed at Khamis Mushait, Houthi media sources say the missile targeted the Saudi Aramco facility in Abha. No casualties or injuries were reported. The missile launch is one of many...
On May 24, Israeli aircraft launched missile strikes on a Syrian military airport near the city of al-Qasr, northwest of Homs. The target base, Dabaa airport, reportedly hosts Hezbollah and allied fighters. Israeli officials have not commented on the strikes, as is common IDF practice, but the planes’ jet engines could be heard in areas...
On May 25, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Najran. Houthi militants fired another Badr-1 targeting Jizan on May 24, which Saudi Patriot defenses also intercepted. Both intercepts resulted in missile debris landing in residential areas, but no casualties or injuries were reported. For more, see...
On May 7, the U.S. Naval Sea Systems Command (NAVSEA) announced the start of construction on the future USS Jack H. Lucas (DDG 125). The NAVSEA report explained that the Jack Lucas “will be the first Arleigh Burke class destroyer built in the Flight III configuration with improved capability and capacity to perform Anti-Air Warfare...
On May 21, KSA Air Defense forces intercepted a Houthi-launched Badr-1 ballistic missile targeting the southern city of Jazan. The rocket was launched from Yemen’s Saada Province and, according to Houthi media, was aimed at the Jizan airport. On May 19, Houthi militants launched two ballistic missiles targeting Khamis Mushait. KSA Air Defense forces reported...
On May 21, India successfully test fired its BrahMos cruise missile at the Integrated Test Range in Chandipur in eastern India. According to the Indian Ministry of Defense, the test proves “the efficacy and longevity of the system.” MoD also reported that “the missile flew in its designated trajectory and the key components functioned perfectly.” The BrahMos...
On May 15, Saudi Air Defense Forces intercepted a Badr-1 ballistic missile fired by Houthi militants towards Najran. The missile was launched from Saada Governorate and, according to Houthi reports, targeted the King Faisal military base. For more, see our interactive The Missile War in Yemen. Related Links: Saudi Press Agency Statement Coalition Forces Command:...
