Yemen successfully tested a Borkan-1 (Volcano-1) Ballistic missile

[xenon54 out]

Yemen is not Afghanistan. They were Russian allies in cold war and house many missiles but the point is THAAD what happened to it. I cannot understand this??

We can also believe the earth is flat but it wont change the reality.

This country has a total GDP of 30 billion $ ffs, Bill Gates owns much more money than whole Yemen.

 

[BHarwana]

We can also believe the earth is flat but it wont change the reality.

This country has a total GDP of 30 billion $ ffs.

National security has less to do with $30 billion GDP but more with a trained army but THAAD was in USA control not Saudis so is USA deliberately pushing Saudis into war in Yemen so that Saudis remain quite on Palestine issue.

 

[xenon54 out]

National security has less to do with $30 billion GDP but more with a trained army but THAAD was in USA control not Saudis so is USA deliberately pushing Saudis into war in Yemen so that Saudis remain quite on Palestine issue.

Developing a 800 km range missile has more to do with money than you think, actually money is the most important thing besides skilled work force to develop something like this, booth of which Yemen lacks.


Was THAAD even deployed in KSA in the first place?
Even if then where?
Was it even a missile?
If yes then what kind of a missile?
Where was the missile launched from?

So many unanswered questions but your still making up conclusions on your own like Yemenis developed fastes, smartest and what not missile in the world and humiliated west and their BMD's...

 

[Qutb-ud-din Aybak]

Blessed Yamani missile hit Najd.

bless saudis fighting Asfahan of dajjal army.

this makes saudis war correct decision as the yemeni missiles shows iranian plans for the region. Also dozens of iranian ships carrying weapons have been destroyed. Almost whole world have proves of iranian weapons smuggling to yemen.
KSA is saving it's back from enemy at the backyard.

Iranian mullah mind set. Al mout al amrika almout al israel but practically a "almout al saudi muslims, almout al syrian muslims, almout al bahranian muslims, almout al iraqi muslims, almout al pakistani muslims" and list goes on.

 

[BHarwana]

Developing a 800 km range missile has more to do with money than you think, actually money is the most important thing besides skilled work force to develop something like this, booth of which Yemen lacks.


Was THAAD even deployed in KSA in the first place?
Even if then where?
Was it even a missile?
If yes then what kind of a missile?
Where was the missile launched from?

So many unanswered questions but your still making up conclusions on your own like Yemenis developed fastes, smartest and what not missile in the world and humiliated west and their BMD's.

The missiles are in Yemen they posted a video on youtube but the who made them or gave them will remain unanswered. It was a missile. I my self watched it on BBC sometime ago "Riyadh was hit by a Ballistic Missile" so it is a Ballistic missile. THAAD is in UAE the AN/TPY-2 is there Missile Threats reported it and it covers Saudis Patriot Batteries are in Saudiarabia along with Hawk. So now what?

 

[Hack-Hook]

You guys are funny . Yemen army which had on of the largest stockpile of missiles in middle east fire a missile toward ska and you blame it on Iran.
You say houtis don't know how to fire a missile but you forget that their ally is Yemen army which very well have the know how of firing the missile.

And by the way the holy land is mecca and medina I never heard somebody call Riyadh as holy land . can you tell me what is so holy about that city ?

 

[xenon54 out]

In some instances it's a simple, if not haphazard process. The al-Husayn was a modified SCUD-B, lowing the warhead to 300kg from 500kg, but increasing the range as a result, to roughly 650km versus SCUD-B's 300km range. Less warhead equaled a doubling in the effective range of the missile. The wobbling flight profile from this unbalanced modification also made the missile more difficult to intercept as its flight path was more erratic and hard to predict for PAC-2's fire-control systems at the time.

Al-Hussein was a SCUD-C modification, while Al-Hijarah was a chemical dispensing variant of Al-Husayn.

Each modification improved upon the range of the base SCUD model they were derived from, but all also had the "tumbling warhead" side-effect from being imbalanced. This would lower their accuracy, increase their range, but also reduce the effectiveness of counter-missile capabilities.

For the Yemeni Army which still operates and launches SCUD variants, Borkan 1 included, this wouldn't be a major modification, especially if they're receiving foreign technical assistance. All-in-all it's very doable.

And if the goal is a form of terror bombing, as seen with V-2 strikes against London during WWII, then the lessened accuracy from these modifications wouldn't be a major concern if firing at a large, sprawling target like Riyadh.

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Borkan 1 is a SCUD derivative.

Ultimately developing a modified or updated variant with a longer range or better accuracy isn't beyond the technical capabilities of the Yemeni Army.

Yemeni cooperation with North Korea and Iran may also help explain the emergence of Borkan 1. North Korea has a number of modified variants such as Hwasong-5, a derivative of SCUD-B which Yemen is known to possess.

Using North Korean technical knowhow and possibly help from the Iranians or other sympathetic parties, it's completely plausible Yemen designs or developed its Borkan 1 itself, even with a lack of money and skilled labor, though I wouldn't put their military technicians in the later group.

Modification with foreign help is ofcourse dooable but the news in OP talking about ''a indigenous designed and manufactured missile with over 800km range''.

 

[BHarwana]

Modification with foreign help is ofcourse dooable but the news in OP talking about ''a indigenous designed and manufactured missile with over 800km range''.

They will not believe OP until cnn tells them. lol but any how it will be out there soon. Iran recently tested a missile which went to 650 km and few are saying that it blew up in mid air don't forget Iran had sanctions but Yemen never had them and was full of soviet missiles stocks. You have Yemeni army and houthi on the same side now it is a different story. Plus I will agree with the info above about the North Korean Type modification. North Korea is selling weapons of all types every where and Yemen might end Up with a .........

 

[yavar]

موشک بالستیک برکانYemeni resistance MRBM ballistic missile Berkane-2 range 1000 KM ۲

now what Trump the Bullsh@ter .what you do now ?? come on bring on
more sanction empty threat or what ?? these are not Scud missile all barndnew .
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[Tokhme khar]

hahaaa....funny thing is trump banned CNN/ NYT from White House press briefings for pumping fake news last week

This yemen war has become a reality check for all those wahabbi/ takfiri lovers who believe that U.S. weapons matter. Fact is they don't. Only a joker Wahabbi or a Zionist believes in hillbilly propaganda now.

They will not believe OP until cnn tells them. lol but any how it will be out there soon. Iran recently tested a missile which went to 650 km and few are saying that it blew up in mid air don't forget Iran had sanctions but Yemen never had them and was full of soviet missiles stocks. You have Yemeni army and houthi on the same side now it is a different story. Plus I will agree with the info above about the North Korean Type modification. North Korea is selling weapons of all types every where and Yemen might end Up with a .........

 

[RIP Pak LAW]

So it turned out to be another hoax.

 

[War Thunder]

And all this coming from one of the poorest countries in the world with a literacy rate of 50-60%, yeah right.

Remove oil from Saudi.
And tell me the difference between Yemen and them?
I guess Yemenis are a bit more advanced...

 

[mdcp]

Must be Iranian support

 

[Tokhme khar]

How? yemen land and maritime borders and airspace are sealed. You need to start listening to Bharwana here.

Remove oil from Saudi.
And tell me the difference between Yemen and them?
I guess Yemenis are a bit more advanced...

you killin me bro...................good one............

 

[xenon54 out]

Remove oil from Saudi.
And tell me the difference between Yemen and them?
I guess Yemenis are a bit more advanced...

Did you even understand my post?