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One of the poorest country in the middle east is stepping it missile technology and emerging as a powerful resistance force in the region. After the successful test of Borkan-1 Ballistic missile the country's Media has stated that Yemen has successfully developed Borkan-2 Ballistic missile. The Borkan-2 is said to have a range of 1400 km and is equipped with an interception avoiding smart warhead. The previous launch showed that the Borkan-1 Ballistic missile successfully targeted a military base in the city of Riyadh in it's test launch. The Borkan-2 is said to cover 80% of KSA and is equipped with smart war head technology.
The country has threatened that if KSA continues it's current path of airstrikes on Yemeni civilians, the country will retaliate with striking the military bases with in KSA with it's advance missile technology. The new weapon in the inventory of Yemeni Army has placed USA and KSA officials in concern. The Yemeni army which has joined forces with houti rebels have claimed that it has been developing advance missile technology for decades and has claimed to have more advanced missile systems that will put world in shock. The latest development of new missile system emerging in the war torn country has placed military experts around the world thinking about the development. KSA was quick to blame Iran in providing the country with the technology but US officials were not convinced as the missile technology being used by the Yemeni army is of Russian origin. They think that Yemeni Army has reversed engineered the cold war era Scud systems and they have improved the range, accuracy, and Payload capacity of these missiles.
The source further added that Yemeni Army might have a advance and modified version of P-20 missile a Soviet anti ship missile which sold to Yemeni Army by Soviet union. It is believed that the recent missile strike on a Saudi Naval Vessel by Houthi rebels was one of the advanced version of P-20 missile (Chinese name silkworm). The source claimed that Yemeni army modified the missile with RADAR guidance and wings to make a land variant of the missile. "one can take this missile as a land launched anti ship cruise missile"
P-15 Termit (Soviet anti-ship missile)
P-15 Termit (Soviet anti-ship missile)