Yemeni Houthi: “We Have A Hypersonic Missile”
The Houthis claim that they tested a Mach 8 hypersonic missile and will manufacture it for attacks on sea and Israel
“Our enemies, friends and our people will see the level of achievements that will put our country among the few in the world with these capabilities”
If this is true and if Iran (which besides Russia and China possesses such missiles) has given them to the Houthis, Israel cannot defend itself because it does not exist such a air-defense system that can intercept such a missile.
Yemen’s Houthis test-fired hypersonic missile, says military source
Yemen’s Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, has carried out a test flight of a hypersonic missile with high destructive capability and is preparing to add these missiles to its military arsenal, a military source close to the movement has told Sputnik.
“Missile forces of the movement have successfully tested a missile that can reach speeds of up to Mach 8 [10,000 kilometers per hour or 6,200 miles per hour] and is powered by solid fuel. Yemen plans to begin manufacturing it for use in attacks in the Red and Arabian Seas and the Gulf of Aden, as well as against targets in Israel,” the source said.
At the same time as the hypersonic missile test, the armed forces in northern Yemen upgraded their missiles and drones, having modified the explosive warheads to double their destructive power, after a test that lasted three months, the source added.
Last Thursday, Houthi leader Abdul Malik al-Houthi spoke about the movement’s efforts to produce hypersonic missiles, saying that “our enemies, friends and our people will see a level of achievement of strategic importance that will place our country in terms of its capabilities among the few countries in this world.”
He then said that Yemen’s forces have used new weapons in recent operations in the Red and Arabian Seas, which “surprised the US and the UK.” He added that the movement attacked 61 vessels and a military ship since the Palestinian movement Hamas attacked Israel on October 7, 2023.
