Army spokesman reveals new missile system

SANAA, April 16 (YPA) – Spokesman of the Yemeni army Brigadier General Yahia Sarie on Tuesday revealed a new locally-made missile system that has been tested in recent days to confront the aggression.

During a press conference held in the capital Sanaa, the spokesman reviewed pictures of the new ballistic missile (Badr-F), which is locally developed and is similar to the Russian missile Tochka in all its specifications.

The Badr-F missile’s range is 160 km and explodes at a height of 20 meters, and its shrapnel amounting 14 thousand scatter in a beam of 350 meters, Bri. Gen. Sarie elaborated.

He added that the missile “Badr-F” had entered in unannounced operations and hit its objectives successfully, confirming that “this qualitative achievement is added to other achievements that have already been disclosed.”

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