Feat of Yemen's Lions
As Yemen enters the second week of its aerial blockade against Saudi Arabia, relevant sources reported that Saudi airspace is currently free of aircraft.
According to Ambassador Arjan's report, Aghaz newspaper wrote: In the shadow of entering the second week of Yemen's air blockade against Saudi Arabia and after the heavy attack by Yemenis on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh on Saturday night and closing the airport once again, relevant sources reported that Saudi airspace is currently empty of planes. According to Arab sources, air traffic tracking websites showed that most of Saudi Arabia's airspace was clear of air traffic. Flight Radar 24, a website that provides live passenger flight positions, reported on Sunday that only one or two of Saudi Arabia's 29 civilian airports were operational. Arab sources reported that the absence of civilian aircraft in the airspace of Saudi Arabia shows the remarkable success of Yemen's strategy and proves that the Saudis have to pay a heavy price for their arrogance in Yemen and are moving towards unprecedented international isolation.
The attack on the central Saudi airport
This is the situation of the Saudi sky while on Saturday night at the same time as the announcement of the Yemeni missile attack on the Saudi Dammam airport; The New York Times also reported on Yemen's strike on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh. According to this newspaper, knowledgeable sources announced that the attack by Yemeni army and Ansarullah forces on the international airport of the Saudi capital on Saturday left at least 12 dead and 50 injured. According to the New York Times, this attack is considered the deadliest attack in one of the Arab countries of the Persian Gulf since the beginning of the war between the United States and the Zionist regime against Iran in February.
This report states: Three Western and Arab officials who knew the details of this attack announced the number of victims. These officials asked not to be named because they do not have permission to talk to the media. The New York Times wrote: The deadly and repeated attacks by Ansarullah forces on Riyadh airport this week have challenged the plans of Mohammed bin Salman, the crown prince of Saudi Arabia, to turn this city into a global hub for air transportation and commercial activities. The attacks could also disrupt important international events planned for the coming weeks.
This was just a curtain to show Yemen's power
Stressing that the attacks carried out against Saudi Arabia were only a small part of Yemen's capabilities, Mohammad Shouke warned that if the current situation continues, the other side will face heavy losses. Referring to the arrival of Yemeni rockets to Tel Aviv and drones to Haifa and Jaffa, he emphasized that Ansarullah does not act hastily, but proceeds based on certain principles and calculations and is ready for big surprises. Brigadier General Yahya Saree, the spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces, issued a statement on Sunday and repeated his warning to all airlines, experts, employees and passengers about using Saudi airports and airspace. In this statement, it is stated that these airports and the skies of Saudi Arabia, except for the airports of Mecca and Medina, are subject to being targeted and the field of operations of the Yemeni armed forces.
The spokesman of the Yemeni armed forces asked all parties to take these warnings seriously and emphasized that Saudi Arabia will be responsible for any unsuccessful interception. The Yemeni armed forces also announced that it will continue to maintain its declared equations of controlling airport against airport, blockade against blockade and escalation against escalation, until its goals are met. On Thursday last week, Yemen also attacked King Khalid Airport in Riyadh. In this attack, which was carried out with a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and suicide drones, at least one passenger plane was destroyed on the ground, several other planes were damaged, and several Saudi forces were killed and injured.
One of the most important reasons for the success of recent Yemeni attacks on Saudi airports, military bases, and energy facilities is the use of Palestine 2 hypersonic ballistic missiles. An extremely fast and accurate weapon that has made the balance of power in this conflict more and more in favor of the Yemenis. The Palestine 2 missile is a two-stage ballistic missile with solid fuel that can reach a speed of Mach 16 and a range of more than 2000 km. Estimates indicate that the target missile is about 10 meters long and weighs 4.5 tons and uses a 500 kg warhead.
After the unveiling of this missile, foreign experts consider it to be a design modeled after and a combination of the Iranian Khyber Shakhan, Fatah and Fateh 110 series. This missile with a detachable warhead and the ability to perform heavy maneuvers in the final stage, in addition to a very high speed, has the ability to pass through many well-known defense systems, especially in the Saudi arsenal. In general, the backbone of Saudi air defense is the Patriot missiles, which basically have nothing to say against hypersonic missiles, and that was the reason why, during Trump's first term, Saudi Arabia signed a heavy contract with the United States of America to purchase several warheads from the THAD high-altitude defense system.