{"id":24394,"date":"2026-09-15T04:35:27","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:35:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24394"},"modified":"2026-09-15T04:35:27","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T04:35:27","slug":"mystery-missile-in-yemen-did-saudi-arabia-use-china-made-df-15a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/koshalsambada.in\/?p=24394","title":{"rendered":"Mystery missile in Yemen: Did Saudi Arabia use China-made DF-15A?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"UgCrb clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"XYebw\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"IYpL4\">\n<section class=\"lIbak  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  mR3IZ \" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"lIbak\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"dV65i\">\n<div class=\"gF0tM\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-134251366,imgsize-51617,width-400,height-225,resizemode-4\/a-screenshot-from-a-video-clearly-shows-the-df-15a-name-applied-on-the-side-of-the-missile-via-x.jpg\" alt=\"Mystery missile in Yemen: Did Saudi Arabia use China-made DF-15A?\" title=\"A screenshot from a video clearly shows the DF-15A name applied on the side of the missile, via X\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"XsNYN img_cptn\"><span title=\"A screenshot from a video clearly shows the DF-15A name applied on the side of the missile, via X\">A screenshot from a video clearly shows the DF-15A name applied on the side of the missile, via X<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Saudi Arabia may have launched a Chinese-made DF-15A ballistic missile in Yemen, after debris believed to be the missile\u2019s booster was found in Marib Governorate, according to visual imagery and open-source reports.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"2\"\/>The debris was reportedly found in Raghwan district of Marib, with images circulating online appearing to show a DF-15A designation on the missile component.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"4\"\/><span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"6\"\/>The War Zone said open-source analysts had identified it as a DF-15A and attributed it to Saudi Arabia, but stressed that neither the missile identification nor its ownership has been confirmed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"8\"\/>The reported discovery comes amid a renewed escalation in Yemen, where Houthi forces and Saudi-backed Yemeni forces are engaged in intensified fighting. <!-- -->The Houthis have also stepped up missile and drone attacks against Saudi targets, while Riyadh has increased strikes against Houthi positions.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"13\"\/>The DF-15A is a Chinese road-mobile, solid-fuelled short-range ballistic missile. According to the CSIS Missile Threat project, the DF-15 family has a launch weight of about 6,200 kg and can carry a 500-750 kg payload. Its range is estimated at 600-900 km, although the exact range varies by variant and payload.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"17\"\/>It uses an inertial guidance system and can carry a high-explosive warhead. Different DF-15 variants can also carry warheads designed to hit runways and hardened targets.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"19\"\/>Saudi Arabia has not officially acknowledged operating the DF-15A or any other short-range Chinese ballistic missile. However, previous reports have linked Riyadh to Chinese ballistic-missile systems, including the DF-3A, which Saudi Arabia publicly displayed in 2014, and the DF-21, whose reported sale to the kingdom has never been officially confirmed.<span class=\"id-r-component br\" data-pos=\"21\"\/>The reported DF-15A debris therefore could provide a new indication of a previously undisclosed Saudi missile capability, if the identification and attribution are eventually confirmed.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/defence\/international\/mystery-missile-in-yemen-did-saudi-arabia-use-china-made-df-15a\/articleshow\/134251337.cms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A screenshot from a video clearly shows the DF-15A name applied on the side of the missile, via X Saudi Arabia may have launched a Chinese-made DF-15A ballistic missile in Yemen, after debris believed to be the 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