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The Houthis managed to retrofit an air-to-air missile into a truck-launched surface-to-air missile in order to damage an F-15. [1] Their ability to hack hardwar
by CapricornNoble 7y ago
The Houthis managed to retrofit an air-to-air missile into a truck-launched surface-to-air missile in order to damage an F-15. [1] Their ability to hack hardware might surprise you. I honestly dunno how they are pulling it off either.
[1]https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/now-we-know-how-houthi-rebels-yemen-used-modified-air-air-missiles-attack-planes-ground https://nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/now-we-know-how-houth...
- mr_overalls 7y agoThe missile in question - the Vympel R-27 - is a Soviet design. Just spitballing here, but how likely is it that the Houthis have covert Russian technical help? Russia's political alignments in the ME (and domestic oil production) certainly mean that it benefits from attacks on Saudi oil & stability.
- sangnoir 7y agoWhy do you assume they need help?
- mr_overalls 7y agoIt's my own bias, but I don't readily think of Yemen as having the kind of highly-skilled military/technical personnel needed to perform such a task.