ISLAMABAD – Yemeni armed forces have unveiled four domestically-builtlong-range, surface-to-air missile defense systems, which could act as gamechangers and alter the course of battle in the face of the deadly campaignled by Saudi Arabia against Yemen.
The president of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council and commander-in-chiefof the armed forces, Mahdi al-Mashat, who was speaking at a ceremony in thecapital Sana’a on Sunday, identified the systems as Fater-1 (Innovator-1),Thaqib-1 (Piercer-1), Thaqib-2 and Thaqib-3.
The systems have entered service following successful tests, the officialannounced, Press TV has reported.
Yemeni Minister of Defense Major General Mohamed al-Atefy, Chairman of theGeneral Staff Major General Mohamed al-Ghammari and Brigadier General YahyaSaree, the spokesman for the armed forces, were also in attendance duringthe event.
Mashat praised the efforts by the Yemeni Ministry of Defense as regards thedevelopment and modernization of the military systems in order to deter or,if need be, confront the enemy.
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“The new defense systems will change the course of the battle against thecoalition of aggression, and pave the ground for the introduction of moresophisticated systems in order to engage enemy targets,” Mashat stated.
On Saturday, Saree saidlink thecountry’s air defense units had managed to thwart a Saudi-led airstrikeagainst a strategic district east of the capital Sana’a.
