The Yemeni Ansar Allah (Houthi) motion has moved to place yet one more dent within the repute of Israel’s air defenses by finishing up a missile strike in opposition to an influence plant positioned in Haifa.
For this assault, the Houthis used Palestine 2 hypersonic missile that, in response to a press release issued by the motion on January 5, efficiently reached its goal.
Right here’s what’s at the moment recognized about this weapon:
Palestine 2 is a two-stage, solid-fuel missile domestically produced in Yemen
With its vary estimated at about 2,150km, Palestine 2 will be thought-about a medium-range missile
Its warhead payload is believed to be about 500kg
Believed to own prime pace of about Mach 16 and maneuvering functionality, Palestine 2 additionally ranks as a hypersonic missile
Most significantly, Palestine 2 proved able to bypassing Israeli air defenses which Tel Aviv beforehand touted as virtually unbeatable.
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Palestine 2 assaults on Israel:
On December 31, the Houthis introduced a Palestine 2 missile strike in opposition to the Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv
On December 28, a Palestine 2 missile strike was launched in opposition to Israel’s Nevatim air base within the Negev area
On December 16, an Israeli army goal within the Tel Aviv suburb of Jaffa was hit by a Palestine 2 missile
On December 11, the Houthis declared that they hit an Israeli army web site in Tel Aviv utilizing a Palestine 2 missile
