Houthis’ Diverse Missile and Drone Arsenal Enables Sustained Strikes Against Saudi Arabia
Sanaa, 16 October, 2026 (Ghufran): Yemen’s Houthi movement has developed a diverse arsenal of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones, enabling it to carry out sustained attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia and strategic locations near the Bab al-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea. Since early September, the Houthis have targeted key oil infrastructure and airports across Saudi Arabia, including Riyadh’s airport, which has reportedly been targeted 20 times. They have also attempted to strike the cities of Madina and Makkah, although those attacks were unsuccessful. According to experts, the renewed hostilities followed a four-year truce and were triggered by a Saudi bombardment of Sanaa airport in July aimed at preventing a Houthi delegation from landing there...





