Yemen announces the destruction of the coalition’s defense system “PAC3”
YemenExtra
SH.A.
Yemeni Missile Force and Air Defense Committees announced ,on Friday, the implementation of a joint military operation in which they destroyed the air defense system of the invasion and occupation forces in the western coast of Yemen.
A military source confirmed the implementation of a joint military operation hit the Patriot PAC 3 defense system of the invaders.
The military source also confirmed the success of the qualitative operation of the missile force and air defenses in the destruction of the third-generation Patriot system of the invaders in Yemen’s West Coast.
Brigadier Aziz Rashed, the deputy spokesman for the army, told Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network that the Friday attack completely destroyed the American-made MIM-104F (PAC-3) missile system installed near the port city of Mokha.
He further said that the missile launched by Yemeni forces hit the target with high precision and totally destroyed the advanced air shield.
He added that the attack had paved the way for a larger operation to clean Yemen’s western coast of the presence of the Saudi-led forces.
“PAC 3” is the latest Patriot missiles with advanced capability, as this missile is an advanced leap of air defense systems have the ability to accurately hit the targets and the destructive ability of high ballistic missiles, and the head of the bombing is smaller than the head in the old Patriot The missile is part of a defensive system consisting of:
1- The missile: – Whether the PAC-2 or PAC-3.
2-Launch pad: The launcher carries launchers of 16 missiles connected to each launcher with a fiber-optic or wireless control system. The launcher carries a hydraulic arm that loads a new rocket immediately after each launch .
3 – Radar system: – Each platform contains a radar up to a range of 100 kilometers can detect missiles in this range and the speed and trajectory.
4 – Control system: – It is a computer connected to the radar of the launch platform, which is equipped with control systems and guidance and often put the system in the case of automatic control and the electronic system is the medium between the launch platform and radar.