Yemen
Yemen
Capital:
Aden
Second
largest military in the Arabian Peninsula behind Saudi Arabia.
1962-1970
North Yemen civil war. Royalists verses Republican forces.
1994
civil war between north and south Yemen.
2011
civil protests and uprising
2015- Currently being bombed and occupied by Saudi led forces
About 89,500 total military personnel
2015- Currently being bombed and occupied by Saudi led forces
About 89,500 total military personnel
Ballistic
Missiles
Hwasong-5 missiles?
SS-1
Scud C missiles
Borkan 1 ballistic missile. Made in Yemen.
Borkan 3 radar evading ballistic missile. Further development from the Borkan 2. Made in Yemen
Borkan 1 ballistic missile. Made in Yemen.
Borkan 2 ballistic missiles. Made in Yemen
Borkan 3 radar evading ballistic missile. Further development from the Borkan 2. Made in Yemen
Zulfaqar (or Zolfaqar) ballistic missile. Made in Yemen
Qaher-1 short range surface-to-surface ballistic missiles. Appear to be modified S-75 Dvina (SA-2 Guideline) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen
Badr P-1 precision guided missiles. Made in Yemen
Badr-F ballistic missiles. Appear to explode into many pieces of shrapnel over a large radius. Made in Yemen.
FROG-7 rockets?
Samoud rockets. Made in Yemen
Badr 1 rockets. Made in Yemen
Hidden underground rocket launchers.
Zelzal 2 rockets. Made in Yemen
Zelzal 1 rockets. Made in Yemen
Air
Force
MiG-29
fighter aircraft (10)
Su-22 fighter bomber aircraft (30)
F-5E
Tiger II fighter aircraft (12)
L-39
Albatros trainer/light attack aircraft
Yak-11
Moose trainer aircraft
Zlin
Z 142 trainer aircraft
C-130
transport aircraft
An-12
transport aircraft
An-26
transport aircraft
Yak-40
transport aircraft
Mi-24
Hind attack helicopters (8)
Mi-8
transport/attack helicopters
Kamov
Ka-27 Helix helicopters
Mi-14
helicopters
Agusta
Bell AB204/AB205 helicopters
Agusta
Bell AB206 helicopters
Agusta
Bell AB212 helicopters
Agusta
Bell AB214 helicopters
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Samad 3 (Invincible 3)
Qasef 2K (Striker 2K) unmanned aerial vehicles. Made in Yemen.
Qasef 1 (Striker 1) unmanned aerial vehicles. Made in Yemen
Rashed (Surveyor) unmanned aerial vehicles. Made in Yemen.
Raqib (Rival) unmanned aerial vehicles. Made in Yemen.
Hudhud 1 unmanned aerial vehicles. Made in Yemen.
Khatif loitering munitions. Made by Yemen
Wa'aed loitering munition
Mersad reconnaissance drone
Navy
7,000
personnel (2007 estimate)
Main
naval bases at Aden and Al Hudaydah. Also bases at Al Mukalla, Perim
Island, and Socotra.
Corvettes
(2)
Missiles
Boats (18)
Gunboats
(8)
Patrol
Boats (13)
Mine
Warfare vessels (3)
German
made Barbe Class Landing Craft, Utility (11)
Amphibious
Warfare ships (7)
Polnocny
Class landing ship (1)
Patrol boats include Yemeni made Sana'a Class patrol boats
2601 Sana'a
2602 Aden
Patrol boats include Yemeni made Sana'a Class patrol boats
2601 Sana'a
2602 Aden
Yemeni Naval Personnel
Marines
Army
66,000
personnel (2007 estimate)
2
airborne commando brigades
Special
Forces brigade
T-80
tanks (31)
T-72
tanks (70)
T-62
tanks (250)
M60
Patton tanks (240)
T-54/55
tanks (700)
T-34
tanks (100)
BMP-2
infantry fighting vehicles (334)
Alvis
Saladin
M113
armored personnel carriers (670)
BTR-152
(250)
BTR-40 (670)BTR-60 (500)
Reva III- South African made mine resistant armored personnel carriers
BRDM-2 (50)
HMMWV
utility vehicles
RM-70
multiple rocket launchers
BM-21
multiple rocket launchers (280?)
BM-14
multiple rocket launchers (30)
BM-13
multiple rocket launchers (30)
BM-27
multiple rocket launchers (13)
BM-24
multiple rocket launchers
2S1
self propelled howitzers (25)
S-23
180mm towed guns (20)
M114
155mm towed howitzers
M-46
(70)
D-20
(190)
M-43
120mm mortars
L16
81mm mortars
BGM-71
TOW anti-tank guided missiles
MILAN
anti-tank guided missiles
AT-5
anti-tank guided missiles
AT-4
anti-tank guided missiles
AT-3
anti-tank guided missiles
AT-2 (3M11
Falanga) anti-tank guided missiles
FGM-77
Dragon anti-tank guided missiles
RPG-7
shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers
RPG-2
shoulder fired anti-tank rocket launchers
KPV
machine guns
SG-43
Goryunov machine guns
Locally
manufactured copies of the Vickers machine guns
RPD
machine guns
Type
99 light machine guns
DS-39
machine guns
Dragunov
sniper rifles
AK-47/AKM
assault rifles
Locally
manufactured copies of the Gewhr 43 rifle
Locally
manufactured copies of the Karabiner 98k rifle
Mosin-Nagant
rifles
M4
carbines
SVT-40
rifles
AVS-36
rifles
Locally
manufactured copies of the MP 18
Locally
manufactured copies of the MP 40
PPSh-41
sub-machine guns
PPS
sub-machine guns
PPD-40
sub-machine guns
Makarov
PM pistols
Air
Defense
SA-2
surface-to-air missiles
9K22
Tunguska (SA-19) surface-to-air missiles
SA-15
Gauntlet surface-to-air missiles
SA-9
surface-to-air missiles
SA-6
surface-to-air missiles
SA-3
surface-to-air missiles
S-60
57mm anti-aircraft guns (120)
ZSU-23-4
self propelled 23mm anti-aircraft guns (40)
Bofors
40mm anti-aircraft guns
M1939
(61-K) 37mm anti-aircraft guns
Fater-1 (Innovator-1) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a 9M336 missile from the Soviet era 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) air defense system.
Thaqib-1 (Piercer-1) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-73 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile. .
Thaqib-2 (Piercer-2) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-27 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile.
Thaqib-3 (Piercer-3) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-77 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile.
Fater-1 (Innovator-1) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a 9M336 missile from the Soviet era 2K12 Kub (SA-6 Gainful) air defense system.
Thaqib-1 (Piercer-1) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-73 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile. .
Thaqib-2 (Piercer-2) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-27 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile.
Thaqib-3 (Piercer-3) surface-to-air missiles. Made in Yemen. Appears to be a modified R-77 air-to-air missile configured to fire as surface-to-air missile.
20,000
tribal militia forces
Ministry
of the Interior
Central
Security Organization
50,000
personnel?
Coast
Guard
1,200
personnel
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