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Why have Saudi air defences failed to intercept Houthi missiles?
Paul Iddon · Middle East Eye
Published 15 Oct 2026, 7:00 pm·1 h ago·1 min read
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Why have Saudi air defences failed to intercept Houthi missiles? Submitted by Paul Iddon on Wed, 10/14/2026 - 21:30 Geography, interceptor shortages and evolving attack tactics may help explain why Saudi Arabia's advanced systems have struggled to stop repeated strikes A US airforce member looks on near a Patriot missile battery at the Prince Sultan air base in Al-Kharj, central Saudi Arabia, on 20 February 2020 (Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP) Off For years, Yemen 's Houthis have demonstrated their ability to strike some of Saudi Arabia 's most strategically important targets, from oil…
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