Hwasong-5 ballistic missileRoad-mobile short-range ballistic missileBuilt in: North KoreaThe Hwasong-5 is North Korea's Scud-B-derived short-range ballistic missile, a road-mobile liquid-fueled weapon with roughly 300 km range. In the Yemen Civil War, Houthi-aligned forces are documented as fielding inherited Yemeni Hwasong-5/6 stocks, with most assessed as converted into Burkan-series missiles rather than retained as unmodified missiles.Built by archive
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Hwasong-5 ballistic missileRoad-mobile short-range ballistic missileBuilt in: North KoreaThe Hwasong-5 is North Korea's Scud-B-derived short-range ballistic missile, a road-mobile liquid-fueled weapon with roughly 300 km range. In the Yemen Civil War, Houthi-aligned forces are documented as fielding inherited Yemeni Hwasong-5/6 stocks, with most assessed as converted into Burkan-series missiles rather than retained as unmodified missiles.
Hwasong-6 ballistic missileShort-range ballistic missileBuilt in: North KoreaThe Hwasong-6 is a North Korean Scud-C-derived short-range ballistic missile with a longer range and smaller payload than earlier Scud-B types. In the Yemen Civil War, Houthi-aligned forces used Scud-C/Hwasong-6-class missiles for cross-border ballistic strikes against Saudi Arabia, making the system part of the conflict's long-range missile and air-defense record.