2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces after its October 2018 unveiling; DFRLab and Yemen Watch describe a Badr P-1/Badr-1P strike on Sudanese coalition troops near Al Hudaydah, while UN reporting later tied likely enhanced-range Badr-family missiles to the 30 December 2020 Aden airport attack from Houthi-controlled launch sites.
Role detailsMunitions
Badr-1P guided rocket
Also known as
- Badr P-1
- Badr 1P
- Badr 1-P
- Bader 1P
- Badr-1P missile
- Badr P-1 smart ballistic missile
The Badr-1P is the guided Houthi follow-on to the Badr-1 rocket family, unveiled in October 2018 and documented in the 2014 Yemen Civil War as a locally produced precision-strike rocket with rear control fins, claimed metre-level accuracy, and reported 130-150 km range claims.
Role in Conflicts
Design And Evidence Notes
The Badr-1P is best read as a Houthi precision-guided artillery rocket rather than as a conventional state-produced ballistic missile. Public-source evidence is strongest for its Badr-family place, claimed precision role, and use in Houthi strike operations; exact range and variant boundaries vary by source.
Family position
CSIS describes Badr-1P as the October 2018 improved Badr-1 variant, and the Washington Institute places Badr-1P between unguided Badr-1 and later Badr-F guided rockets.
Precision claim
Iran Press and the Washington Institute cite Houthi claims of roughly 3 m accuracy, while DFRLab treated Houthi strike footage and satellite imagery as evidence of an actual Badr P-1 strike near Al Hudaydah.
Production context
IISS assesses Badr-1P within a group of precision-guided solid-propellant Houthi missiles likely made inside Yemen using Iranian-supplied equipment and components; UN reporting adds likely imported guidance or servo components.
Aden airport caveat
Al Jazeera reported UN findings that the 2020 Aden airport missiles were likely extended-range Badr-1P variants; Bellingcat found support for Houthi-controlled launches but did not identify the munition type definitively.
Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen; CSIS Yemen Update: October 19-November 2; UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Yemen 2022 report; DFRLab Houthis and High-Precision Missiles; IISS Iran's New Approach to Missile Proliferation; Washington Institute Yemen's Southern Hezbollah; Al Jazeera Aden airport UN report; Bellingcat Aden airport investigation.
Profile / Specs
Profile
- Origin
- Yemen
- Built by
- Houthi movement
- Type
- Guided artillery rocket
- Service note
- 2018-present
- Designer
- Houthi missile force
- Designed
- 2018
- Unit cost
- Not publicly documented
- Produced
- 2018-present
- Number built
- Not publicly documented
- Developed from
- Badr-1 rocket
- Developed into
- Badr-F guided rocket
Specifications
- Guidance
- Precision-guided; UN reporting describes front pivoting control surfaces behind the warhead and public claims cite about 3 m circular error probable
- Range
- CSIS and IISS report about 130 km; UN reporting cites a 150 km Houthi claim and later Aden airport reporting refers to likely extended-range Badr-1P variants
- Construction
- Likely local manufacture or assembly with imported guidance or servo components, according to UN and IISS analysis
- Propulsion
- Solid propellant
- Length
- About 6 m, per UN Panel reporting
- Airframe features
- Rear guidance/control fins added to the Badr-1 family configuration
- Lineage
- Guided derivative of the Badr-1 rocket family and predecessor to the later Badr-F/Nakkal branch
- Launch context
- Documented in Houthi-released strike videos and open-source investigations of launches from Houthi-controlled territory
Variants
Public sources use Badr for a Houthi rocket family that moved from the unguided Badr-1 to guided Badr-1P and Badr-F/Nakkal branches.
| Variant | Configuration | Designation notes |
|---|---|---|
 | Unguided baseline rocket | CSIS describes the Badr-1P as the improved Badr-1-family variant unveiled in October 2018 with guidance fins and a reported 130 km range. Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen |
 | Later guided Badr-family rocket | CSIS and IISS place Badr-F/Nakkal after Badr-1P in the guided Badr-family branch, with the later system reported at 160 km and optimized for airburst fragmentation effects. Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen, IISS Iran's New Approach to Missile Proliferation |
Related Rocket Family
The Badr-1P sits between the unguided Badr-1 and later Badr-F/Nakkal guided rocket in public Badr-family reporting.
| Compatible item | Item type | Compatibility evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Unguided baseline rocket | CSIS describes the Badr-1P as an improved Badr-1 variant with guidance fins and a reported 130 km range, while IISS treats Badr-1P as the first precision-guided Houthi Badr-family missile. Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen, IISS Iran's New Approach to Missile Proliferation |
| Later guided Badr-family rocket | IISS and CSIS identify Badr-F/Nakkal as the later guided Badr-family system following Badr-1P, with different reported range and airburst-warhead claims. Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen, IISS Iran's New Approach to Missile Proliferation |
Timeline
Badr-1P guided rocket Key Events
Badr-1 family in Houthi use
CSIS says the Badr-1 rocket was first unveiled in February 2017 and employed by Houthi militants by at least March 2018, establishing the baseline for the later guided variant.
Sources: CSIS The Missile War in Yemen
Badr P-1 announced and reportedly fired
CSIS Missile Threat recorded the Badr P-1 reveal and caveated unconfirmed reports around its guidance claims; Iran Press said the same missile was used against the al-Mostahaddeth base in Hudaydah province.
Sources: CSIS Yemen Update: October 19-November 2, Iran Press Badr P-1 unveiling
Open-source strike assessment
DFRLab reported that Houthi forces released video of a Badr P-1 strike on a Sudanese military encampment and used geolocation plus satellite imagery to assess the strike location near Al Hudaydah.
Sources: DFRLab Houthis and High-Precision Missiles
Aden airport attack linked to Badr-1P-type missiles
Al Jazeera reported UN-panel findings that the Aden airport attack used precision-guided short-range surface-to-surface missiles likely based on an extended-range Badr-1P; Bellingcat separately found Houthi-controlled launch-area evidence but caveated exact munition identification.
Sources: Al Jazeera Aden airport UN report, Bellingcat Aden airport investigation
Badr-1P placed in guided Badr-family progression
The Washington Institute described Houthi artillery rockets as progressing from unguided Badr-1 to guided Badr-1P and Badr-F, followed by newer systems shown at a Sanaa arms exhibition.
Sources: Washington Institute Yemen's Southern Hezbollah
Related Weapon Systems
Sources
CSIS The Missile War in YemenPublisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces; the report says the Badr-1P was unveiled in October 2018 as an improved Badr-1 variant with guidance fins and a reported 130 km range. | Accessed: 2026-07-04CSIS Yemen Update: October 19-November 2Publisher: Center for Strategic and International Studies | Note: Supports Badr P-1 alias, October 2018 reveal context, solid-fuel/guidance claims, reported Najran use, and CSIS caveats about unconfirmed reporting. | Accessed: 2026-07-04UN Security Council Panel of Experts on Yemen 2022 reportPublisher: United Nations Security Council | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: supports Badr-1P technical description and caveated Aden airport context; the report cites claimed 150 km range and 3 m accuracy, rail launch, front pivoting control surfaces behind the warhead, about 6 m length, likely imported guidance or servo components, and likely enhanced-range Badr-family missiles fired from Houthi-controlled launch sites at Aden airport. | Accessed: 2026-07-04DFRLab Houthis and High-Precision MissilesPublisher: DFRLab | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces; DFRLab reported and geolocated Houthi-released footage of a Badr P-1 strike near Al Hudaydah and treated it as a newly introduced precision missile in the Yemen war. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Iran Press Badr P-1 unveilingPublisher: Iran Press | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces; the article reports the Badr P-1 unveiling, describes it as an upgraded Badr-1 with 3 m claimed accuracy, and says the same missile struck the al-Mostahaddeth base in Hudaydah province. | Accessed: 2026-07-04IISS Iran's New Approach to Missile ProliferationPublisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies | Note: Supports Badr-1P design and production context: IISS places Badr-1P among precision-guided solid-propellant Houthi missiles likely manufactured inside Yemen with Iranian-supplied equipment and components, discusses Fajr-5 comparisons, and links the system to later Badr-F/Nakkal. | Accessed: 2026-07-04IISS open-source analysis of Iran's missile and UAV capabilities and proliferationPublisher: International Institute for Strategic Studies | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces; IISS describes the Badr-1P as a precision-guided solid-propellant missile variant and cites local production plus UN-panel observations about steel-piping wreckage. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Washington Institute Yemen's Southern HezbollahPublisher: The Washington Institute for Near East Policy | Note: Supports Badr-family background and specs: the analysis describes Houthi artillery rockets progressing from unguided Badr-1 to guided Badr-1P and Badr-F with claimed 3 m circular error probable, followed by later systems. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Al Jazeera Aden airport UN reportPublisher: Al Jazeera | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: reports UN-panel findings that the 30 December 2020 Aden airport attack used precision-guided short-range surface-to-surface missiles, likely extended-range Badr-1P variants, fired from Houthi-controlled locations. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Bellingcat Aden airport investigationPublisher: Bellingcat | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: supports caveated Aden airport context by geolocating launch evidence from Houthi-controlled territory and noting Badr-1P as a possible match while stating the exact munition could not be conclusively identified. | Accessed: 2026-07-04Yemen Watch Badr-1P unveiling articlePublisher: Yemen Watch | Note: 2014 Yemen Civil War: used by Houthi-aligned forces; the article covers the October 2018 unveiling, claimed field testing and specifications, reported strike on a Sudanese forces camp on Yemen's west coast, and provides the image used for this record. | Accessed: 2026-07-04