US Patriot ballistic missile defence system may have ‘failed’ over Saudi Arabia

March 28, 2018

News.com.au

SEVEN ballistic missiles were lobbed at Saudi Arabia on Monday.

They were launched from Yemen by the Iran-backed Houthi rebel group.

According to Saudi Press authorities, all were shot down.

But some defence analysts aren’t’ so certain.

A torrent of videos and photos streamed out of the capital, Riyadh, immediately after the attack. They showed one US-built Patriot anti-ballistic missile system pumping guided projectiles into the sky.

But analysts point out, that same footage appears to show at least two of the five missiles misfired…

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