Ya-Ali (missile)

[1] The missile was first unveiled on 11 May 2014 when Iranian leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei visited the Aerospace Force of the Army of the Guardians of the Islamic Revolution.

As an ALCM, the Ya-Ali is distinct from the ground launched cruise missiles (GLCMs) in the Houthi inventory.

According to Jane's Defense Weekly,[4] the Houthis may have used a Quds 1 GLCM in the Abha International Airport attack on 12 June 2019.

The Iranian Ya-Ali has a much longer range due to being imparted with much more kinetic and potential energy[5] when released from a fighter aircraft such as the Mirage type.

"[6] [7] [8] It went on to say "the impact points showed the weapons approached from the west northwest, rather than Yemen, as claimed by the Iranian-backed Yemeni rebel group Ansar Allah (Houthis).