Al Sulayyil ballistic missile base

Ballistic missile base near Al-Sulayyil, Saudi Arabia
20°42′57″N 45°34′54″E / 20.71583°N 45.58167°E / 20.71583; 45.58167TypeBallistic missile baseSite informationOwnerR.S. Missile DefenseControlled by Saudi ArabiaSite historyBuilt1987 (1987)

The Al Sulayyil ballistic missile base is a Saudi ballistic missile facility near the town of Al-Sulayyil, 450 km southwest of the Saudi Arabian capital, Riyadh.[1] [2] Constructed between 1987-1988, it is the first missile base of the Kingdom.

Location and layout

Al-Sulayyil RSSMF base was built in low mountain terrain at coordinates: 20°43′07″N 45°35′01″E / 20.71861°N 45.58361°E / 20.71861; 45.58361. The base houses two missile garrisons (a north and a south), with a third area providing housing, maintenance, and administrative functions. The garrisons themselves are located a short distance apart within a secured complex. The administrative and support complexes are outside the security perimeter to the south.[3] The missile garrisons have parking slots for mobile launchers and two large launch pads that are identical to ones that can be seen at Chinese DF-3 (CSS-2) Dongfeng missile bases. The liquid-fueled DF-3A is an early Chinese nuclear intermediate-range ballistic missile bought by Saudi Arabia in 1987 and is believed to have a range of 4,000 - 5,000 km, with a 2,000 kg warhead.[4]

See also

References

  • flagSaudi Arabia portal
  1. ^ Ronen Bergman - GlobalSecurity Org. "Al Sulayyil Missile Base" GlobalSecurity.org.
  2. ^ "Hasterya.com". Archived from the original on 2015-12-22. Retrieved 2013-09-28.
  3. ^ GlobalSecurity Org. photos "Imagery of Al Sulayyil Missile Base Launch Complex Area" GlobalSecurity.org.
  4. ^ SinoDefence "DongFeng 3 (CSS-2) Intermediate-Range Ballistic Missile" Archived 2013-08-14 at the Wayback Machine, sinodefence, 27 February 2009.