Houthi ballistic missile and cruise missile attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj · 16 October 2026
Saudi Arabia: Destruction of 5 missiles and 6 drones in Al-Kharj, the Eastern Region and Riyadh
السعودية: تدمير 5 صواريخ و6 «مسيَّرات» في الخرج والشرقية والرياض (machine translation)
- Date
- 16 October 2026 · 5 Jumada al-Ula 1448 AH
- Place
- Prince Sultan Air Base, Al-Kharj
- Attacker
- Houthis
- Weapons
- Cruise missile, Ballistic missile, Drone
- Outcome
- Intercepted
- Killed / injured
- No casualties reported
- Launched from
- Saada (assumed)
- Confirmation
- Reported by Saudi media
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Sources (2 reports in all)
- Saudi Arabia: Destruction of 5 missiles and 6 drones in Al-Kharj, the Eastern Region and Riyadhالسعودية: تدمير 5 صواريخ و6 «مسيَّرات» في الخرج والشرقية والرياض (machine translation)
“Major General Turki al-Maliki, spokesman for the Saudi Ministry of Defense, announced at dawn on Friday the interception and destruction of 3 ballistic missiles launched toward Prince Sultan Air Base in the Al-Kharj governorate. The Ministry spokesman mentioned, at a later time, at dawn…”
- Saudi Arabia foils Houthi attacks with missiles and drones amid military escalation extending to Aden, Marib and Taizالسعودية تحبط هجمات حوثية بصواريخ ومسيّرات وسط تصعيد عسكري يمتد إلى عدن ومأرب وتعز (machine translation)
“Saudi air defenses, yesterday Thursday, intercepted a cruise missile attack in the Medina region, launched by the Houthi group, which carried out 20 attacks on King Khalid Airport in Riyadh between 7 and 11 of this October, resulting in 17 deaths and 333 injuries, at a time…”