Burkan-2

Arabic name
Arabic name
Personal; (Ism)	Burkan 2-H; H-بركان ٢

Burkan 2
Burkan 2
	; ;
Type	Ballistic missile, Mobile MRBM
Place of origin	Yemen or Iran
Service history
In service	February 2017
Used by	Houthis in Yemen
Specifications
Diameter	0.88 metres (2.9 ft)
Engine	liquid propellant rocket
Operational; range	≥1,000 kilometres (620 mi)

The Burkan-2H (Arabic H-بركان ٢), or Volcano-2H^[5] (also spelled as Borkan H2 and Burqan 2H^[6]) is a mobile short-range ballistic missile used by the Houthis militants in Yemen. The Volcano H-2 was first launched in July 2017.^[7] It is related to the Scud missile family.^[8]

^ "Gulf of Aden Security Review". Critical Threats. February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ "Military Force Fires a Long-Range Ballistic Missile at Base in Riyadh [القوة الصاروخية تستهدف بصاروخ باليستي بعيد المدى قاعدة عسكرية بالرياض]". Saba Net. February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ "Missile Force Launches New Missile on Saudi Territory". Almotamar.net. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2017.
^ "Proving grounds: Assessing Iranian weapon performance in Syria and Yemen" (PDF). Janes. 2018. Retrieved Feb 25, 2020.
^ Edroos, F (November 5, 2017). "Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missile at Riyadh". Al Jazeera. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ Lister, T; Albadran, A; Al-Masmari, H; Sirgany, SE; Levenson, E (November 4, 2017). "Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital". CNN. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ "Yemen targets Saudi oil refinery with ballistic missile". Yemen Press. July 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.
^ Gambrell, Jon (November 10, 2017). "US Air Force official: Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian". ABC News. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

[CRITICALTHREATS-1] "Gulf of Aden Security Review". Critical Threats. February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[SABA-2] "Military Force Fires a Long-Range Ballistic Missile at Base in Riyadh [القوة الصاروخية تستهدف بصاروخ باليستي بعيد المدى قاعدة عسكرية بالرياض]". Saba Net. February 6, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[ALMOTAMAR-3] "Missile Force Launches New Missile on Saudi Territory". Almotamar.net. September 2, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2017.

[BBC-4] "Proving grounds: Assessing Iranian weapon performance in Syria and Yemen" (PDF). Janes. 2018. Retrieved Feb 25, 2020.

[Al_Jazeera_1-5] Edroos, F (November 5, 2017). "Yemen's Houthis fire ballistic missile at Riyadh". Al Jazeera. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[CNN1-6] Lister, T; Albadran, A; Al-Masmari, H; Sirgany, SE; Levenson, E (November 4, 2017). "Saudi Arabia intercepts ballistic missile over capital". CNN. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[YEMENPRESS-7] "Yemen targets Saudi oil refinery with ballistic missile". Yemen Press. July 23, 2017. Archived from the original on July 31, 2017. Retrieved November 6, 2017.

[ABC-8] Gambrell, Jon (November 10, 2017). "US Air Force official: Missile targeting Saudis was Iranian". ABC News. Retrieved November 10, 2017.

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