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ID

OSMP1560

Date

15 September 2015

Source

Reported Location

Year

Munition Category

Functional use

Tentative Model

Research Organisation

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Marking Script

Condition

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Guidance

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Analyst Note

This image shows a remnant of a control actuator shaft from a Paveway guidance kit control section, found after a strike in Yemen in 2015. Markings giving the CAGE code for Raytheon (“96214”) and the part number (“2870627-2”) are both visible. The complete remnant can be seen in related entry 1559. (ARES)

External Research

Mwatana for Human Rights

"On the night of Tuesday, September 15, 2015, Saudi/UAE-led Coalition jets struck Hani Yahya’s home in the capital city of Sana’a using what appears to be a US-made GBU-24 laser-guided bomb. The bomb exploded in Hani’s garden, just a few meters away from his house, injuring his sister Arwa and brother Mohammed. Hani later reported, 'The damage to our house and our neighbors’ houses was immense. We are still displaced until today because we are cleaning and repairing the damage and trying to replace all the things destroyed in the house.'"

Read More on www.mwatana.org

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