Conflict Armament Research
UK-based investigative group that traces the origins of weapons and their components.
Conflict Armament Research found the Houthis building a copy of Iran's Kheibarshekan missile with Chinese parts and a planned range of about 1,900 miles, The Wall Street Journal reported in October 2026.
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What did weapons tracers find inside the Houthis' copy of an Iranian missile?
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Conflict Armament Research is an investigative group based in the United Kingdom and established in 2011. It sends field Teams into active conflicts to document weapons where they are used, then traces them back through their supply chains. Its iTrace weapon-reporting system, which maps those flows, has been funded by the EU and Germany.
Yemen is a long-running line of its work. A 2017 study by the group documented Iranian technology transfers to the Houthis.
In October 2026 The Wall Street Journal reported the group's finding that the Houthis were building a copy of Iran's Kheibarshekan missile with Chinese parts. The report came as Houthi strikes on Saudi airports escalated. It points to supply chains running beyond Iran into Chinese components.
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