358 missile

358 missile
358 missile
Type	Surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	Iran (alleged)
Service history
In service	2019?-present
Used by	Houthis, Hezbollah, Islamic Resistance in Iraq, Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
Production history
Designed	Unknown
Manufacturer	Unknown / Iran (allegedly)
Specifications
Engine	solid rocket (booster), turbojet (cruise)
Guidance system	Imaging infrared seeker or Optical

The "358" missile, also known as the SA-67, is a surface-to-air missile developed by Iran. The majority^{[clarification needed]} of "358" missiles were captured in seizures of illegal arms shipments to the Houthi forces as part of the UNSC arms embargo (UNSC Security Resolution 2216) imposed on Yemen since 2015.^[1]

The first, publicly known examples of the "358" missile was identified in a seizure on November 25, 2019, by the US Navy in the Gulf of Aden. The vessel, the Al-Raheeb was intercepted by the USS Forrest Sherman with two "358" missiles among the illegal munitions found. A further intercept on February 9, 2020, on the dhow Al Qanas 1 by the USS Normandy uncovered a further three missiles among the items seized.^[2]

A fully assembled "358" missile was found on October 21, 2021, by the 52nd Brigade of Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces (PMF) in the vicinity of the Tuz Khormatu military airfield, in a hamlet called Albu Sabah in Iraq as a possible warning or threat to US forces in the area.^{[3][clarification needed]}

A further shipment of the "358" missiles was captured by HMS Montrose, a Type 23 frigate of the Royal Navy, on January 28, 2022.^[4]

According to a UN Panel of Experts,^[5] it was determined that a significant amount of components were commercially available and acquired off the shelf through a series of shell companies. The main engine was a Titan AMT gas turbine by AMT Netherlands, while an Inertial Sensor Module MTi-100 was identified to be from Xsens Technologies.