# EXCLUSIVE: Saudi missile plant expansion may produce more powerful missiles, study says

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- Reuters, 2026-10-23 10:15 UTC
- World
- Original: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/saudi-missile-plant-expansion-may-produce-more-powerful-missiles-study-says-2026-10-23/?link_source=ta_bluesky_link&taid=6adb33a9de7d36000197d742

> Saudi Arabia appears to be enlarging its ballistic missile factory to make larger solid-fuel missiles that could travel farther or carry heavier payloads, according to two US researchers who examined more than a year of commercial satellite imagery.