SANAA – Yemeni army soldiers, supported by allied fighters from the HouthiAnsarullah movement, have managed to shoot down a Saudi unmanned aerialvehicle (UAV) as it was on a reconnaissance mission in Yemen’s northwesternprovince of Hajjah.
Arabic-language al-Masirah television network, citing an unnamed officialfrom Yemen’s air defense unit, reported that the Saudi reconnaissance dronewas shot down as it was flying in the skies over Hirz district in the earlyhours of Saturday.
Back on October 27, Yemeni forces, using a surface-to-air missile, shotdown a Eurofighter Typhoon fighter jet belonging to the Royal Saudi AirForce as it was flying east of the Yemeni capital city of Sana’a. Earlierthat month, the Yemeni army announced that it also managed to shoot down aUS-made General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper, a drone operated by the Royal SaudiAir Force.
In June, the Yemeni air defense forces also intercepted and shot down aSaudi F-15 fighter jet in the skies over Sana’a.