JERUSALEM, Jan. 9 (Xinhua) -- Israel's military reported on Thursday that Houthi forces in Yemen have launched about 40 surface-to-surface missiles and 320 drones toward Israel since October 2023. The Houthis, citing solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, have carried out sporadic missile and d...
The strikes targeted the Al-Jabanah area north of the coastal city of Hodeidah in the west of the country, said the report, without giving further details. The assaults came a few hours after the coalition struck a Houthi surface-to-air missile in Saada city late Wednesday in the north o...
examples, a photograph showing armed men - most of them dressed in Yemeni tribal clothes - standing with two 2K12 Kub (SA-6 'Gainful') surface-to-air missile launchers was published by several media outlets on 17 February as proof that the group now has a significant air defence ...
We learned that so far, the Navy has fired more than 100 of their standard surface-to-air missiles, that can cost as much as $4 million each. The decision to fire one at an incoming Houthi missile or kamikaze attack drone is made in the ship's Combat Informatio...
Initially, Houthi forcescrashed unarmed UAVsinto the Coalition's Patriot surface-to-air missile defence systems. Since then, they have deployed UAVs with explosive payloads and over greater distances. In mid-2019, for example, the Houthis conducted astring of attacksusing UAVs against installations ...
While playing defense, the U.S. Navy is likely using Standard Missile-2 surface-to-air missiles, which cost more than $2 million a piece, to take down Houthi attacks. The Navy may also be using Standard SM-6 missiles, which cost more than $4 million each. ...
A statement by the UK Defense Ministry noted that the Royal Air Force targeted several very long-range drones identified through intelligence analysis at a former surface-to-air missile battery site several miles northeast of Sana'a. The RAF used Paveway IV precision-guided bombs against the drone...
The Houthis have surface-to-air missiles — such as the Iranian missile known as the 358 — capable of downing aircraft. Iran denies arming the rebels, thoughTehran-manufactured weaponry has been found on the battlefieldand in sea shipments heading to Yemen for the Shiite Houthi rebels des...
MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, and the Houthis released footage they said showed the aircraft being targeted with a surface-to-air missile in a desert region of Yemen’s central Marib province. It was the third such downing in May alone. Also earlier this week, missile attac...
Meanwhile, the Houthis apparently have shot down multiple MQ-9 Reaper drones with surface-to-air missile systems. “The Houthis also have surface-to-air capabilities that we have significantly degraded, but they are still present and still there,” Scott said. “We’re always prepared to be...