However, the Houthis have surface-to-air missile systems capable of shooting down high-flying American drones. In November, the Pentagon acknowledged the loss of an MQ-9, shot down by the rebels over the Red Sea. Since Yemen’s Houthi rebels seized the country’s nort...
Since October 2023, Houthi forces have been attacking Israel, including launching drones and surface-to-surface missiles, in support of Palestinians. Early Thursday, a missile fired by Houthi forces triggered sirens in central Israel before being intercepted.■...
Since October 2023, Houthi forces have been attacking Israel, including launching drones and surface-to-surface missiles, in support of Palestinians.■ This photo taken with a mobile phone shows smoke rising from a power station after it was targeted by Israeli airstrikes in Sanaa, Yemen, on De...
It wasn't immediately clear what kind of aircraft was shot down in the low-quality night video. The Houthis, in a later statement, claimed to have downed an American MQ-9 Reaper drone. The Houthis have surface-to-air missiles — such as the Iranian missile known as the 358 — c...
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 Informati...
SunniIslamistswho worried that Saleh’s government was conceding too much in the name of unification. Although he managed to remain in power for more than three decades, years of rule through suppression had resulted in deep-rooted divisions that surfaced after he was removed from power in ...
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 ...
MQ-9 Reaper drone apparently crashed in Yemen, with the Houthis claiming they fired a surface-to-air missile at it. The U.S. Air Force didn’t report any aircraft missing, leading to suspicion that the drone may have been piloted by the CIA. As m...
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...