The Yemeni air defenses were able to shoot down an American MQ9 aircraft, the Military spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces, Yahya Sareaa said on Friday.
The US MQ-9 Drone was targeted by a locally-made surface-to-air missile, he added .
مشاهد إسقاط الدفاعات الجوية اليمنية طائرة MQ-9 الأمريكية أثناء قيامها بأعمال عدائية في أجواء محافظة مأرب 08-05-2024م pic.twitter.com/EjGegncieu
— الإعلام الحربي اليمني (@MMY1444) May 17, 2024
It is the fourth MQ-9 that was shot down over Yemen , he noted .
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The Yemeni armed forces have shot down another U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone, worth about $30 million. in Marib province, eastern Yemen pic.twitter.com/4OVkhUWGmn
— Warfare Analysis (@warfareanalysis) May 17, 2024