Yemeni rebels shot down the fourth American drone drone since the beginning of the year.

Today afternoon, the Yemeni militia destroyed the American MQ-9 Reaper drone unmanned aerial vehicle that had appeared in the sky, becoming the fourth drone of this model lost over Yemen. According to some reports, the drone was once again shot down by a Soviet aircraft missile fired from a ground-based launcher.

As seen on the video frames presented, the American unmanned aerial vehicle (according to other sources, the drone was in service with Saudi Arabia) The MQ-9 Reaper literally tore apart as a result of a missile hit, while the Yemeni rebels themselves reported. The drone was destroyed as soon as it entered the missile strike zone, which may mean that the Yemeni rebels also have radar facilities.

Yemeni Hussites shot down an American-made MQ-9 Reaper drone.#Yemen

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Among other things, since the beginning of this year, the Yemeni rebels have destroyed several more Saudi shock and reconnaissance UAVs developed in the PRC, which means that even in the absence of modern air defense systems, the threat to the Saudi air force is still there, which is why the Saudi Arabia prefers not to use its combat aircraft.