MQ-9 Reaper Drone: Houthi rebels claimed to have targeted Israel’s Nevatim airbase with a ‘ballistic missile’. Apart from this, the group said that it has shot down an American ‘MQ-9 Reaper’ drone over Al-Jawf province of Yemen.
“In support of Hamas in the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah in Lebanon, we fired a hypersonic ballistic missile towards the Nevatim air base,” Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sareyah said in a statement broadcast on Al-Masira TV. The missile reached its target. Al Masira TV is operated by the Houthi group.
‘Succeeded in shooting down American MQ-9 drone’
Sariya said, our air defense forces succeeded in shooting down an American MQ-9 drone, which was carrying out a hostile mission in the airspace of Al-Jouf province early Friday morning. The spokesperson said, with the shooting down of this drone, a total of 12 such drones have been killed since November 2023. “We will continue the naval blockade on the Israeli enemy (in the Red Sea),” Saareya said. Will also continue to support the Palestinian and Lebanese people.
Attacks on ships belonging to Israel
He further said that the group’s military operations ‘will not stop until the Israeli offensive on Gaza and Lebanon stops.’ Earlier, Al-Masirah TV claimed that the US-British coalition carried out two airstrikes on Yemen’s Hodeidah province, which the coalition has not yet confirmed. The Houthi group, which controls most of Yemen, has been carrying out missile and drone attacks on ‘Israeli-linked’ vessels in territorial waters and beyond. The group is also carrying out missile and drone attacks in Israel.
How many MQ-9 drones does India have?
America has so far maintained silence on this matter. The special thing is that this is the same drone for which India has made a deal worth 3.5 billion dollars with America. India has purchased 31 drones. These American drones have been targeted many times and that is why defense experts are criticizing this drone deal.
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