The Yemeni air defences have on Monday shot down a spy drone belonging to Saudi-led coalition in Ma’rib province, the Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement.
Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e affirmed that Yemen’s air defences were be able to down a US “Scan Eagle” spy drone, operated by the Saudi Air Forces, while it was carrying out hostile missions over the airspace of Medghal district .
تمكنت الدفاعات الجوية صباح اليوم _بفضل الله_ من إسقاط طائرة تجسسية أمريكية نوع (سكان إيغل Scan Eagle) بسلاح مناسب وذلك أثناء قيامها بأعمال عدائية في أجواء مديرية مدغل بمحافظة مأرب.
— العميد يحيى سريع (@army21ye) September 27, 2021
The drone was hit with a suitable missile, he added.
On August 14, the army’s air defences shot down a US spy plane of the same type, using a surface-to-air missile while it was carrying out hostilities over the airspace of the same district.
