The Yemeni air defences have on Wednesday shot down another spy drone belonging to Saudi-led coalition in Ma’rib province, the Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, affirmed that the air defences were be able to down a CH-4 spy drone, operated by the Saudi Air Forces, while it was carrying out hostile actions over the airspace of Al-Wadi district.
تمكنت دفاعاتنا الجوية قبل قليل من إسقاط طائرة تجسسية مسلحة صينية الصنع CH4 تابعة لسلاح الجو السعودي بصاروخ أرض جو لم يتم الإعلان عنه بعد، وذلك أثناء قيامها بأعمال عدائية في أجواء مديرية الوادي بمحافظة مأرب.
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The drone was hit with a surface-to-air missile of a type which has not yet been publicly announced, he added.
This is the second drone to be shot down by the Yemeni air defences in less than 24 hours over the airspace of Ma’rib.
On Saturday, Yemeni air defences shot down a Scan Eagle spy drone over the airspace of the al-Jubah district