The Yemeni air defences have on Saturday shot down a spy drone belonging to the Saudi-led coalition in Jawf province, the Yemeni army spokesman said in a statement.
Army spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e affirmed that air defences were able to down a US Scan Eagle spy drone, operated by the Saudi Air Force, while it was carrying out hostile missions over the airspace of Al-Yatama area in Khub Washa’af district.
تمكنت دفاعاتنا الجوية بفضل الله من إسقاط طائرة تجسسية نوع (سكان إيغل Scan Eagle) أمريكية الصنع، بسلاح مناسب وذلك أثناء قيامها بأعمال عدائية مساء أمس الجمعة في أجواء منطقة اليتمة بمديرية خب والشعف بمحافظة الجوف.
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The aircraft was targeted with a suitable weapon, he added.
Air defences have formerly shot down a plane of the same type on December 16th in the airspace of the Wadi Abeida district in Ma’rib province.
