Read previewHouthi rebels claim to have shot down another MQ-9 Reaper drone in Yemen.
AdvertisementThe Houthi rebels did not post a picture, video, or evidence of this latest claimed shootdown on their social media channels.
This is not the first time the Houthis have claimed to have taken down a MQ-9 Reaper drone.
In May, the Associated Press reported a US MQ-9 Reaper drone — worth $30 million — came down in Yemen, the third in just a month, citing a video of the shootdown.
Related storiesUS warships and aircraft, meanwhile, have repeatedly targeted Houthi missiles and drones, as well as assets like radar sites.
Persons:
—, Ameen Hayyan, Adm, George Wikoff, Wikoff
Organizations:
Service, Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesperson's Office, Yemeni Air Forces, Business, Department of Defense, Associated Press, Prosperity Guardian, Center for Strategic, International Studies, US Naval Forces Central Command
Locations:
Yemen, Gaza, Israel, Iran, Gulf, Aden, Red