Posted on 04/01/2025 12:11:41 AM PDT by nickcarraway
Yemeni Armed Forces have announced the downing of a US MQ-9 drone over Ma'rib Governorate, the 16th drone downed by the country since October 7, 2023.
“In retaliation to the American aggression against our country, our air defenses successfully shot down an American MQ-9 Reaper drone while it was carrying out hostile missions in the airspace of Ma'rib Governorate, using a suitable, locally made missile,” the Yemeni Armed Forces said in a statement issued on Monday night.
“This is the sixteenth drone our air defenses have successfully shot down during the Battle of the Promised Victory and the Holy Jihad in support of Gaza,” it added, PressTV reported.
The statement said the US forces “over the past hours, has launched a number of raids on various areas, resulting in martyrs, injuries, and damage to citizens' properties.”
The Yemeni Armed Forces affirmed that they "will persist in preventing Israeli navigation in the Red and Arabian Seas and will continue to support the Palestinian people until the aggression against Gaza stops and the blockade is lifted."
“They will not hesitate, with Allah Almighty's help, to carry out further defensive operations against all enemy warships in the coming days,” the statement noted.
Yemen can’t be flipped over and turtled?
So now it’s the Yemeni Armed Forces and not the Houthis? I didn’t know that.
Nuke Saana
how much an MQ-9 Reaper costs?
$30 million.
The MQ-9 Reaper Drones are very capable, but, IMO it would be far better to flood Yemen with something much closer to the cheap Iranian or Ukrainian drones. Do to them what they’ve been doing to us: Use up expensive interceptors.
10 to 20 MOABs we shut them up.
Time for the mighty Saudi ground forces to invade Yemen 😎
I am currently in the airport in Tel Aviv. I follow Iran news on Twitter and they have announced multiples missile strikes on the airport. None of it is true. Exactly one siren was heard in Tel Aviv during my stay and it was intercepted outside of Israeli air space. Don’t believe everything you hear.
They have not gotten the message yet.
Drop more bombs on them.
So, I have a question.
Are we supposed to believe you?
Quit pussyfooting around and bomb them further in to the 14th century
Appreciate the feedback.
Didn’t the Houthis say they struck the Harry S Truman aircraft carrier? Pfffft...
Where you gonna get cheap drones out of the bloated DOD acquisition process? Umm?
bttt
I think if missiles had hit the Tel Aviv airport, we would have heard something. And I certainly believe the FR poster over the obviously lying spokesman of the Houtis.
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