The US Pentagon confirmed on Tuesday that an MQ-9 Reaper drone crashed yesterday Monday in the Yemen region, where the Houthi rebels assured that they had shot down at least three unmanned aerial vehicles in the last week. “An investigation is underway,” Defense Department spokesman Lt. Gen. Pat Ryder told Defense Department-accredited reporters, adding that he had no further details to release at this time. The claim by the Iran-backed Houthis that they shot down three samples of the press last week is “inaccurate” and the number they gave is “very high”, according to the spokesman. This is the third confirmed case of an MQ-9, an aircraft used for aerial surveillance as well as strikes, crashing near Yemen or inside the country since November 2023. The Houthis, who control most of northern Yemen, have begun launch attacks that month in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, targeting commerce […]
Source: News Beast
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