Let's begin with the US attacks on Houthi installations using America's MQ-9 'Reaper' drones.
Six of these drones were grounded by the Houthis, one of them probably belonging to an upgraded version able to intrude enemy territory without being observed.
So, US technology might have become available to their enemies, the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon.
I would just like to mention recent unnoted intrusions of Hezbollah surveillance drones into Israeli territory, making photos of the Haifa region and the Golan Heights. Another intrusion of a Houthi drone could now be responsible for the attack on Tel Aviv.
MQ-9 'Reaper' drone equipped with new EW pod that makes it a 'black hole' that can 'disappear off of enemy radar,' top Marine general says.
The US Marine Corps has equipped its MQ-9 'Reaper' drones with a new electronic warfare pod. The pod "can mimic things that are sent to it," Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Eric Smith said.
The announcement follows the drone's struggles against the Houthi Rebels.
The US Marine Corps has equipped its MQ-9 'Reaper' drones with a new electronic warfare pod that can 'mimic' signals to help hide them from enemy sensors, a top US Marine Corps general has said, The War Zone reported.
[Business Insider on July 8, 2024]
美联社称，也门胡塞武装发布的视频显示，一架美国MQ-9“死神”无人机在也门中部马里卜省的沙漠地区遭到地对空导弹袭击后坠毁。这是本月发生的第三起此类事件。
美联社根据曝光的图像分析称，MQ-9无人机在荒芜的沙漠中机腹朝天，尾部组件与机身其他部分分离。无人机被击落后，机身上至少有一个舱门似乎被打开了，但无人机的主体部分基本完好无损，没有明显的爆炸损伤。值得注意的是，该无人机上似乎没有任何标记。
一位不愿透露姓名的美国国防官员告诉美联社，“美国空军没有在美军中央司令部管辖范围内损失任何飞机。”这位官员拒绝透露更多细节。美联社称，据信，美国中央情报局曾派遣“死神”无人机飞越也门。美联社联系到美国中央情报局时，该局拒绝发表评论。
另据土耳其安纳多卢通讯社报道，也门胡塞组织29日宣布在马里卜省击落了一架美国无人机。胡塞武装发言人叶海亚·萨里称，其武装人员在也门北部击落了一架美国MQ-9“死神”无人机。他在一份声明中说：“这架无人机在马里卜省上空执行敌对任务时被一枚地对空导弹击落。”他补充说：“这架无人机是被击落的第六架无人机。”
According to Associated Press [AP], a video released by the Yemeni Houthi armed forces shows that a U. S. MQ-9 'Reaper' drone crashes after a surface-to-air missile attack on the desert area of Malib province in central Yemen. This is the third such incident this month.
Based on exposure image analysis, AP informs about the MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle in the desert that its tail component is separated from other parts of the fuselage. After the drone was shot down, at least one hatch on the fuselage seems to have been opened, but the main part of the drone is basically intact, and there is no obvious damage from explosion. It is worth noting that the drone does not appear to have any markings.
A senior U. S. defense official told Associated Press, “The U. S. Air Force has not lost any aircraft within the jurisdiction of U. S. Central Command. "The official refused to disclose more details. Associated Press said it came to believe that the CIA once dispatched a 'Reaper' drone over Yemen. When AP contacted U. S. Central Intelligence Agency, the agency refused to comment.
According to a Turkish Anadolu News Agency report, the Yemeni Houthi organization announced on [May] 29 that it shot down a U. S. drone in Malib province. Houthi spokesman Yahya Sarri said his militants shot down a U. S. MQ-9 'Reaper' drone in northern Yemen. Another statement said: "This drone was shot down by a surface-to-air missile while carrying out a hostile mission over Malib province. Others added: "This drone is the sixth drone to be shot down."
[SINA 新浪财经 on May 30, 2024]
Yemeni Houthi rebels attacked near the US embassy in Tel Aviv. Here's how they managed to slip through the world's best-protected city.
For many years, Israel has been targeted by Hamas fighters from the Gaza Strip and Hezbollah from Lebanese territory. This has led to the creation of the world's most advanced anti-air and anti-missile defense system.
It's multi-layered and challenging to penetrate, but the Yemeni Houthi rebels demonstrated it is possible. They claimed responsibility for the attack on the night of July 18-19, 2024. The attack using the new Yafa drone was intended as a gesture of solidarity and support for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. Additionally, the Houthis have announced more attacks in their declaration.
It's also worth noting that the drone's target was most likely the nearby American embassy, but the drone missed its intended target due to the precision of commercial navigation modules.
[Essanews, Warsaw / Poland on July 19, 2024]
THE FULL YEMENI ARMED FORCES STATEMENT:
In the name of Allah, the most gracious, the most merciful:
In support of the oppressed Palestinian people and their mujahideen, and in retaliation to the Zionist enemy's massacres against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
The UAV force of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Allah Almighty, carried out a specific military operation, which consisted of targeting one of the important targets in the occupied Yafa region, what is now called Israeli Tel Aviv.
The operation was carried out with a new drone called "Yafa", which is capable of bypassing the enemy's interception systems and undetectable by radars. The operation has achieved its goals successfully.
The Yemeni Armed Forces declare the occupied Yafa region an unsafe area and will be a primary target within the range of our weapons. and will focus on targeting the Zionist enemy's internal front and reaching the depths.
In announcing this specific operation, the Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that they have a bank of targets in occupied Palestine, including sensitive military and security targets, and will continue, with the help of Allah Almighty, to strike those targets in response to the enemy's massacres and daily crimes against our people in the Gaza Strip.
The operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces continue to support the heroic mujahideen in Gaza who are defending all our people and countries of our Arab and Islamic Ummah, and their operations will not stop unless the aggression and the siege on the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip is lifted.
Allah is sufficient for us, and He is the best disposer of affairs, the best protector, and the best helper.
Long live Yemen, free, beloved and independent.
Victory belongs to Yemen and to all the free people of the Ummah.
Sanaa, Muharram 13, 1446 AH July 19, 2024 AD Issued by the Yemeni Armed Forces
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