Yemeni Air Defences have shot down a Saudi armed reconnaissance drone of the Chinese-made Wing Loong II type over Marib province, Yemeni Armed Forces spokesman Brigadier General Yahya Sare'e announced.
In a social media post on Friday, Sare'e said Yemeni forces had downed the drone, which was conducting hostile operations in the skies over Marib, using an appropriate weapon.
The downing brings the total number of aircraft shot down by the Yemeni Armed Forces to 26 between July 3 and October 16, 2026. It also marks the second drone brought down in less than 24 hours and the eighth Chinese-made Wing Loong II drone downed since the end of the de-escalation period between Yemen and the Saudi enemy.
