Saudi Arbia

Houthis shot down another Chinese made CH-4 combat drone over Yemen

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On December 1, the Houthis armed force announced that another Chinese-made Rainbow CH-4B of Saudi shot down with the help of air defence system over northern Yemen. Yemeni group spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, “said that the drone was conducting “hostile acts” over the area of Alamashya when it was shot down with a “ground-to-air” … Read more

Saudi Arabia using $3M missile to shoot down $1000 UAV

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Fighting low-tech drones with air-to-air missiles is an expensive tactic – but Saudi Arabia may not be able to afford to give up shooting down thousand-dollar drones with AIM-120 million-dollar missiles. The U.S. State Department approved the sale of the 280 AMRAAMs to Saudi Arabia, comprising a mixture of AIM-120C-7 and C-8 models, which are … Read more