Yemeni Armed Forces shot down on Wednesday evening a CH-4 combat drone run by the US-Saudi aggression, while it was carrying out hostile actions over Marib Governorate, the spokesman for the Armed Forces Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e said on his Twitter account.
The spy drone was brought down using an “undisclosed surface-to-air missile over Al-Wadi District,” he added.
The Chinese-made CH-4 drone has a 3,500- to 5,000-kilometer range and a 30- to 40-hour endurance. It is also capable of carrying six missiles and a payload of up to 250 to 345 kilogram.
The aerial vehicle can fire air-to-ground missiles from an altitude of 5,000 meters, therefore it can stay outside of the effective range of most anti-aircraft guns.
Earlier in the day, the spokesman announced the downing of a US-made ScanEagle spy drone, which was “carrying out hostile acts” over the same province.
