Soviet Weapons Or Iranian Arms? What’s The Houthi Secret Of Downing Advanced US MQ-9 Reaper Drones?

The Iran-backed Houthis have shot down at least three US Reaper drones with limited weapons systems and a number of restrictions. The Houthis last week claimed to have downed a US MQ-9 Reaper drone with a surface-to-air missile in a desert region of Yemen’s central Marib province. The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, however, claimed “this drone is the sixth of its kind to be downed”. Yemen received a large number of weapons, including sophisticated ballistic missiles, coastal defence, anti-tank and anti-air missile tech from the Soviet Union. However, experts say that after 30 years, the inherited Soviet systems would not have been enough for the Houthis to target sophisticated Western aircraft. #israel #hamas #gaza #usa #palestine #houthi #yemen #iran #lebanon #hezbollah Video: AP/AFP/Reuters 0:00 - Introductions 0:42 - How Are Houthis Downing Sophisticated US Drones With Limited Weapons? 1:47 - Weapons Arsenal Inherited From Russia 3:40 - Russian Militarily Empowered Yemen’s Houthis? 4:37 - Obsolete Soviet Arms Helping Houthis Down Sophisticated US Drones? n18oc_world n18oc_crux CRUX is your daily video news guide to the big events that are shaping our world. We track news, geopolitics, diplomacy and defence strategies and explain how they shape national policies. Crux makes sense of global developments, and analyses their impact on daily lives. Follow CRUX on Telegram: Follow CRUX on Instagram (@): Follow CRUX on Facebook: #GetCloserToTheNews with latest headlines on politics, sports and entertainment on Also watch: Crux Decode: Crux : Crux Most Watched: