News - Yemen: 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 wrote 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 unmanned 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.

On the 4th of December, the Air Defense shot down another ScanEagle spy drone over Marib.

Enjoying complete arms, logistical, and political support on the part of the US, Saudi Arabia and a number of its allies started a war against Yemen in March 2015 to restore power to Yemen's former Washington and Riyadh-aligned officials.

The war has stopped way short of the goal, while killing tens of thousands of Yemenis in the process and pushing the entire Yemen close to the brink of outright famine.

The Yemeni Armed Forces have vowed, though, not to lay down their arms until Yemen's complete liberation from the US-Saudi aggression.