List of aviation shootdowns and accidents during the Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen

Beginning in 2015, Saudi Arabia led a coalition of forces to intervene in the civil war in Yemen. A number of aircraft, both helicopters and jets, as well as drones have been lost due to accident or enemy action in the course of the campaign.

2015

• 15 April 2015 – At least one Yemen air force fighter jet was destroyed by an airstrike in Yemen's capital Sanaa.[1]
• 26 March 2015 – During the opening strikes, a RSAF F-15S crashed into the Gulf of Aden after circling around over the sea; its two pilots ejected safely and were recovered from the sea by a USAF HH-60G rescue helicopter. Arab coalition reports stated enemy fire did not cause the crash,[2] while Houthi and Iranian sources stated they shot it down.[3][4]
• 7 May 2015 – Damaged or Destroyed– A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter made an emergency landing just inside the Yemeni territory in Najran, because of a technical failure.[5] The Houthis claimed they forced the helicopter down. The helicopter suffered minor damage according to Saudi officials.[6]
• 5 May 2015 – Claim – The Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter in Baqem district in Sa'ada, capturing both pilots. No other sources confirmed or denied the claim.[7][8]
• 10 May 2015 – At 18:00 local time, one Royal Moroccan Air Force F-16C Block 52, serial number 08-8008, crashed in Saadah, while performing a mission as part of the Saudi-led intervention in Yemen. The pilot of a second F-16 said that he did not see any ejection. Originally missing for several hours,[9] on 11 May, the Shia rebels showed the crash site, located near Nushoor, Sa'ada.[10] They claimed they shot the jet down with anti-aircraft artillery fire,[9] while the pilot was killed in the crash.[11] Other sources claim the F-16 was shot down by anti-aircraft guns or MANPADS.[12][13]
• 21 July 2015 – Houthi forces shot down a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated by the United Arab Emirates Army in Dhubab.[14]
• 5 August 2015 – The Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter in western province of Hajjah. Saudi Arabian press denied the claim adding that the airframe made an emergency landing by a technical issue.[15]
• 21 August 2015 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter was lost near the Tawal border crossing in Jizan, both pilots were killed.[16] According to Saudi forces the chopper crashed, but according to Yemeni reports it was shot down.[17]
• 26 August 2015 – Houthi forces shot down a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated by the United Arab Emirates Army in the Mukayris region in southern Yemen.[18][14]
• 13 September 2015 – Claim – The Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter Ma'rib province with a surface-to-air missile in the district of Horaib.[7]
• 20 September 2015 – One Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter was shot down.[19]
• 26 September 2015 – Claim – The Houthis claimed they shot down a Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter in jizan Province. No other sources confirmed or denied the claim.[20][21]
• 25 October 2015 – Houthi forces shot down another Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated by the United Arab Emirates Army in Al-Abdiyah.[14]
• 30 December 2015 – A RBAF F-16C crashed in Jizan Region, Saudi Arabia. A military source reported that the pilot ejected and survived the crash. The F-16 was already in flames before hitting the ground as recorded on video.[22] The loss was initially attributed to a technical malfunction, but other sources claim the F-16 was instead shot down by anti-aircraft guns or MANPADS.[12][23][24]

2016

• 27 February 2016 – Houthi forces announce the destruction of a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated by the United Arab Emirates Army in Dhubab.[14]
• 14 March 2016 – A UAEAF Dassault Mirage 2000-9D crashed in the southern Yemeni city of Aden during a combat operation in the early morning hours, killing its two pilots. The coalition claimed the Mirage crashed due to a technical fault.[25] Other sources reported that the Mirage 2000-9D was shot down while flying low by Yemeni Al-Qaeda militants using a Strela-2 MANPADS.[26][27]
• 13 June 2016 – A UAEAF NSA 407MRH helicopter crashed with both pilots reported killed in the crash.[28][29][30]
• 25 July 2016 – One Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache crashed in Marib, killing both pilots.[31]
• 26 September 2016 - A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation CAIG Wing Loong I is shotdown by Houthi fighters, photos are displayed of the drone wreckage.[32]

2017

• 29 January 2017 – During US Raid on Yakla on Al-Qaeda militants a Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey crash landed and was subsequently destroyed by US fire to avoid falling in enemy hands.[33]
• 24 February 2017 – A Royal Jordanian Air Force F-16 crashed in Najran, Saudi Arabia, a military source reported that the pilot survived the crash.[34] Houthis claimed to have shot down the aircraft.[35][36]
• February 2017 – A US UAV MQ-9 shot down by Houthi anti aircraft missile over Marib province.[37]
• 16 March 2017 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache was shot down by Houthi rebels.[38]
• 18 April 2017 – Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Sikorsky UH-60L Black Hawk crashed in Marib killing 12 soldiers on board.[39]
• 11 August 2017 – A UAEAF Sikorsky UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crashed due to a technical problem in Shabwa, with 4 soldiers killed and 3 injured.[40][41][42]
• 25 August 2017 – A United States Army Aviation Branch Sikorsky MH-60M Black Hawk, belonging to the 160th SOAR (A) was conducting hoist training a few feet above the water when it crashed 20 miles off southern coast of Yemen at approx 7:00 p.m. local time. One crew member died while other five were recovered.[43][44]
• 11 September 2017 – A UAEAF IOMAX AT-802U crashed in Yemen, killing the pilot.[45][46][47]
• 13 September 2017 – A RSAF Eurofighter Typhoon involved in close air support mission against Houthi fighters over Yemen crashed into a mountain in Al Wade’a district, reportedly due to a technical malfunction. The pilot died in the crash.[48]
• 1 October 2017 – U.S. Central Command stated that a MQ-9 had been shot down by Houthi air defense systems over Sanaa in western Yemen the previous day. The aircraft took off from Chabelley Airport in Djibouti and was armed.[49][50][51][51][52]
• 17 October 2017 – A UAEAF Boeing AH-64 Apache crashed due to technical failure in Yemen resulting in the death of 2 Emirati pilots.[53][54]

2018

• 7 January 2018 – Houthi rebels claimed to have shot down a Saudi warplane which was conducting air raids over northern Yemen.[55] According to Saudi reports, the downed aircraft was a Panavia Tornado of the Saudi Royal Air Force which was on a combat mission in the skies over Saada province in northern Yemen, but that it was lost for 'technical reasons' and that both crew members were rescued.[56][57]
• 8 January 2018 – Damaged – A RSAF aircraft was hit by a Houthi surface-to-air missile. A Houthi released another video in a separate claim a day before showing what appears to be F-15 increasing speed and releasing decoy flares before being struck by a projectile and apparently suffering major damage.[58][59] On 9 January 2018 the Houthi media, Al-Masirah, announced that the F-15 had been damaged.[60]
• 21 March 2018 – Damaged or Destroyed– Houthi rebels claimed to hit and shot down a RSAF F-15 in Saada province.[61][62] Saudi official sources confirmed the incident reporting that it happened at 3:48 pm local time after a surface-to-air defense missile was launched at the fighter, also indicating that the fighter returned to its air base and landed safely.[63][3]
• 31 May 2018 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter was reportedly shot down by Houthi fighters according to the Yemeni Defense Ministry, both crewmen died in the crash.[64][65]
• 12 July 2018 – Houthi rebels shot down an armed Saudi Arabian CH-4B drone near Asir border.[66][67]
• 24 July 2018 – (2) Houthi Qasef-1 drones carrying explosives are shot down by UAE armed forces. One was headed to Al Mokha and the other to Al Khokha in the Hodeidah province.[68]
• 30 August 2018 – Houthi rebels shot down an armed Saudi Arabian CH-4B drone near Tuwal border crossing[69]
• 2 September 2018 – Houthi forces shot down a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 operated by the United Arab Emirates Army in Al-Jah.[14]
• 14 September 2018 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation Boeing AH-64 Apache helicopter crashed following technical issues while it was on a reconnaissance mission in Yemeni eastern province of al-Mahrah. Both pilots died.[70][71]
• 23 December 2018 – Houthi rebels shot down a Saudi Arabian CH-4 drone[72] in Saada Province, northern Yemen.[73]

2019

• 11 April 2019 – Houthi forces shot down a Saudi Arabian CH-4 drone over Yemen.[74]
• 19 April 2019 – The Houthis published a video of the downing and the crash site of a Wing Loong UCAV acting for Saudi-led intervention over Saada district. It was probably shot down with a R-73 or R-27T missile.[75][76][77]
• 14 May 2019 – A United Arab Emirates MQ-1 Predator was shot down by Houthi fire during a night flight in Saana, Hoouthi fighters used an air-to-air missile (R-27T or R-73) with a modified land operator device.[78][79]
• 26 May 2019 – Saudi air defense intercepted a Houthi drone targeting King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz Airport in Jizan.[80]
• 6 June 2019 – Houthis shot down a US MQ-9 Reaper drone over Yemen, using a SA-6 missile, the CENTCOM assertd that the event “indicated an improvement over previous Houthi capability,” and that it was enabled with Iranian assistance.[81][82]
• 15 July 2019 – (2) Houthi drones targeting Jizan and Abha airport in Saudi Arabia are intercepted by the coalition.[83]
• 21 August 2019 – Houthis shot down another US MQ-9 Reaper unarmed drone over Dhamar, Yemen. The claim was corroborated by two US officials.[84]
• 1 November 2019 – Houthi rebels shot down a Schiebel Camcopter S-100 drone over al-Hudaydah.[85]
• 29 November 2019 – A Saudi Arabian Army Aviation AH-64 Apache was shot down by Houthi rebels using a surface to air missile. A video released by the Houthis clearly shows a surface to air missile fired at a patrolling Apache until the helicopter is hit and crashes in flames. Both pilots died.[86][87] Russian sources speculated that the missile system was a Soviet made 9K33 Osa.[88] However, nor Yemen nor Iran had any 9K33 Osa in their armed forces, while known Houthis' operated systems are based on the Soviet made surface-to-air 2K12 Kub which employes a two stage rocket engine and the air-to-air missiles R-73 and R-27T which both have a single stage rocket engine.[89]
• 1 December 2019 – The Houthis published photos of the remains of a Wing Loong UCAV indicating it was shot down.[87]
• 10 December 2019 – The Houthis shot down a Saudi drone[90], later identified as a Wing Loong UCAV. Houthi media published pictures of the drone on fire and its wreckage.[91][92]
• 31 December 2019 – Houthis announced their forces shot down two Saudi drones, one in Razih district in Saada and another in the Red Sea port city of Hodeidah.[93] Later the Houthis published footage of the downing and later recover of the remains of a Vestel Karayel drone.[94]

2020

• 7 January 2020 – Houthi rebels shot down an armed Saudi Arabian CH-4B drone over Jawf province.[95][96]
• 5 February 2020 – Houthi rebels with the help of their Popular Committees shot down a Saudi Arabian "spy drone" in Al Hudaydah.[97] Later a photo of the drone wreck is shown by Houthis[98]
• 14 February 2020 – In the night of 14 February 2020, a Saudi Tornado was shot down during close air support mission in support of Saudi allied Yemeni forces in the Yemeni Al Jouf governorate by Houthis. On the day after, the Saudi command confirmed the loss of a Tornado, while video evidence was released showing the downing using a two stage surface to air missile. Both pilots ejected and were captured by Houthis according to the Saudi Coalition.[99][100][101][102]
• 20 February 2020 – Unknown militants shot down a helicopter operated by militia units loyal to the Islah party near the town of Shibam, Hadhramaut governorate.[103]
• 2 August 2020 – Houthi rebels said they shot down a US-made drone in Harad province. A video posted by the Houthis showed the remains of a bullet riddled RQ-20 Puma drone with Saudi Arabian Army markings.[104][105]

By type

Aircraft losses
Type	Destroyed	Hostile fire
NSA 407MRH	1 (1 )	-
Boeing AH-64 Apache	8+3 claim (7+3 , 1 )	3* + 3 claim
Sikorsky UH-60 Black Hawk	3 (1 ,1 ,1 )	-
Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey	1 (1 )	-
IOMAX AT-802i BPA	1 (1 )	-
Eurofighter Typhoon	1 (1 )	-
Boeing F-15S Strike Eagle	1+1 claim (1+1 )	2 claimed shot down, 1* damaged
General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon	3 (1 ,1 ,1 )	2* + 1 claim
Dassault Mirage 2000	1 (1 )	1*
Panavia Tornado IDS	2 (2 )	1* + 1 claim
CAIG Wing Loong	4 (4 )	3* + 1 claim
CH-A/CH-B	5 (5 )	4*, 1 claim
General Atomics MQ-1 Predator	1 (1 )	1*
General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper	4 (4 )	3* + 1 claim
Schiebel Camcopter S-100	5 (5 )	5*
Vestel Karayel	1 (1 )	1*
Unknown/Various drones	4 (4 , 3 )	4 claim
Unknown/various Helicopters	1 (1 )	1 claim

Note: Destroyed indicates crashed, shotdowns or losses confirmed by State Operators and/or reported by media. Claims of shotdowns made by Houthis and Al-Qaeda are listed in the right column, if corroborated by independent media, military analysts or footage marked with a *.

See also

• List of aircraft shootdowns

Notes

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