DUBAI (HRNW) – Domestically assembled drones that can fly hundreds of miles (kilometres) are proving a security headache for the United Arab Emirates after consecutive attacks by Yemen s rebel warriors.
The low-tech weapons, which use over-the-counter parts, were deployed in two attacks on the wealthy Gulf state, a member of the Saudi-led coalition, the Iran-backed rebels said.
Three Asian oil workers died in a drone-and-missile assault on Abu Dhabi on January 17 and on Monday, US forces based in the city fired Patriot interceptors to help shoot down two ballistic missiles.
Drones were also used in the attack, the rebels said.
The attacks, in response to rebel defeats by a UAE-trained militia, pit the Huthis home-grown weaponry against the Emirates billion-dollar missile defence capabilities.
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