The battlefield in Yemen is getting more volatile with each passing day. On March 10th, the Saudi-led coalition released a video claiming to have destroyed an Ansar Allah air defense system. The video shows a 2P25 transporter erector launcher of the system, a nearby missile depot and an unidentified radar system. All of them had been destroyed in airstrikes. The Ansar Allah system reportedly comprising a Soviet-made SA-6 “Gainful” was positioned in the province of Marib. More specifically, the defense hardware is a locally upgraded version of the SA-6 air-defense system dubbed “Fater-1”. In the days leading up to its alleged destruction, a Saudi Vestel Karayel drone was downed, and the air defense system might have been responsible for it. The UAV was downed on March 7th, and the Houthis released a video showing its debris. The Saudi-led coalition is attempting to push back the Houthis with heavy airstrike […]