The US Armed Forces lost seven MQ-9 Reaper-type drones-worth 30 million each-in the Yemeni region in mid-March, as part of intensive airline operations against Houthi rebels, a US official said Monday.

‘Seven MQ-9 fell from March 15’, The official said, which was expressed on condition that he would not be named. He did not clarify the causes of these losses, the most recent of which was recorded on April 22.

Unmanned aerial vehicles of the type, with a multitude of sensors, used for both surveillance and attacks, had a cumulative value of $ 210 million.

The aircraft losses were added yesterday to the fighter who fell into the water during maneuvering of USS Harry Truman aircraft carrierin the Red Sea. The accident was injured in the accident. According to the media, the incident occurred as the huge ship made a defensive maneuver during Houthi attack.

The F/A-18E (Boeing) multi-role aircraft cost $ 67 million in 2021.

The US Armed Forces have been pounding Houthi almost daily since March 15 as part of Rough Rider in order to eliminate the threat of guerrillas for merchant ships in the Red Sea and in the Gulf of Aden.

Houthi, a Iranian -backed movement, accused the US Armed Forces of bombarding a detention center in Saanda, their cradle and a stronghold in the north, killing 68 African immigrants incarcerated there.

The guerrillas, who control much of Yemen, attack ships In the Red Sea or In the gulf of Aden By the end of 2023, saying that they have been acting in solidarity with the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has suffered a huge destruction by the large -scale Israeli military operations in retaliation for the unexpected attack of Hamas in the Southern Sections of the 7th.

They also often take responsibility for rocket launches against Israel’s territory. The Israeli armed forces announce in almost all cases that these missiles are intercepted and rejected.