Time for my monthly #Yemen UAV roundup for August 2021. As always claimed means no visual confirmation.
1st - A Qasef is downed in Rabaha district, south Marib
2nd - Houthi forces shoot down a large quadcopter described as a reconnaissance drone in Hudaydah governorate. It's actually modified to drop 120mm mortal shells.
3rd - A Rased modified to drop 60mm mortar shells crashes north of Al-Jah, Hudaydah governorate.
4th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait.
4th - A Rased crashes in a refugee camp east of Marib
8th - A Dji Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom modified to drop a small explosive is shot down by pro-Gov forces in Baqim, Sa'ada. No, the 1st and 4th pic aren't the same.
9th - Saudis claim downing 2 bomb-laden UAVs towards Khamis Mushait.
13th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait.
14th - Pro-gov forces claim downing 2 bomb-laden UAVs in Sirwah, west-Marib.
14th - Houthis down a Scan Eagle in Maghdal district, west-Marib.
19th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV over Yemen, towards SA.
20th - Pro-gov forces down a Qasef in Al-Baqaa, Sa'ada.
22nd - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait.
24th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait.
25th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait.
26th - STC-forces down a Samad-1 in the Karsh area of Lahj governorate
26th - Pro-gov forces claim downing a drone on Kassara-front, west-Marib
27th - Saudis claim downing a bomb-laden UAV towards Khamis Mushait
28th - Saudis claim downing 2 bomb-laden UAVs towards Khamis Mushait
29th - Saudis claim downing 3 bomb-laden UAVs towards Khamis Mushait.
30th - Pro-gov forces down a modified DJI Mavic 2 Pro/Zoom on Kassara front, West-Marib.
30th - A Samad-1 crashes in Al-Nadira district, Ibb governorate.
31st - Saudis claim downing 2 bomb-laden UAVs, both close to Abha airport, the shrapnel of the second injured 8 and caused material damage to among other stuff, an Airbus A320. Pictures are of the remains of the second drone, it's a Qasef.
That's it for this month. Not much out of the usual. Uptick in attacks on SA at the end of the month mirrors escalation in Marib, keeping a few F-15s away from the battlefield.
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Something's that bothered me for long time now is the proper identification for the Houthi Rujum UAV. whilst it's obviously a modified commercial, the one I've named until now, Yangda's YD6-1000S, didn't have the right shape for the arms, nor the right attachment point for them.
A lot of searching later, I think I've got it now, Longyi Aviation's LY-866. Everything just matches much better, except for the colour scheme, two red arms and four white, which all 3 'Rujum' UAVs lost by the Houthis seem to have had.
Whilst I couldn't find a picture of a LY-866 with this colour scheme, I did find one of its slightly smaller variant the LY-866S. (Span without propellors is 1.6 metres for 866, 1.25 for 866S) Therefore I find it likely the LY-866 also exists with this colour arrangement.