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Does anyone have more info on the specific kind(s) of drone used in the attack?

by algaeontoast 7y ago

avocado4 7y ago
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- capableweb 7y ago
  I tried quickly to find a source that confirms this since you didn't provide one but I cant find anything. Where did you get "It's Russian / Iranian technology deployed by Russian / Iranian mercenaries" from?
  - MiroF 7y ago
    https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-refineries-drone-attack.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/world/middleeast/saudi-ar... for the tech claim. The "mercenaries" claim is wrong (at least in Yemen) though.
    - capableweb 7y ago
      So that link writes: "Iran has supplied drone technology to the Houthis fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, a panel of experts reported in January 2018 to the United Nations Security Council. United Nations investigators say the Houthis have since obtained a more advanced drone than those cited in that report, with a range of 930 miles, The Associated Press reported." So it's not clear if the source of the recent, more advanced drones is the same as the previous ones that the UNSC reported. Or am I missing something else from the article?
idoubtit 7y ago
> UN investigators have suggested that the rebels’ new UAV-X drone may have a range of up to 930 miles (1,500km) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-arabia-oil-facilities-hit-by-drone-strikes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-ar...
mLuby 7y ago
"Houthi rebels have been using drones in combat since the start of the Saudi-led war. The first appeared to be off-the-shelf, hobby-kit-style drones, but later versions have been nearly identical to Iranian models. Tehran denies supplying the rebels with weapons, but the west and Gulf Arab nations say it does." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-arabia-oil-facilities-hit-by-drone-strikes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-ar... Also if the drones were launched from Yemen then they've probably flown ≥700km, so I'd be surprised if they're commercial octocopters.

Does anyone have more info on the specific kind(s) of drone used in the attack?

avocado4 7y ago

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capableweb 7y ago
I tried quickly to find a source that confirms this since you didn't provide one but I cant find anything. Where did you get "It's Russian / Iranian technology deployed by Russian / Iranian mercenaries" from?
- MiroF 7y ago
  https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/world/middleeast/saudi-arabia-refineries-drone-attack.html https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/world/middleeast/saudi-ar... for the tech claim. The "mercenaries" claim is wrong (at least in Yemen) though.
  - capableweb 7y ago
    So that link writes: "Iran has supplied drone technology to the Houthis fighting the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen, a panel of experts reported in January 2018 to the United Nations Security Council. United Nations investigators say the Houthis have since obtained a more advanced drone than those cited in that report, with a range of 930 miles, The Associated Press reported." So it's not clear if the source of the recent, more advanced drones is the same as the previous ones that the UNSC reported. Or am I missing something else from the article?

idoubtit 7y ago

> UN investigators have suggested that the rebels’ new UAV-X drone may have a range of up to 930 miles (1,500km) https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-arabia-oil-facilities-hit-by-drone-strikes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-ar...

mLuby 7y ago

"Houthi rebels have been using drones in combat since the start of the Saudi-led war. The first appeared to be off-the-shelf, hobby-kit-style drones, but later versions have been nearly identical to Iranian models. Tehran denies supplying the rebels with weapons, but the west and Gulf Arab nations say it does." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-arabia-oil-facilities-hit-by-drone-strikes https://www.theguardian.com/world/2019/sep/14/major-saudi-ar... Also if the drones were launched from Yemen then they've probably flown ≥700km, so I'd be surprised if they're commercial octocopters.