There were reports that the Hornites shot down a Saudi Arabian Air Force Tornado plane

February 15 2020

Arab-speaking media confirm that the Saudi Air Force lost the Tornado fighter-bomber. According to recent reports, the plane crashed in the Yemeni province of Al-Jawf (border governorate).

The reports said that the fighter-bomber was lifted into the air the night before to strike at the infrastructure used by representatives of the Ansar Allah armed groups (the group is better known as the Husits). During the operation, communication with the pilot was lost. Subsequently, the loss of the Tornado became known.

The materials say that the plane was shot down by the Hussites. It is stated that a ground-to-air missile was used to strike a Saudi Arabian air force aircraft. What kind of missile is in question and whether it was related to one of the portable anti-aircraft missile systems is not reported.

The press secretary of the so-called Arab coalition (acting in Yemen against the Hussites) stated that "they are praying for the pilots." At this moment, there is no data on the fate of the crew of the fighter-bomber. According to unconfirmed reports, the pilot was injured and captured.

For reference: Saudi Arabian Air Force has more than 100 Tornado aircraft of various modifications.

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Lexus 15 February 2020 15: 38
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Partisans of the XXI century, in slippers, never cease to amaze and "delight" the pro-Saudi murderers.
1. xambo 15 February 2020 15: 40
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  Great job Houthis!
  1. Deck 15 February 2020 16: 55
    
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    Great job, Husits!
    
    Islamic fanatics from the Zaydite Shiite group are already our best friends. Are they different from ISIS? Are you a fan of basmachi?
    1. Otshelnik 15 February 2020 18: 10
      
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      The fact that they don’t burn children, don’t cut off the heads of people of other religions, do not stand in front of cancer, telaviv, etc., etc ...
    2. Alexey from Perm 15 February 2020 19: 40
      
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      they are very different from ISIS
    3. Nyrobsky 15 February 2020 19: 48
      
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      Quote: Deck
      Great job, Husits!
      
      Islamic fanatics from the Zaydite Shiite group are already our best friends. Are they different from ISIS? Are you a fan of basmachi?
      
      Hmm. Duc sort of like the Saudis proactively and with the war pinned themselves to Yemen, and not the Houthis in Saudi Arabia. These "Basmachi" are fighting on their land.
      1. TermNachTer 15 February 2020 19: 53
        
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        Maybe they are not our friends, but as it was said: "The enemy of my enemy .....
      2. Deck 15 February 2020 20: 15
        
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        These "Basmachi" are fighting on their land.
        
        So against the legitimate government of Yemen. It seems like in Syria, other basmachi against Assad. The same thugs and suicide bombers. Or someone is rooting for Dynamo, and someone for Spartak ??
        
        So it seems like the Saudis, on an initiative basis and with war, pinned into Yemen
        
        Duc at the request of the legitimate government of the Sunni majority. Together with the Emirates and Egypt. Fight terrorists. Like us in Syria.
        
        Nyrobsky 15 February 2020 20: 21
        
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        Quote: Deck
        These "Basmachi" are fighting on their land.
        
        So against the legitimate government of Yemen. It seems like in Syria, other basmachi against Assad. The same thugs and suicide bombers. Or someone is rooting for Dynamo, and someone for Spartak ??
        In Syria, the anti-Assad coalition from 60 countries noted in favor of the "Basmachis" to divide Syria, and Iran and Russia were harnessed for Assad to preserve its statehood. Here the Saudis also harnessed to divide Yemen, and the Houthis seem to be against it.
      3. Catfish 16 February 2020 00: 51
        
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        "Our" Basmachi also fought on their own land.
        As they used to say:
        "We do not need a zheleznaya gift! Old Riga, new Riga - all virigim!"
  2. Shurik70 15 February 2020 16: 55
    
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    It was a diplomatic note of protest on the Saudi’s declaration of victory over the Hussites.
2. RVAPatriot 15 February 2020 22: 00
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  it is the Hussites who work like that, and now you can imagine how it will be for example in Belarus (I live in Minsk), in the same place the invaders, as in a kindergarten, will be built for movement
Aaron Zawi 15 February 2020 15: 39
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KSA confirmed the loss of Tornado. The fate of the pilot is unknown.
1. Sky strike fighter 15 February 2020 15: 50
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  Again R-27T with a ground launcher or MANPADS?
2. Husit 15 February 2020 16: 03
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  CA confirmed the loss of the Tornado. The fate of the pilot is unknown.
  
  Taki yes ..! Nefig fly where it is not necessary .. The pilot is still alive. But
3. Lamata 15 February 2020 16: 25
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  Interestingly, is not the flyer a relative of the ruling family?
4. NN52 15 February 2020 18: 03
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  In a tornado in a carriage two guys fly ....
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    Quote: NN52
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    In a tornado in a carriage two guys fly ....
    
    There is one photo on the KSA website.
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      Quote: Aaron Zawi
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      In a tornado in a carriage two guys fly ....
      
      There is one photo on the KSA website.
      
      So they have one photo in all. The neighboring squadron is exactly the same.
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    Quote: NN52
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    In a tornado in a carriage two guys fly ....
    
    The Saudis are different. Free schedule. The second one to follow the sorbet came out when they flew past the market.
5. sivuch 16 February 2020 10: 35
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  And the second pilot?
Andrey Mikhaylov 15 February 2020 15: 40
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Soon, I won’t be surprised if the American aircraft carrier that sailed past Yemen accidentally sunk, handsome Hussites.
1. Sky strike fighter 15 February 2020 15: 51
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  The Hussites have already tried to sink the aircraft carrier with the help of mines.
  1. KCA 15 February 2020 16: 19
    
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    But with the destroyer it almost happened, with the help of a motor boat
  2. Alex 2020 15 February 2020 17: 42
    
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    But they gained experience that can be used in the future.
Pytnik 15 February 2020 15: 44
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So soon the video will be, for the Hussites with this clearly
1. Sky strike fighter 15 February 2020 15: 58
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  In my opinion the video is already there. The link is below.
  According to Al-Alam news agency, Yemeni press secretary Yahya al-Sari said that the fighter was shot down by a modernized ground-to-air missile equipped with new technologies.
  
  https://parstoday.com/ru/news/middle_east-i110049
  1. Piramidon 15 February 2020 17: 26
    
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    In my opinion the video is already there. The link is below.
    
    On this link I saw only a photo with the wreckage of a drone.
    1. Pytnik 15 February 2020 22: 26
      
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      Here is a normal video
Livonetc 15 February 2020 16: 05
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Good luck to the pilot.
Thrifty 15 February 2020 16: 51
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The Hussites still have enough targets to fill their hands and eyes! More than 100 are only tornadoes, and besides them there are others. ..
Tank jacket 15 February 2020 16: 58
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Turkish MANPADS have already arrived in Yemen?
Andrey.AN 15 February 2020 17: 08
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Probably there are no normal bombing systems if they fly low. A modern attack aircraft (fighter) -bomber, steeper than a hundred times during the war, due to the power and accuracy of the use of weapons. Arabs are not modern enough, and not bad.
1. K-612-O 15 February 2020 17: 13
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  If there were 27, then do not fly, there’s enough range, but you don’t need to point it, there is IR guidance.
  But the Tornado is precisely a bomber, a fighter from its seams, so the guidance systems and sighting system are in order there. It is at the level of the MiG-29.
  1. Andrey.AN 15 February 2020 17: 25
    
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    If the Jordanians still had air defense systems capable of taking higher than MANPADS, they would not have been there. Here is the Mig-29 of modern modernization, although it’s not an attack aircraft, will not miss the freely falling ammunition (not adjustable) and from ten thousand meters, where it has any MANPADS on the drum.
Old26 15 February 2020 18: 19
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Turkish MANPADS have already arrived in Yemen?

Most likely Iranian air defense missile systems arrived
1. donavi49 15 February 2020 21: 48
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  Judging by the video, P-73 was brought through the heat channel. And did not fall into the trap.
  https://twitter.com/air_intel/status/1228733394470789121
  1. donavi49 15 February 2020 22: 24
    
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    Already on YouTube
  2. Pytnik 15 February 2020 22: 25
    
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    Do you mean this video?
lvov_aleksey 15 February 2020 22: 49
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I put a minus to everyone, what do you judge here, row, yesterday returned from the East?
Sarcasm 15 February 2020 23: 21
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It only shows that Iran is stronger and more adamant than many believe.
For the Saudis, everything that happens has far-reaching consequences, one of the allies has already "reeled off the fishing rods", mercenaries from Sudan are also returning, the border areas with Yemen and all oil-bearing regions of Saudi Arabia are places where Shiite Islam is spread, and the current is exactly the same as in Iran ( Twelver Shiites) among its population, and Shiites are not only the support of Iran, but also the traditional opposition, whether or not Iran. What the execution of the local sheikh Nimr al-Nimr cost was not forgotten, and coupled with the possible final defeat in Yemen, the Saudis will hiccup more than once.

The downed plane is a sign that it will not be possible to realize superiority in the air and technology and that you need to fight "with your feet walking on the ground" there are huge contradictions among the majority.
You need to understand that most of the Arab monarchies are artificial, remake, and therefore local kings, padishahi shahs, and kings do not sit so firmly. And in almost all the richest monarchies there is a problem of contradiction with the Shiites, and in some Shiites the majority or somewhere half of the population. Iraq, Syria, Yemen it is quite possible that to be continued ...