The Yemeni air force carried out an attack on Abha airport and King Khalid base in southern Saudi Arabia, the channel said. The Houthis revealed yesterday - at a press conference - the development of four new air defense systems, half of which entered the front line with the Saudi-UAE alliance.

The Houthi military spokesman Brigadier-General Yahya Serai said that K-2 drones attacked the control tower at Abha International Airport in southwest Saudi Arabia, some 200 kilometers from the border with Yemen.

He added Brigadier-quick on his Facebook page that the bombing caused a direct hit on the control tower, and led to the disruption of air navigation at the airport.

The Houthis said this morning that their forces carried out a large-scale attack by drones on the control tower at King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait (southern Saudi Arabia), which is 200 kilometers from the Yemeni border.

The Houthi military spokesman said the attack on the Saudi base had met its target accurately.

The coalition announced today the downing of a drone fired by the Houthis towards Khamis Mushayt.

Yesterday's attack
The Houthis said yesterday that they launched a large-scale attack by drones on the base of King Khalid, targeting warplanes and runways takeoff and landing, but the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported that the coalition forces shot down drones fired by the Houthis towards the Kingdom.

Al-Qaeda itself has also been bombed by Houthi last Thursday, and Abha airport has been bombed recently by the group several times.

Military spokesman for the Houthis revealed yesterday that the group is developing four air defense systems, and two of them entered the front line (communication sites)

Coalition spokesman Colonel Turki al-Maliki said that "the command of the joint forces of the coalition continues to implement deterrent measures against this terrorist militia to neutralize and destroy these capabilities in strict accordance with international humanitarian law and customary rules."

Air systems
In a related context, the Houthi group revealed yesterday at a press conference in Sana'a the development of four air defense systems, two of which entered the front line, and the downing of 17 helicopters of the Saudi-UAE alliance since 2017.

The military spokesman for the Houthis that the first system called "Fatir", and entered the battle in 2017, and the second system called "Saqib 1", and entered the battle in the same year.

Brigadier Serie said that the third and fourth air defense systems will be revealed in the next phase, pointing out that the air defense systems "succeeded in neutralizing a number of types of enemy reconnaissance aircraft and Apache helicopters, as well as confronting a number of hostile warplanes," referring to coalition aircraft led Saudi.

Drop planes
The same spokesman pointed out that the group's air defenses carried out 49 operations targeting Apache helicopters on various fronts, which led to the downing of 17 helicopters belonging to the coalition, and talked about the implementation of 72 air defense operations targeted reconnaissance aircraft, resulting in the downing of dozens of them.

The Saudi-led coalition has intervened militarily in the Yemen war since March 26, 2015 under the justification for restoring legitimacy in the country, following the Houthis' takeover of power in the capital Sanaa and large areas of the country.