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伊朗媒体报导，飞机俄罗斯的BUK 系统击落，飞机为F16早期A/B 型，来源成疑。阿拉伯联军装备的都是F16C/D 型。
显示是新刷了漆的。

另外CNN报导，沙特对此拒绝评论。

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940305001282

The aircraft was shot down by an updated BUK system supplied by Russia - Yemen is well-equipped with modern Russian weaponry including MiG-29s and advanced air-defense systems, a fact that has clearly been overlooked by the Saudis and their "Israeli" allies; they have grossly underestimated the capabilities of their enemy and as we have seen before, most notably in Southern Lebanon against Hezbollah - "Israel" does not do so well when it's victims are prepared and capable of fighting back; perhaps they thought they were bombing undefended civilians in Gaza?

Photo analysis of the shot down F-16 in Yemen show that they are the early model; block A/B F-16 ground attack configuration version (it has the small or what is called the short tail) with Royal Saudi Air Force markings being newly painted on the air frame. All of the so-called Arab coalition aircraft are block C/D not A/B.

So this is probably one of the 50 surpluses US F-16 model given to "Israel" during the Clinton administration or it is a recently surplus ex-NATO aircraft either from Italy or Portugal. The only other option is that they were directly supplied from the US covertly. We need a serial no. or tail number to confirm which production block they came from.

Newly painted RSAF stencil on downed "Israeli" F-16I forgot it was carrying the 300 gal center line long range bolt on conformal drop tank with no air to air refueling capability or ECM equipment. This is why it was shot down. Too slow and no countermeasures. It was also using the older APG-66 radar. Riyadh or UAE to Yemen is only 600 miles.

However, "Israel" to Yemen is 1200 miles. An F-16 with 3 drop tanks, 4x 1000 lb. bombs and 2 sidewinder missiles for self-defense is do-able from "Israel". The very same distance and mission configuration as needed to hit Iran.

CNN报导：

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/24/middleeast/yemen-houthis-claims-shoot-down-saudi-fighter-jet-airplane/index.html

(CNN)Rebels are claiming to have shot down a Saudi Arabian fighter jet on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, a Houthi military official said, but the Yemeni Embassy in Washington denied the claim as the Saudis remained silent.

The Houthi official said the downed jet was an F-16, and several images published online -- including on the Yemen Post's Twitter and Facebook feeds -- showed a purported image of the jet ablaze along with a photo of a piece of metal with the words, "Royal Saudi Air Force."

Houthi rebels seized two unexploded missiles from the site, and the pilot remains missing, the Yemen Post tweeted. One of the photos that the paper posted appeared to show an intact missile.

The news service later reported, citing the Yemen Defense Ministry, that the plane was an F-15, not an F-16.

CNN could find no record of the Saudi military possessing F-16s, but it does have many F-15s.

In response to an inquiry from CNN, a Saudi official said the government would not comment on the claim. CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of the still images and video footage shared online.

Mohammed Albasha, spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, tweeted at first that the report couldn't be confirmed before tweeting 10 hours later on Sunday that "reports of a downed F16/F15 in Yemen are false."

Those skeptical of the reports note that the images of the wreckage don't show the plane's body, only a missile and auxiliary fuel tank, both of which can be dropped by a pilot.

This is not the first time the Houthis have said they downed a foreign fighter jet, nor would it be the first time such a report was denied.

最新：
伊朗媒体报导，飞机俄罗斯的BUK 系统击落，飞机为F16早期A/B 型，来源成疑。阿拉伯联军装备的都是F16C/D 型。
显示是新刷了漆的。

另外CNN报导，沙特对此拒绝评论。

http://english.farsnews.com/newstext.aspx?nn=13940305001282

The aircraft was shot down by an updated BUK system supplied by Russia - Yemen is well-equipped with modern Russian weaponry including MiG-29s and advanced air-defense systems, a fact that has clearly been overlooked by the Saudis and their "Israeli" allies; they have grossly underestimated the capabilities of their enemy and as we have seen before, most notably in Southern Lebanon against Hezbollah - "Israel" does not do so well when it's victims are prepared and capable of fighting back; perhaps they thought they were bombing undefended civilians in Gaza?

Photo analysis of the shot down F-16 in Yemen show that they are the early model; block A/B F-16 ground attack configuration version (it has the small or what is called the short tail) with Royal Saudi Air Force markings being newly painted on the air frame. All of the so-called Arab coalition aircraft are block C/D not A/B.

So this is probably one of the 50 surpluses US F-16 model given to "Israel" during the Clinton administration or it is a recently surplus ex-NATO aircraft either from Italy or Portugal. The only other option is that they were directly supplied from the US covertly. We need a serial no. or tail number to confirm which production block they came from.

Newly painted RSAF stencil on downed "Israeli" F-16I forgot it was carrying the 300 gal center line long range bolt on conformal drop tank with no air to air refueling capability or ECM equipment. This is why it was shot down. Too slow and no countermeasures. It was also using the older APG-66 radar. Riyadh or UAE to Yemen is only 600 miles.

However, "Israel" to Yemen is 1200 miles. An F-16 with 3 drop tanks, 4x 1000 lb. bombs and 2 sidewinder missiles for self-defense is do-able from "Israel". The very same distance and mission configuration as needed to hit Iran.

CNN报导：

http://edition.cnn.com/2015/05/24/middleeast/yemen-houthis-claims-shoot-down-saudi-fighter-jet-airplane/index.html

(CNN)Rebels are claiming to have shot down a Saudi Arabian fighter jet on the outskirts of Sanaa, Yemen, a Houthi military official said, but the Yemeni Embassy in Washington denied the claim as the Saudis remained silent.

The Houthi official said the downed jet was an F-16, and several images published online -- including on the Yemen Post's Twitter and Facebook feeds -- showed a purported image of the jet ablaze along with a photo of a piece of metal with the words, "Royal Saudi Air Force."

Houthi rebels seized two unexploded missiles from the site, and the pilot remains missing, the Yemen Post tweeted. One of the photos that the paper posted appeared to show an intact missile.

The news service later reported, citing the Yemen Defense Ministry, that the plane was an F-15, not an F-16.

CNN could find no record of the Saudi military possessing F-16s, but it does have many F-15s.

In response to an inquiry from CNN, a Saudi official said the government would not comment on the claim. CNN cannot confirm the authenticity of the still images and video footage shared online.

Mohammed Albasha, spokesman for the Yemeni Embassy in Washington, tweeted at first that the report couldn't be confirmed before tweeting 10 hours later on Sunday that "reports of a downed F16/F15 in Yemen are false."

Those skeptical of the reports note that the images of the wreckage don't show the plane's body, only a missile and auxiliary fuel tank, both of which can be dropped by a pilot.

This is not the first time the Houthis have said they downed a foreign fighter jet, nor would it be the first time such a report was denied.