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Smoke billows from the site of an explosion that hit an arms depot in Yemen's second city of Aden on March 28, 2015. A series of explosions rocked an arms depot in Yemen's second city, killing at least nine people as looters swarmed the facility, witnesses and an official said. (AFP)
Two airmen were rescued after they ejected from an F-15S fighter jet over the Red Sea due to a technical failure on Thursday, a Saudi Defence Ministry official source announced on Saturday.
"An F-15S aircraft has faced a technical failure over the Red Sea forcing its two pilots to eject.
“The two pilots were rescued in collaboration with the American side, and they were in good health and high morale," the Saudi official source was quoted by the Saudi Press Agency, SPA, as saying.
Saudi Minister of Defence Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz made a video call with the pilots who were taken to King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushayt and was reassured about their health.
The two pilots asked the defence minister to allow them to resume their military duties immediately.
The Saudi-led coalition of ten countries early Thursday launched Operation Decisive Storm against the Houthi rebels in Yemen.
UAE fighters continue strikes against Houthi positions in Sana'a, Ma'reb
The UAE fighter jets continued their air strikes against Houthi-controlled targets in Yemen's Sana'a and Ma'reb.
The strikes are part of Operation: Al Hazm Storm, launched by the Arab coalition to protect the Yemeni people and their legitimate government from the violent and extremist Houthi militias.
In Sana'a, the UAE fighters targeted the Scud air defence systems and Houthis camps while in Ma'reb, they hit air defence systems, command and control centres and logistics storage and supply centres.
All fighter jets returned to their bases safely.
The UAE is participating in operations in Yemen as part of a Saudi-led Arab coalition of over ten countries to protect the Yemeni people and their legitimate government.
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