The Houthis flew fibre-optic drones for the first time on 11 August: first-person-view airframes that trail a spool of glass fibre instead of a radio link, so there is no signal to jam. Yemeni government forces captured one in Marib. Saudi-backed forces sank two Houthi boats in the Red Sea this week, one by putting an anti-tank missile into a hull working as a drone launcher. The anti-tank missile is now a naval weapon. Free with an account: https://fault-line.io/digest-053/?utm_source=mastodon&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=evening-aug14&utm_content=evening-aug14-fibre-drone #Yemen #drones