The Houthis first attacked the American F-16 with a surface-to-air missile

Yemeni Houthis fired a surface-to-air missile at an American fighter jet. This is the first time they have used this type of weapon. This was reported by Fox News channel on Friday, February 22.

As the TV channel reported, citing sources in According to the Pentagon, the launch was made on February 19. The Houthis used an anti-aircraft missile system against an American F-16 fighter flying over the coast of Yemen. The missile missed its target.

As representatives of the US Department of Defense emphasized, the transition to a new type of weapons is another round of tension between the Houthis and the States.

On January 23, US President Donald Trump initiated the process of re-recognizing the Shiite Ansar Allah movement (Houthis) ruling in northern Yemen as a foreign terrorist organization.