AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoDrone Warfare in Yemen: War Media released footage of “Rajum” multi-rotor drone strikes hitting Saudi-backed gatherings and vehicles in Marib and Yemen’s western coast, showing hovering surveillance and precision munitions landing on SUVs, armored vehicles, tanks, and fortified positions. Houthi Drone Capability: A Houthi video says it used the Rujum bomber drone (based on a Chinese hexacopter) to carry 60mm mortar rounds with accurate high-altitude attacks, including a strike that reportedly killed an M1A2S Abrams tank. Maritime Security Shock: Somali pirates hijacked the Eritrea-flagged, US-sanctioned tanker “Sibu 1” off Yemen’s coast and diverted it toward Somalia, highlighting a major piracy surge linked to Iran-linked shadow-fleet activity and Gulf of Aden risk. Regional Defense Deal: Türkiye, Saudi Arabia, and Pakistan signed the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement, modeled on NATO’s Article 5, promising collective response to armed attacks and expanding defense tech cooperation. Health & Vaccines: WHO warns measles could infect nearly 11 million people in 2026, driven largely by falling vaccination coverage; Yemen’s conflict context makes immunization and access even more urgent. Humanitarian Tech on the Ground: A Kuwaiti “Kuwait by Your Side” campaign is funding health, water, and education projects including a new Yemen Noura Health Center with lab and emergency services.
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