In Yemen crashed Mirage-2000-9D of UAE Air Force

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By Dylan Malyasov
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The UAE jet that crashed today in Aden is a Mirage-2000-9D. Saudi led coalition in Yemen confirms the death of 2 pilots after a UAE jet crashed near Aden.

The United Arab Emirates has said that one of its warplanes taking part in a mission against Houthi rebels in Yemen is missing.

The country’s official news agency, WAM, announced the disappearance without giving further details.

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Jet crashed cause of a “technical failure ” according to UAE.

The Saudi-led coalition of which UAE is a part has been carrying out air strikes since March 2015 in support of President Abedrabbo Mansour Hadi.

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