The Yemeni military is stepping up its use of drones to expand its reconnaissance, surveillance, intelligence gathering, and target identification capabilities, and support combats, a senior official from the Yemeni Air Defense and Air Force Academy said.

On Thursday, the Houthis said they ​attacked an Aramco ‌refinery in Saudi Arabia's port city of Jizan ​with two ​drones.

Fighting between the Yemeni military and the Houthis has intensified over the past month, raising concerns that the conflict in Yemen could flare up again following a UN-brokered ceasefire agreement reached in 2022.