Conflict & Security
Saudi AH-6 helicopter crash in Najran kills two National Guard officers
October 18, 2026 at 04:27 AM · Updated 19m ago
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AJAl Jazeera Arabic
التحالف: مقتل ضابطين بتحطم مروحية سعودية في نجران
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يواليوم السابع
التحالف: سقوط وتحطم طائرة استطلاعية فى نجران واستشهاد ضابطين
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MAMasrawy
نتيجة عطل فني.. السعودية: مقتل ضابطين إثر تحطم طائرة عمودية في نجران
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نتيجة عطل فني.. السعودية: استشهاد ضابطين إثر تحطم طائرة عمودية في نجران
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SNSky News Arabia
السعودية تعلن مقتل ضابطين إثر تحطم طائرة عمودية في نجران
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SNSky News Arabia
السعودية.. اعتراض صاروخين ومسيرة بالرياض وخميس مشيط
(opens the publisher’s site)Saudi Arabia has announced the crash of an AH-6 reconnaissance helicopter in Najran that killed its two-officer crew.
- The Ministry of National Guard helicopter crashed inside Saudi territory in Najran on Sunday, killing its two-officer air crew.
- Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki said the AH-6 crashed due to a technical fault, the Saudi Press Agency reported.
- The Defense Ministry announced it intercepted and destroyed two ballistic missiles fired by Houthis toward Khamis Mushait.
- The ministry said it also intercepted and destroyed a drone in the Riyadh region.
- Defense Ministry spokesman Maj. Gen. Turki al-Maliki identified the crashed aircraft as an AH-6i model.
- Houthi military spokesman Yahya Saree claimed his group shot down a Saudi Apache helicopter near Najran.
- al-Maliki dismissed the claim, reiterating that the crash resulted from a technical fault.