Houthis recover STM Kargu loitering munitions

Yemen's Houthi movement released footage on October 21, 2026, showing recovered examples or remnants of Turkish-made STM Kargu rotary-wing loitering munitions, including a visibly fitted warhead and battery components. The video establishes that Kargu-type equipment has appeared in the Yemen conflict, where the drones are designed to conduct short-range reconnaissance and explosive attack missions. The material does not establish who originally launched the weapons, when the recoveries occurred or how the munitions reached the area. No independently confirmed account of a Kargu combat strike accompanied the footage, leaving the operator and circumstances unresolved.