DUBAI – Beachgoers at Al Mamzar were treated to a dramatic and unsettling display of aerial warfare as a United Arab Emirates Air Force (UAEAF) F-16E Desert Falcon intercepted and destroyed an unidentified drone in close proximity to Dubai International Airport (DXB).
The incident, captured in viral social media footage, shows a low-flying, Iranian-designed delta-wing drone cruising at low altitude.
Seconds later, a UAEAF F-16E enters the frame, shadowing the craft before deploying a short-range air-to-air missile—identified by defense analysts as an AIM-9X Sidewinder—to neutralize the target.
