Saudi helicopter crashes due to 'technical malfunction', coalition spokesman says

RIYADH: A Saudi National Guard reconnaissance helicopter crashed in Najran region in the Kingdom’s southwest, killing its two-man crew, the spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition said on Sunday. Turki Al-Maliki, official spokesman for the Coalition to Restore Legitimacy in Yemen, said an AH-6i reconnaissance helicopter crashed inside Saudi territory due to a technical malfunction. The aircraft belonged to the Ministry of National Guard and went down in the Najran region near the Kingdom

Saudi helicopter crashes due to 'technical malfunction', coalition spokesman says A Saudi AH-6i helicopter crashed in the Najran region of Saudi Arabia due to a technical malfunction, killing its two crew members, the Saudi-led coalition's spokesman Brigadier General Turki al-Maliki said in a statement on Sunday. The helicopter crashed in an area under the jurisdiction of the Saudi National Guard Ministry, the statement added. https://t.co/SN7CtsQR1F — المتحدث الرسمي باسم قوات التحالف (@CJFCSpox) October 18, 2026