UAE F-16E Shoots Down Iranian Shahed-136 Attack Drone Over Dubai Beach

A UAE Air Force F-16E intercepted and destroyed an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone over Al Mamzar Beach in Dubai, in an engagement captured on widely shared civilian video.

“Video posted on social media shows a fighter jet firing a missile at a drone over a beach in Dubai”

CNN

Beachgoers filmed a fighter jet firing a missile at a drone over the waterfront, with footage showing the drone explode after the strike, according to multiple outlets.

CNN

CNN described the recording as 'a social-media video reportedly shows a fighter jet firing a missile at a drone over a beach in Dubai.'

The Daily Mail wrote, 'A UAE F-16E intercepted and destroyed an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone over Al Mamzar Beach in Dubai, footage shows — beachgoers watched as the fighter fired what appeared to be an AIM-9X Sidewinder and the drone exploded.'

SOFX reported, 'A UAE Air Force F-16E Desert Falcon shot down an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone over Al Mamzar Beach on Monday, with beachgoers filming the low-altitude intercept just kilometers from Dubai International Airport.'

Footage and photographic details in reports identify the drone as resembling an Iranian Shahed and show the jet firing what multiple outlets say "appeared to be" an AIM‑9X Sidewinder heat-seeking missile.

SOFX described the clip as showing "the delta-wing drone flying over the waterfront before the F-16E fires what appears to be an AIM-9X Sidewinder heat-seeking missile, destroying the drone on impact."

Daily Mail

The Daily Mail similarly noted the jet fired "what appeared to be an AIM‑9X Sidewinder."

CNN observed the drone in the footage "resembled an Iranian Shahed."

Reporters placed this intercept in the broader context of Iranian strikes across the region and UAE air-defence claims.

“A United Arab Emirates Air Force F-16E Desert Falcon shot down an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone over Al Mamzar Beach on Monday, with beachgoers capturing rare footage of the low-altitude intercept just kilometers from Dubai International Airport”

SOFX

The Daily Mail relayed UAE defence ministry figures saying it "detected 117 drones in total, destroying 113 (four fell inside the country), and also intercepted 16 Iranian missiles (one fell into the sea)."

The Daily Mail added that the foreign ministry released footage with operators heard confirming "target destroyed" and saying the country is "ready to deter any threat."

SOFX framed the video among a series of engagements since Iran began striking Gulf states on Feb. 28, and CNN cautioned that its item "provides no further details on who fired the jet, the outcome, or official confirmations."

Observers and outlets emphasized the rarity and clarity of the civilian recording and noted its proximity to critical infrastructure.

SOFX called the clip "one of the clearest civilian recordings of an air-to-air engagement" since the start of Iranian strikes.

CNN

The Daily Mail highlighted that beachgoers watched the intercept and that the footage showed targets being tracked.

CNN reported the social-media video but did not provide independent confirmation of the shooter or the outcome.

Together these accounts present the video as an unusually clear public recording of a low-altitude air-to-air engagement near Dubai.

The Daily Mail reported that the UAE said Iran had fired large numbers of missiles and that a recent night drone attack on Dubai killed one man and set two residential skyscrapers ablaze.

“This is the incredible moment a UAE F-16E fighter jet chases after an Iranian Shahed-136 attack drone over Al Mamzar Beach in Dubai”

Daily Mail

The reports recorded that some intercepts involved projectiles falling inside the country or into the sea.

Daily Mail

SOFX's timeline of strikes and CNN's cautious framing around confirmations placed the beach intercept within a broader, ongoing campaign of regional strikes and counter-actions.