A BRITISH warship shot down a Houthi drone attack in the latest ambush from Iran-backed rebels in the Red Sea.
Royal Navy destroyer HMS Diamond was forced to defend itself with Sea Viper missiles as the militants continued their relentless campaign of attacks.
Atlas Photo Archive/UK MoD/CPO ORoyal Navy warship HMS Diamond – which shot down Houthi attack drones in the Red Sea[/caption]
The UK Ministry of Defence on Sunday said they had “successfully repelled” the Houthi attack drones fired at HMS Diamond.
The enormous warship used its formidable Sea Viper missiles to take down the rebel threat in the clash on Saturday.
The same ship has been forced to take on Houthi fighters before as they continue their relentless campaign of aggression in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes.
They said: “Yesterday HMS Diamond successfully repelled a drone attack from the Iranian-backed Houthis in the Red Sea.
“Deploying her Sea Viper missile system, Diamond destroyed a drone targeting her, with no injuries or damage sustained to Diamond or her crew.
“These intolerable and illegal attacks are completely unacceptable and it is our duty to protect the freedom of navigation in the Red Sea.
“We want to thank the brave crew of HMS Diamond for their service to defend British and international interests.”
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