HMS Diamond has shot down a suspected attack drone
Dec 16, 2023. Posted by Balkan Periscope - Hellas
A Royal
Navy warship has shot down a suspected drone that was fired at merchant ships
navigating the Red Sea.
This marks
the first time in decades that the Royal Navy has engaged and destroyed an
airborne threat in combat.
According to Grant Shapps, it is suspected that the
intended target of this incident in the Red Sea was merchant shipping, making
it the most recent incident on this critical global shipping route.
The Red
Sea, which lies between North Africa and the Arabian Peninsula, is an important
passageway that connects the Mediterranean to the Indian Ocean via the Suez
Canal.
Mr Shapps
announced: "One Sea Viper missile fired and successfully destroyed the
target,
"The
ship recently arrived in the region to bolster international efforts to
maintain maritime security.
"The
recent spate of illegal attacks represent a direct threat to international
commerce and maritime security in the Red Sea.
"The
UK remains committed to repelling these attacks to protect the free flow of
global trade."
The US
military recently revealed that the Unity Explorer, registered under the
Bahamas flag and owned by a UK company, was one of three commercial vessels
attacked by Houthi rebels with ties to Iran, writes the british Express.
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