Royal Navy confirms warship shot down Houthi missile
The Royal Navy confirmed it had gunned down a Houthi missile in the Red Sea as World War 3 fears erupted on Thursday evening.
HMS Diamond shot down an Iranian-made Houthi weapon in the Gulf, the first time in 30 years the Royal Navy has intercepted a missile in combat.
The Type 45 destroyer was defending a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden when its Sea Viper missile system was used to target the weapon which had been fired from Yemen.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told the Times: “It was the first time a Royal Navy warship had intercepted a missile in combat since the Gulf War in 1991.”
HMS Diamond is a Type 45 destroyer (Image: UK Ministry Defence)
Houthi rebels demonstrate against UK and US (Image: Getty)
“The UK continues to be at the forefront of the international response to the Iranian-backed Houthis’ dangerous attacks on commercial vessels, which have claimed the lives of international mariners,” he added.
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