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Royal Navy destroyer shoots down Houthi missile

A Royal Navy destroyer successfully intercepted an Iranian-backed Houthi missile in the Gulf of Aden while protecting a merchant vessel.
This engagement marked the first time in three decades that the Royal Navy has stopped a missile in combat, using the Sea Viper missile system aboard HMS Diamond.
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps highlighted this event as the Royal Navy's first missile interception in combat since the Gulf War in 1991.

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BBC News

Royal Navy destroyer shoots down Houthi missile

The HMS Diamond was deployed in the Gulf of Aden when its crew used her Sea Viper missile system.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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NDTV

UK Downs Houthi Missile Targeting Merchant Vessel, Says Defence Ministry

Britain's Royal Navy shot down a missile fired at a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden by Iranian-backed Huthis, the defence ministry said on Thursday. The HMS Diamond warship used a Sea Viper missile system to shoot down the missile on Wednesday, the ministry said. "The UK continues to be at the forefront of the international response to the Iranian-backed Huthis' dangerous attacks on commercial vessels, which have claimed the lives of interna…

10 days ago·New Delhi, India

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Daily Express

Royal Navy guns down Houthi missile in Red Sea as World War 3 fears erupt

HMS Diamond reportedly successfully hit its target in the Red Sea.

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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The Sun

Brit warship HMS Diamond blasts Houthi missile in Red Sea for first time

A ROYAL Navy warship has shot down a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the first time. HMS Diamond unleashed its devastating Sea Viper system to blast the missile out of the sky, Grant Shapps told The Times. APRoyal Navy warship HMS Diamond has shot down a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea[/caption] UK MOD Crown copyrightThe warship used her world-class Sea Viper missile system to shoot do…

10 days ago·United Kingdom

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Evening Standard

Royal Navy warship shoots down Houthi missile in Gulf of Aden

HMS Diamond, deployed in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, downed a missile targeting a merchant vessel on Wednesday.

10 days ago·London, United Kingdom

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Sky News UK

UK warship HMS Diamond shoots down Houthi missile - as Palestinian officials say five killed in Israeli strikes on Rafah

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