According to British defence minister Grant Shapps, the navy ship HMS Diamond successfully intercepted and destroyed a suspected attack drone that was targeting merchant shipping in the Red Sea.
Shapps announced on the social media platform X, previously known as Twitter, that “HMS Diamond shot down a suspected attack drone which was targeting merchant shipping in the Red Sea.”
He also added that “One Sea Viper missile was fired and successfully destroyed the target.”
This incident was reported by Andrew MacAskill and edited by Alison Williams.
