The US and UK military, with the support of their allies, have launched new strikes against Houthi rebels in Yemen.
The United States Air Force said that it used F/A-18E/F Super Hornets, EA-18G Growlers and E-2C Hawkeyes for the operation.
In turn, the British Air Force has deployed European Typhoon FGR4 fighters to strike the Houthis.
The British armed these fighters with Paveway IV guided bombs for the operation.
Paveway IV entered service with the Royal Air Force in 2008. Its weight is 230 kg.
The missile can be aimed at the target using the laser pointer in any navigation mode.
The Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 is also capable of using Brimstone missiles for ground targets. There is also the possibility of using the Storm Shadow cruise missile.
The situation in Yemen
The precision-guided missile attacks were a response to Houthi attacks on merchant ships and warships in the Red Sea.
Eight targets were struck, including an underground warehouse and facilities related to missile and airspace surveillance infrastructure.
The coalition’s steps are intended to “undermine and weaken the capabilities that the Houthis use to threaten global trade and the lives of innocent seafarers.”
Iranian-backed Yemeni Houthis have been regularly attacking commercial vessels in the Red Sea with drones and missiles since the radical Islamist movement Hamas attacked Israel in October 2023. The Houthis announced that they had entered the conflict in the Middle East on the side of Hamas.
