Action Stations: What pictures of HMS Diamond repelling latest Houthi attack show us
The Royal Navy Type 45 vessel proves her worth - yet again - as one of the most advanced air defence destroyers in the world.
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Navy HMS Diamond and US warships repel largest Houthi attack to date in Red Sea
HMS Diamond destroyed seven one-way attack drones heading for her and commercial shipping in the area.
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Navy Decision to send HMS Richmond to Middle East not an escalation in tension, Shapps says
The Defence Secretary says HMS Richmond will let the Navy swap out HMS Diamond or HMS Lancaster, which are already in the region.
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Middle East US destroyer shoots down Houthi rebel drone over Red Sea
USS Laboon intercepts drone after international community condemns escalating attacks on global shipping.
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Middle East UK will take 'proportionate action' if Houthis keep threatening Red Sea shipping
The UK and 11 other nations issue a joint statement warning the Houthis will 'bear the responsibility' if they continue to threaten lives.
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Middle East US naval task groups sail in formation in Mediterranean amid tension in Red Sea region
Houthi rebels have been causing chaos to international trade routes, with the United States and United Kingdom promising direct action.
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Middle East RFA ship Lyme Bay delivers first-of-its-kind UK shipment of life-saving aid for Gaza
Eighty-seven tonnes of aid for the people of Gaza was delivered by the Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship in the first maritime delivery by the UK.
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Middle East Britain will not hesitate to take further action in Red Sea, insists Defence Secretary
"We are committed to holding malign actors accountable for unlawful seizures and attacks," Grant Shapps says.
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Middle East US Navy returns fire after container ship attacked by Houthi rebels in Red Sea
The US Navy shot down two anti-ship missiles and destroyed Houthi boats as rebels attempted to board a container ship.
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Middle East Analysis: US responds to Houthi violence with measured amount of force - at least for now
Previous Houthi strikes had been thwarted by missiles from UK, US and French warships, but the US has now deployed F/A-18 Super Hornets.
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RAF Flying home for Christmas: Navy Merlin gets a lift thanks to RAF C-17 Globemaster
A combined Royal Air Force and Royal Navy team carried out the loading of the helicopter onto the transport aircraft over a six-hour period.
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Navy HMS Diamond shoots down hostile attack drone targeting cargo ships in Red Sea
The Type 45 Daring-class vessel successfully destroys the uncrewed aerial vehicle with one Sea Viper missile
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Politics Non-state armed groups like Wagner on the rise worldwide, says thinktank
The IISS's Armed Conflict Survey found 200 million people's lives are being controlled by groups like these rather than their government
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News Defence Secretary to call for faster aid delivery into Gaza during Middle East visit
Grant Shapps is set to visit Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories during his trip to the region
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Middle East No circumstances for UK troops on ground in Israel-Hamas conflict, says Shapps
The Defence Secretary rules out any suggestion of a deployment of British troops to Gaza, Israel or the West Bank amid the current crisis
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RAF RAF Shadow surveillance aircraft being flown over Gaza to help locate hostages
RAF Shadow R1 aircraft will conduct surveillance flights over Gaza to help find the remaining hostages that were seized by Hamas