The UK conducted airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen using 4 RAF Typhoon jets from Akrotiri in Cyprus. The strikes involved dropping Paveway guided bombs on two military facilities, one in Bani and the other at Abbs, used by the Houthis to launch drone and missile strikes. The operation was supported by a Voyager refuelling aircraft. Footage of the airstrikes has been released.
Footage of RAF Typhoons conducting air strikes on Yemen using Paveways. RAF targeted the airfield at Abbs & a site in Bani that was used to launch drones. https://t.co/NFbmeChvMd
🚨 NEW: First UK images of its attack against Houthi rebel targets in Yemen Four Typhoon jets, refueled by a Voyager, dropped Paveway IV guided bombs on two Houthi military sites used for launching drone and missile strikes https://t.co/Tb57RoKG8S https://t.co/cdNt8jw3NR
UK statement says 4 RAF Typhoon jets using Paveway bombs targeted two Houthi sites in Yemen: One was a site at Bani in north-western Yemen used to launch drones The other was an airfield at Abbs used to launch cruise missiles and drones in the Red Sea https://t.co/E47EQjNQI6
First images from the UK of its attack against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. Four Typhoon jets - supported by a Voyager refuelling aircraft - dropped Paveway bombs on 2 military facilities used by Houthis to launch drone and missile strikes https://t.co/Ynhh3hdIIN
Per the BBC, 4 RAF Typhoons from Akrotiri in Cyprus took part in the strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen, dropping Paveway guided bombs. https://t.co/7c8Pg4lArH