German warship shoots down drones in Red Sea

A German warship shot down two drones in the Red Sea yesterday, the defence ministry has said.

Two weapons were used to shoot the drones, identified at separate distances by the navy frigate’s radar system.

The German ship, Hessen, was deployed earlier this month as part of an EU mission to intercept Houthis attacks against commercial ships, with France, Greece and Italy set to participate.

“This is… probably the most dangerous deployment of the German navy for many, many years,” a German government spokesman said.

Source » sky.com