UK and US Conduct Joint Airstrike on Houthi Drone Facility in Yemen
The United Kingdom's Royal Air Force (RAF) joined the United States in a coordinated airstrike on a Houthi military facility in Yemen, aimed at curbing the group's capacity to launch attacks on international maritime routes. The strike, conducted on April 29, 2025, targeted a site used to produce drones employed by the Houthis in assaults on commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden.
According to the UK Ministry of Defence, the mission was consistent with longstanding British policy and a response to the Houthi campaign that began in November 2023....