Incidents

Launched managed bombs: the Ministry of Defense of Britain shared the details of the attack on Yemen (photo)

The UK Ministry of Defense said British aircraft attacked two Hussite objects. One of them was a platform in the bath in the northwest, and the other was an airfield in Absi. On the night of January 12, four Typhoon FGR4 aircraft used managed paveway IV bombs to strike Yamen. This was reported in the UK Ministry of Defense. It is reported that the planes flew with the support of the Voyager tanker. Thus, two objects of fighters were struck.

One of them was a platform in the northeast of Yemen, which was used to run the reconnaissance and shock drones. The second place, as reported in the department, became an airfield in Absi. Intelligence showed that it was used to run both winged missiles and drones over the Red Sea. "During the planning of blows, special attention was paid to minimizing any risks for civilians, and any such risks were additionally mitigated by the strokes at night.

The detailed results of the blows are evaluated, but the first signs indicate that the ability Hussites to threaten trade navigation undermined, " - reported in the Ministry of Defense of Britain. Paveway IV is a two -mode bomb with GPS / INS and laser guidance. Weapons are a MK 82 bomb kit with increased armor. Paveway IV came into service with royal Air Force in 2008. They were first used during the Herrick operation in Afghanistan.