HMS Diamond reportedly successfully hit its target in the Red Sea.

17:53, Thu, Apr 25, 2024 | UPDATED: 17:57, Thu, Apr 25, 2024

The Royal Navy confirmed it had gunned down a Houthi missile in the Red Sea as World War 3 fears erupted on Thursday evening.

HMS Diamond shot down an Iranian-made Houthi weapon in the Gulf, the first time in 30 years, the Royal Navy intercepted a missile in combat

The Type 45 destroyer was defending a merchant vessel in the Gulf of Aden when its Sea Viper missile system was used to target the weapon which had been fired from Yemen.

Defence Secretary Grant Shapps told the Times: "It was the first time a Royal Navy warship had intercepted a missile in combat since the Gulf War in 1991."

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