A US-led international maritime task force, established to deter Yemeni rebel attacks on commercial shipping transiting the southern Red Sea region, now numbers over 20 participants, the Pentagon has confirmed.
The UK is sending a Royal Navy Type 45 destroyer to protect merchant shipping in the southern Red Sea off the coast of Yemen.
The French ministry of the armed forces announced that French Navy FREMM Frigate Languedoc intercepted yet another drone from Yemen...
French Navy FREMM frigate Languedoc (D653) shot down two drones off Yemen. This is the latest of several similar incidents in the area.
2020 continues to see explosive boats being launched against tanker traffic in the Red Sea and Arabian Sea area. They also pose a threat to warships, particularly of the Saudi-led coalition. This represents a persistent threat to International SLOCs (Sea Lines of Communication) in the Southern Red Sea, Bab-el-Mandeb strait, Gulf of Aden and Arabian Sea. The threat can exist over 100 nautical miles off the coast.
