Houthi attack drones have mostly been intercepted by US and allied warships in the Red Sea.
Air-to-air combat has been much less common, but last month, a French helicopter shot down a drone.
One recent interception, however, was credited to a French helicopter crew, which blasted a Houthi attack drone out of the sky in air-to-air combat.
AdvertisementPilots are 'well-trained'And the US hasn't been the only naval force to destroy Houthi threats in the Red Sea with embarked helicopters.
A Germany Navy Sea Lynx helicopter flies over the corvette Oldenburg in the Baltic Sea on June 05, 2023 near Rostock, Germany.
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