The UK is planning to upgrade the missiles that it's used to destroy Houthi drones in the Red Sea. Sea Viper, an advanced air-defense system, is getting updated missiles and a software upgrade. AdvertisementThe UK plans to upgrade the missiles that one of the Royal Navy's warships has used to shoot down Houthi drones. Shapps confirmed in mid-December that the HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile to destroy a drone targeting commercial shipping in the Red Sea. AdvertisementThe HMS Diamond, a UK warship, responds to a Houthi attack on Jan. 9, 2023.

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