The UK expands military support for Saudi Arabia against Houthis to include ‘defensive’ air patrols
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October 20, 2026
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Britain announced Tuesday that it is expanding military support for Saudi Arabia against the Houthis to include “defensive” air patrols by Royal Air Force jets, but stressed there is no military solution to the conflict.
Defense Secretary Wes Streeting said Royal Air Force Typhoon jets will “conduct defensive counter-air operations over Saudi Arabia, helping to protect Saudi cities, civilian populations and critical national infrastructure” from missiles and drones fired by the Iran-backed rebels in Yemen.
That means the British planes would attack missiles or drones in the air, but Streeting said the British planes won’t strike Houthi targets on the ground.
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