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Highlights: The French army says it has destroyed four combat drones in the Gulf of Aden. "This defensive action contributed directly to the protection of the Barbados-flagged freighter True Confidence, which was hit on March 6 and is being towed," the military said in a statement. The drones were en route to a European naval mission in the gulf of Aden, the French military said. The French army said the action was in response to a drone attack on a freighter in the area earlier this month.
A French warship and fighter jets destroyed four combat drones heading towards a European naval mission in the Gulf of Aden on Saturday, the...
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Updated Saturday, March 9, 2024-12:35
A French warship and fighter jets on Saturday destroyed four combat drones en route to a European naval mission in the Gulf of Aden, the French military said.
"This defensive action contributed directly to the protection of the Barbados-flagged freighter True Confidence, which was hit on March 6 and is being towed, as well as other commercial vessels transiting the area," the military said in a statement. .
Source: elmuldo
