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UK Royal Navy prepared to launch F-35 strikes if Houthis target HMS Prince of Wales in Red Sea

London, May 18 (UNI) The UK Royal Navy says it will use its F-35 aircraft in retaliatory strikes in case of any attack by Houthi terrorists on its flagship HMS Prince of Wales, which is currently traversing the Red Sea.
The 65,000-ton warship, carrying more than 18 F-35B Lightning II jets, is currently enroute to the Indo-Pacific and is being escorted by HMS Dauntless, a Type 45 destroyer equipped with the Sea Viper air-defence system.
According to The Daily Mail, the UK military has drawn up plans for contingency operations that would see F-35s strike Houthi camps in Yemen should the carrier be targeted.
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