2024-02-28 14:05:43
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Frigate “Hessen” unknowingly shoots an ally’s drone
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Frigate “Hessen” shoots down two Houthi drones
The frigate “Hessen”, which was deployed in the Red Sea to protect merchant ships, repelled the first attack by the Houthi militia operating from Yemen. WELT reporter Max Hermes reports from Tel Aviv on the current developments.
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The first live use of weapons by the frigate “Hessen” in the Red Sea was successful. On Tuesday evening two enemy air targets were attacked. Another drone could not be shot down previously. In retrospect it turned out that it was not a hostile one.
The Bundeswehr frigate “Hessen” unknowingly shot at a drone belonging to an allied country during its operation in the Red Sea. Defense Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle reported on Wednesday that the German warship had already spotted a drone in the operational area on Monday that could not initially be assigned to any of the allied nations. The “Hesse” then tried to shoot down this drone, but was unsuccessful. “The case was resolved in that it was not a hostile drone, which only became clear afterwards.”
Stempfle did not say which country this drone was subsequently assigned to. However, he expressly emphasized that before the bombardment, the “Hesse” had asked all allied nations, in which no country had reported its own drone in the area of operation. Only later did it turn out that it was an unreported drone. It is well known that there are US combat drones in the region that have nothing to do with the operation in the Red Sea.
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Shortly before, it had become known that the frigate “Hessen”, which was used to protect merchant ships, repelled an attack by the Houthi militia operating from Yemen for the first time on Tuesday evening and shot down two drones. The Iran-allied militia wants to use attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea to force an end to the Israeli military operation in the Gaza Strip, which is a response to the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas on October 7th. The “Hessen” has been involved in the EU operation to protect merchant ships in the Red Sea since Friday.
The operation, which began on Friday, is considered the Navy’s most dangerous mission in the history of the Bundeswehr. According to the X account “Bundeswehr in action” there were two unmanned drones. There were no injuries or damage to property on the ship, which is taking part in the EU military mission “Aspides”.
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The Houthi militia, allied with Iran, wants to force an end to the Israeli attacks in the Gaza Strip by shelling merchant ships in the Red Sea. The Israeli military operation is a response to the terrorist attack by the Islamist Hamas on October 7th.
The sea route through the Red Sea and the Suez Canal is one of the most important trade routes in the world. Because of the attacks by the Houthis, who are armed by Iran, large shipping companies are increasingly avoiding the shortest sea connection between Asia and Europe – with significant effects on the global economy.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius speaks on board the “Hessen” with the commander, Volker Kübsch, and Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, FDP defense expert
Source: picture alliance/dpa/Michael Fischer
On Friday, the Bundestag approved German participation in the EU mission “Aspides”. The “Hessen” had previously set off from Wilhelmshaven towards the operational area with the aim of being able to begin fulfilling the order immediately after the Bundestag decision. Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the operation would contribute to stabilizing the region.
Last week, the Houthi militia said it wanted to expand attacks on merchant ships off the country’s coast. The group’s leader, Abdel-Malik al-Houthi, said in a televised speech that they are relying on escalation as a response to Israel’s escalation in the Gaza Strip. So far 48 ships have been attacked. He also announced the use of underwater weapons.
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