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Britain has approved a time-limited plan for the RAF to provide air-to-air refuelling to Saudi aircraft on defensive missions against Houthi drone and missile attacks, starting in the coming days. The move is aimed at defending Saudi Arabia, keeping shipping routes open through key chokepoints like Bab al-Mandeb, and will be reviewed as the situation evolves.
Britain will provide time-limited defensive air-to-air refuelling for Saudi Arabia using a single RAF Voyager aircraft based at RAF Akrotiri in Cyprus, in response to Houthi attacks in Yemen. The move, approved by the prime minister on defence and foreign secretary advise, is expected to start in coming days and last for weeks; Burnham linked the decision to cost-of-living pressures, while officials say the aim is to protect Saudi air operations and keep Red Sea shipping lanes open.