According to a BBC report on the 21st, Britain will provide “defensive” air refueling support to Saudi Arabia in response to recent attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthis in Yemen. According to reports, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told accompanying reporters on his way to attend the UN General Assembly in New York on the same day that the Saudi side submitted a request for military support, and he agreed to the request after listening to suggestions from British Secretary of Defense Wes Strittin and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. According to reports, related operations are expected to begin within the next few days, and the British Royal Air Force will dispatch a “navigator” tanker to provide air refueling support for Saudi fighter jets to carry out defensive missions. British officials said the arrangement is temporary and is initially expected to last several weeks.

According to a BBC report on the 21st, Britain will provide “defensive” air refueling support to Saudi Arabia in response to recent attacks on Saudi Arabia by the Houthis in Yemen. According to reports, British Prime Minister Andy Burnham told accompanying reporters on his way to attend the UN General Assembly in New York on the same day that the Saudi side submitted a request for military support, and he agreed to the request after listening to suggestions from British Secretary of Defense Wes Strittin and Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband. According to reports, related operations are expected to begin within the next few days, and the British Royal Air Force will dispatch a “navigator” tanker to provide air refueling support for Saudi fighter jets to carry out defensive missions. British officials said the arrangement is temporary and is initially expected to last several weeks.