Brit warship HMS Diamond blasts Houthi missile out of the sky in Red Sea for first time after rebel attack on cargo ship

A ROYAL Navy warship has shot down a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels for the first time.

HMS Diamond unleashed its devastating Sea Viper system to blast the missile out of the sky, Grant Shapps told The Times.

APRoyal Navy warship HMS Diamond has shot down a ballistic missile fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea[/caption] The Type 45 destroyer previously tested her world-beating Sea Viper missile system ReutersThe Iran-backed Houthis have...