UK DEEPENS MILITARY INVOLVEMENT IN SAUDI - LED WAR AGAINST YEMEN WITH FIGHTER JET DEPLOYMENT

What happened: The UK is deploying RAF Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for what the Ministry of Defense called defensive missions to protect Saudi cities, airports and critical infrastructure from Yemeni retaliatory attacks. Key numbers: 72 Eurofighter Typhoon jets supplied by BAE Systems under a deal originally valued at £4.4 billion; negotiations over a potential Why it matters: The deployment follows talks between British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and US War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, and continues Britain's longstanding military partnership with Saudi Arabia.

The UK is deploying RAF Typhoon fighter jets to Saudi Arabia for what the Ministry of Defense called defensive missions to protect Saudi cities, airports and critical infrastructure from Yemeni retaliatory attacks.

The deployment follows talks between British Defence Secretary Wes Streeting and US War Secretary Pete Hegseth at the Pentagon, and continues Britain's longstanding military partnership with Saudi Arabia.