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In this photo provided by the Royal Navy on Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023, an iImage of HMS Diamond firing its Sea Viper missile to engage and shot down an aerial drone over the Red Sea. A Royal Navy warship has shot down a suspected attack drone targeting commercial ships in the Red Sea, Britain’s defense secretary said Saturday, Dec. 16, 2023. Grant Shapps said that HMS Diamond fired a Sea Viper missile and destroyed a drone that was “targeting merchant shipping.” (Royal Navy/Ministry of Defence via AP)