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French vessel nearly hit by Houthi drone
Footage recorded aboard a French Navy Aquitaine class frigate captures the moment a Houthi attack drone gets close enough to warrant the use of the ship's 76mm OTO Melara Super Rapid gun. Fortunately, the drone was brought down at standoff range, allowing for the device to be dropped harmlessly into the ocean in front of the vessel. I'm sure that the encounter was still much closer than the French sailors would appreciate, however. According to some preliminary reports and rumors online, the choice to let the drone get in close enough for the 76mm gun was made for budgetary reasons. The French Navy did not want to expend a more expensive Aster 15 missile on an inexpensive attack drone coming out of Yemen.
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