# Britain to provide Saudi Arabia with defensive military support

https://mins.news/en/item/69968

- CGTN, 2026-09-22 05:20 UTC
- World
- Original: https://news.cgtn.com/news/2026-09-22/Britain-to-provide-Saudi-Arabia-with-defensive-military-support-1QDNb2gHfFK/p.html?UTM_Source=cgtn&UTM_Medium=rss&UTM_Campaign=World

> Britain will provide Saudi Arabia with defensive air-to-air refueling after recent attacks by Yemen’s Houthi group, Prime Minister Andy Burnham said, according to the BBC. A Royal Air Force Voyager is expected to support Saudi jets for several weeks. Fighting has intensified in southwestern Yemen, while Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi warned Türkiye and Pakistan against joining Saudi Arabia.

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