(Breaking Defense) Seth J. Frantzman - One of Israel's new Sa'ar 6 corvettes has been deployed to the Red Sea, the Israel Defense Forces said Tuesday, following increased threats from Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen. The Houthis have been behind a series of missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea in recent weeks. Israeli defense systems and American Navy ships in the area have knocked down a number of those threats. The Sa'ar ships, built in Germany, have been fitted in Israel with the IAI Barak long-range missile interceptor as well as the naval version of the Iron Dome, called C-Dome.
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