Italy may send aircraft to the Red Sea says Crosetto - Politics

2024-02-01T09:29:58.155Z

Highlights: Italy may send aircraft to the Red Sea says Crosetto - Politics.    "There will be at least one Italian ship (involved in the mission) for 12 months," he says. "We are also considering sending airassets for surveillance and data-collection tasks," Crosettotold a joint meeting of the Senate and Lower House defense committees. The EU Aspides naval mission to protect merchant ships from attacks from Houthi rebels based in Yemen, Defense Minister Guido Croset to says.

Italy may send aircraft to the Red Sea as part of its involvement in the EU Aspides naval mission to protect merchant ships from attacks from Houthi rebels based in Yemen, Defense Minister Guido Crosetto said Thursday. (HANDLE)