AEROTIME · DEFENSE
FRENCH FREMM FRIGATE SHOOTS DOWN BALLISTIC MISSILE NEAR BELGIAN MINEHUNTER...
A French Navy frigate shot down a ballistic missile near the Belgian minehunter Primula in the Bab el-Mandeb strait in mid-October 2026, the Belgian Ministry of Defence confirmed to Flemish public broadcaster VRT NWS on October 26, 2026.
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