Dramatic moment bombs rain on Houthi targets after UK and US fighters jet off on daring missions in cover of darkness

BOMBS rained down from fighter jets under the cover of darkness as the UK and US pummelled Houthi targets in response to their Red Sea attacks.

The bold mission saw at least 60 targets hit in 16 locations across Yemen last night after the Iran-backed terror proxy threatened the West.

Dramatic footage shows RAF fighter jets honing in on military targets in Yemen before dropping bombs into the countryside.

Huge explosions were captured in the clips, as the US and UK sent out formidable weapons in their "self-defence" efforts to target airports, air bases and military camps.

Fiery blazes on the ground were also captured in footage from the daring allied mission.

And fighters jets fuelled by plumes of fire could be seen soaring into the night at rapid speed.

Jets, warships and submarines were used overnight in attacks on Yemen's capital Sanaa, as well as four other regions, Sadah, Hodeidah, Taiz, and Dhamar.

Command and control centres, munition stores, launching bases, production facilities and air defence radar systems were wiped out in the attacks, the US said.

Over 100 precision-guided munitions were used to bomb the capital, as video footage captured the enormous explosions.

And the British Ministry of Defence said four RAF Typhoon FGR4s, supported by a Voyager tanker, used Paveway IV guided bombs to unleash strikes on two Houthi facilities.

The Paveway bombs are kitted out with 500lb warheads and tail fins used with laser and GPS technology to zone in on targets.

Some of the footage showed an RAF Typhoon speeding off into the darkness from a land-based runway.

The US used missiles launched by formidable warship Tomahawk, along with fighter jets and a submarine.

The enormous submarine USS Florida is one of only four nuclear-powered missile subs in the US Navy armoury.

America unleashed the powerful ballistic missile sub overnight - which carries nuclear warheads.

And the Tomahawk missiles are low-flying and capable of unleashing a 1,000lb warhead on targets, travelling at an incredible speed that can override air defence systems.

It comes as...

• An ex-British army chief has said the strikes on Houthi rebels are 'necessary' to remove threats to global trade
• President Biden warned 'he will not hesitate' to launch further strikes to protect the free flow of commerce
• Australia, Bahrain, Canada and the Netherlands backed the US-UK airstrikes
• Houthi official warned US and UK would 'pay a heavy price' for this 'blatant aggression'
• Prime Minister Rishi Sunak warned the UK 'will always stand up for freedom of navigation'
• Masked gunmen stormed a Greek-owned 900ft tanker carrying 145,000 tons of crude and ordered it to sail to Iran

The US and UK said the aerial attacks were intended to disrupt and degrade the militants' threat to global trade after Prime Minister Rishi Sunak gave his go-ahead on Thursday evening.

Sunak said the countries acted in "self-defence" after the Iran-backed militia group vowed America and Britain would "pay a heavy price" for their "blatant aggression" in recent months.

It follows weeks of dangerous attacks in the Red Sea as the Houthi rebels stormed, besieged and threatened the crews of ships passing through one of the world's busiest shipping lanes.

The radical Islamist ­paramilitary group are using the chaos of the Red Sea attacks to try and pressure Israel into conceding to their allies, Hamas, in Gaza.

Israel is targeting terror group Hamas after their attacks in Israel on October 7, pummelling the Gaza Strip from air and land as they hunt down the remaining masterminds.