Which fighter jets and bombs are being used to strike Houthi rebel sites?

Here the PA news agency looks at the powerful fighter jets, weapons and warships the UK military has sent to the region.
Which fighter jets and bombs are being used to strike Houthi rebel sites?
A Typhoon FGR4 (Joe Giddens/PA)

The UK’s Royal Air Force has joined US forces in bombing military facilities used by Houthi rebels in Yemen for a second time.

The strikes on Monday were launched against the Iranian-backed group after they started targeting ships in the Red Sea, a key international trade route, and follow bombings on Houthi sites on January 11.

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