The Houthis Fired Another Drone at a US Ship. We Shot it Down

A U.S. Navy destroyer shot down an Iranian-made drone launched from Yemen, marking the latest exchange of fire in the Red Sea as the Houthi rebel faction escalates its activities.

The USS Carney gunned down the KAS-04 drone over the Red Sea while the vessel was positioned near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait that separates the sea from the Gulf of Aden, Politico reported, citing a U.S. official.

The U.S. Navy has previously fired on unmanned aircraft launched by the Iran-backed Houthi faction. Last week, the USS Thomas Hudner shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” launched from Houthi territory, United States Central Command confirmed.

The Carney in late October intercepted a string of missiles fired from Yemen.