Mayport-based US Navy warship shoots down drone launched by Houthis from Yemen, official says

US warship shoots down drone launched from Yemen

WASHINGTON — A US Navy warship shot down a drone on Wednesday launched from a part of Yemen controlled by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, the American military's Central Command said. The Houthis, who control much of Yemen and are part of an "axis of resistance" arrayed against Israel, have launched a series of drones and missiles since the start of the Hamas-Israel war last month. "At approximately 1100 [Sanaa time], while in the South Red Sea, the …

US Navy shoots down Iranian-made drone

A United States Navy destroyer shot down an Iranian-made drone Wednesday that was launched from Yemen, as tensions continue to mount.

US Navy Warship Shoots Down a Drone Launched by Houthis from Yemen

U.S. Central Command said the USS Carney, a Navy destroyer, downed the drone — an Iranian-made KAS-04 — which was launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen and was heading toward the warship.

US Navy Shoots Down Drone Launched From Yemen: Pentagon

There were no reported injuries to U.S. personnel or ship damages, the U.S. Central Command said in a statement

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....

US Navy Warship Shoots Down 'Iranian-Made' Drone Launched from Yemen: Pentagon

A U.S. Navy warship sailing in the Red Sea shot down an Iranian-made drone that officials say was launched from Yemen on Nov. 29, according to the Pentagon. The Arleigh-Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Carney shot down the Iranian-made KAS-04 drone at approximately 11 a.m. local time because it was approaching the Navy vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden near the Arabian Sea, U.S…