Navy ships shoot down ‘complex’ barrage of Houthi missiles and drones in the Red Sea, Pentagon says
- The US Navy intercepted a barrage of Houthi missiles and drones targeting three warships in the Red Sea on Thursday, according to two US defense officials.
- Pentagon deputy press secretary Sabrina Singh confirmed the complexity of the attack, stating that missiles were "either engaged and shot down or failed."
- The Iran-backed Houthis claimed to have damaged three US Navy warships with 23 missiles and drones, although US officials denied these reports.
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US warships come under attack in Red Sea as nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones shot down
Three U.S. warships came under attack Friday off the coast of Yemen by Iran-backed Houthi rebels, who have disrupted commercial shipping in the region, but no one was hurt, officials said. The warships shot down nearly two dozen incoming missiles and drones while transiting a narrow entrance into the Red Sea. None of the vessels […]
US Navy warships fought off a 'complex' missile and drone attack in the Red Sea
The destroyer USS Michael Murphy is one of five US warships in the Red Sea. It fired its Close-In Weapons System in a demonstration on September 13. US Navy photoUS Navy ships operating in the Red Sea shot down a number of Houthi missiles and drones on Friday.A Pentagon spokesperson described the incident as a "complex attack."The Houthis claimed to score hits on the American warships, but US officials pushed back on this.US Navy warships shot d…
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