A U.S. Navy warship downed 14 drones from Houthi terrorists based in Yemen.
The incident occurred over the Red Sea.
“US Navy Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Carney (DDG 64) intercepted a swarm of 14 UAVs launched from Yemen. The same destroyer previously intercepted 22 targets over the past two weeks,” a statement reads.
“In the early morning hours of December 16 (Sanna time) the US Arliegh Burke-class guided missile destroyer USS CARNEY (DDG 64), operating in the Red Sea, successfully engaged 14 unmanned aerial systems launched as a drone wave from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The UAS were assessed to be one-way attack drones and were shot down with no damage to ships in the area or reported injuries. Regional Red Sea partners were alerted to the threat.”
A Royal Navy Daring-class destroyer also shot down an “aerial system suspected to have been a one way attack drone, that appears to have originated from Houthi controlled territory in Yemen.”
British Defence Minister Grant Shapps released a statement on the matter on X, saying the attacks “represented a direct threat to international commerce and maritime security in the Red Sea.”
“The U.K. remains committed to repelling these attacks to protect the free flow of global trade,” Shapps noted.
