The United States shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen on Thursday morning local time, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.
"The drones were shot down while the US warship was on patrol in the Red Sea. The ship and crew sustained no damage or injury," CENTCOM wrote in a post on X.
The incident comes amid heightened tensions with the Iranian-backed Houthis, who have upped their attacks since the start of the Israel-Hamas war.
Earlier this week, the Houthis hijacked a ship in the Red Sea which they claimed was an “Israeli cargo ship”, but it was later clarified that the ship is under British ownership, is managed by a Japanese company, and had no Israeli citizens on board.
Last week, a US Navy warship shot down a drone that was heading toward the ship as it sailed in the southern Red Sea.
That incident came less than a week after Houthis shot down a US drone over the Red Sea. The Pentagon later said that the Houthis attempted to recover the US drone they shot down but it is unlikely they will recover anything of significance.
In mid-October, a US Navy warship operating in the Middle East intercepted multiple projectiles near the coast of Yemen which were believed to have targeted Israel.
Days later, an explosion occurred at a medical facility in the Egyptian resort town of Taba, located near the Israeli border. Authorities suspect that the explosion was caused by a downed unmanned aircraft that was launched by Houthi rebels in Yemen and was directed towards Eilat.