Yemen's Houthi rebels had a Thanksgiving Day surprise for the crew of the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116). Fortunately, the Arleigh Burke-Class destroyer is well-equipped to shoot down loitering munitions systems.
The guided missile destroyer sustained no damage or casualties.
Its mission to patrol the Red Sea continues unimpeded.
On the morning (Yemen time) of November 23, the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) shot down multiple one-way attack drones launched from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen. The drones were shot down while the U.S. warship was on patrol in the Red Sea. The ship and crew sustained no… pic.twitter.com/TqXuaKsgwe
— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) November 23, 2023
The Navy Times' Geoff Ziezulewicz has more:
It remains unclear if the attack drones were targeting Hudner when Thursday's intercept occurred.
The destroyer shot down another drone on Nov. 15 that officials also said was launched from Yemen.
That follows fellow destroyer Carney shooting down cruise missiles and drones on Oct. 19 in the Red Sea.
U.S. officials at the time said Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen launched the barrage toward Israel, the same week that U.S. ground forces in Iraq and Syria came under drone attack, incidents that have continued and prompted retaliatory U.S. airstrikes in Syria.
The Iranian-back Houthi movement declared war on Israel at the end of October. It vowed to conduct more strikes until “the Israeli aggression stops.”
🚨JUST IN: Yemeni Houthi Military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said in a televised statement:
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) October 31, 2023
″Our armed forces launched a large batch of ballistic missiles and a large number of drones at various targets of the Israeli enemy
The Yemeni Armed Forces confirm that this… pic.twitter.com/HRpwzU5muO
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