2 US Warships Repel Houthi Drone and Missile Attacks, Pentagon Confirms

The USS Stockdale and USS Spruance intercepted eight missiles and eight one-way attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Nov. 11.

An MH-60S helicopter flies near the ear the guided-missile destroyer USS Stockdale (DDG 106) while transiting the Arabian Gulf, March 29, 2019. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Ryan D. McLearnon

A pair of U.S. warships intercepted a salvo of missiles and explosive drones launched by the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen on Nov. 11, the Pentagon has confirmed.

The Houthis—a Zaydi Shiite faction listed as a terrorist group by the U.S. government—claimed to have launched attacks targeting the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea and two other U.S. warships operating in the Red Sea.