US Navy Warship Shoots Down ‘Iranian-Made’ Drone Launched from Yemen: Pentagon

There were no injuries to U.S. personnel and no damage to U.S. vessels reported following the incident.

The USS Carney in the Mediterranean Sea on Oct. 23, 2018. Mass Communication Spc. 1st Class Ryan U. Kledzik/U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa via AP

A U.S. Navy warship sailing in the Red Sea shot down an Iranian-made drone that officials say was launched from Yemen on Nov. 29, according to the Pentagon.

The Arleigh-Burke Class Guided Missile Destroyer USS Carney shot down the Iranian-made KAS-04 drone at approximately 11 a.m. local time because it was approaching the Navy vessel near the Bab el-Mandeb strait, a waterway that connects the Red Sea to the Gulf of Aden near the Arabian Sea, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement.