US Warship Shoots Down Incoming Drone Launched From Yemen

Sailors on board the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) conduct a test of its .50-caliber machine guns in the Atlantic Ocean on March 4, 2023. Kerri Kline/U.S. Navy

A U.S. warship in the Red Sea on Nov. 15 shot down a drone launched from Yemen that appeared to have been heading toward the ship, according to U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM).

A spokesperson for CENTCOM, the U.S. military combatant command responsible for the Middle East, told NTD News that the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) “engaged a drone that originated from Yemen and was heading in the direction of the ship” on Nov. 15.