The US military said it destroyed two uncrewed surface vessels in the Red Sea belonging to Yemen’s Huthis, as well as one drone and seven radars that allowed the rebels to target ships.
The Iran-backed Huthis, who control much of Yemen, have launched dozens of drone and missile strikes into the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden since November, describing them as retaliation for the Israel-Hamas war.
In the last 24 hours, “forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system” launched over the Red Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a social media post.
It said US forces also destroyed two Huthi uncrewed surface vessels plus “seven Iranian-backed” Huthi radars in a Huthi-controlled area of Yemen.
The radars allowed the Huthis “to target maritime vessels and endanger commercial shipping,” CENTCOM said.
“It was determined these systems presented an imminent threat to U.S., coalition forces, and merchant vessels in the region,” CENTCOM said in the post.
