US Navy warship shoots down Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen

The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Carney shot down an Iranian-made Houthi drone launched from Yemen while sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, a military official tells Fox News.

"Although its intentions are not known, the UAV was heading toward the warship," U.S. Central Command told Fox News Digital.  Bradford Betz is a Fox News Digital breaking reporter covering crime, political issues, and much more. 

"At the time of the shoot-down, the USS Carney was escorting the USNS SUPPLY (Oiler) and another U.S.-flagged and -crewed ship carrying military equipment to the region. There were no injuries to U.S. personnel and no damage to U.S. vessels."

The USS Carney shot down 15 drones and four cruise missiles fired from Yemen in the northern Red Sea last month during a nine-hour span, using its SM-2 surface-to-air missiles. Unlike Wednesday’s drone — an Iranian-made KAS-04 — it did not shoot down the missiles in self-defense, as the projectiles were headed toward Eilat in Israel.