Washington DC (UPI) Oct 19, 2023
A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea on Thursday shot down multiple missiles and drones launched by Iranian-backed Houthis in Yemen, a Pentagon official said, adding that the missiles were heading north “potentially to targets in Israel.”
The USS Carney intercepted three cruise missiles and about eight drones, using missiles of its own – SM-2s, according to Pentagon spokesman Brig. Gen