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Eugene

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Thu Nov 23, 2023, 07:15 PM Nov 2023

USS Thomas Hudner shoots down 'one-way attack drones' in the Red Sea

Source: Navy Times

USS Thomas Hudner shoots down ‘one-way attack drones’ in the Red Sea

By Geoff Ziezulewicz
Nov 23, 02:32 PM

The Navy destroyer Thomas Hudner shot down “multiple one-way attack drones” Thursday while operating in the Red Sea, the second time the warship has intercepted such drones in the past eight days.

U.S. Central Command said in a brief statement that the drones were launched by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.

“The ship and crew sustained no damage or injury,” CENTCOM said.



It remains unclear if the attack drones were targeting Hudner when Thursday’s intercept occurred.

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Read more: https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/11/23/uss-thomas-hudner-shoots-down-one-way-attack-drones-in-the-red-sea/
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