Air Force shoots down Houthi drones launched at Navy carrier strike group
The attack on the Navy ships come a day after the USS Harry S. Truman and its support ships carried out several strikes inside Yemen.
Nicholas Slayton
Posted 17 Hours Ago
The USS Gettysburg, a a Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser and part of the Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group, fires Tomahawk cruise missiles at Yemen on March 15, 2025. U.S. Navy photo
American fighter jets shot down multiple Houthi drones fired from Yemen over several hours Sunday. The interceptions over the Red Sea mark the first time in more than two months that Houthis targeted U.S. Navy ships and come a day after the Truman Carrier Strike Group bombed several targets inside Yemen.
The Houthis launched 11 drones and one ballistic missile at the USS Harry S. Truman and the supporting ships of its carrier strike group, a U.S. official with knowledge of the incident told Task & Purpose. The engagements started shortly after midnight local time on Sunday, March 16 and lasted approximately 12 hours. All of the drones were shot down by U.S. Air Force jets over the Red Sea.
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