US defense officials have confirmed that the USS Carney (DDG-64), an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy, intercepted at least 4 land-attack cruise missiles, a higher number than initially reported, off the Yemen coast. The missiles, launched by Iranian-backed Houthi militants, were successfully neutralized using RIM-66M surface-to-air missiles as the destroyer transited through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea, highlighting the escalating tensions in the region.
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Multiple U.S. Defense Officials are now reporting that the Interceptions over the Red Sea almost 2 Nights Ago by the USS Carney (DDG-64) were much more Significant than had previously been stated, with the Destroyer said to have Intercepted at least 4 Land-Attack Cruise Missiles… https://t.co/Y8pUba7hql https://t.co/DsPiXRjwh1
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The US Navy guided-missile destroyer USS Karni intercepted three missiles and several drones that Yemen's Ansar Allah movement could potentially attack targets in Israel, Pentagon spokesman Gen. Patrick Ryder said at a regular briefing for reporters. https://t.co/dC2RvXCRSx
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NEW: Multiple reports of drone and rocket attacks on/near United States assets: Yemen Coast: USS Carney shot down missiles from Iranian-backed Houthi militants. Unclear what the rockets were pointed at. Ain Al-Asad airbase in Iraq: Reports of drone and rocket attacks where US… https://t.co/cgvWUhuBKq https://t.co/tBQObwoMzp
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BREAKING: The Pentagon says the USS Carney shot down three cruise missiles and several drones operated by Yemen's Iran-backed Houthis.
Pentagon Press Secretary, Brigadier General Pat Ryder has Confirmed that the USS Carney did Shoot Down 3 Land-Attack Cruise Missiles as well as several Drones launched by Houthi Forces in Yemen last night over the Red Sea.
The USS Carney (DDG-64) a Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer with the U.S. Navy is reported to have Detected 3 Missiles heading Northward last night while in the Red Sea near the Coast of Yemen with all Missiles being Intercepted using RIM-66M Surface-to-Air Missiles; the Missiles are… https://t.co/FCXFSHfZvg https://t.co/ID0MPKrKUk
The USS Carney (DDG-64) an Arleigh Burke-Class Destroyer of the US Navy, intercepted "2 to 3 missiles" fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen according to US officials. The USS Carney transited through the Suez Canal into the Red Sea on Wednesday and was then off the coast of Yemen… https://t.co/WX0svIf4Qk https://t.co/7ks996hnpt
A US official tells Reuters that a number of projectiles and drones were shot down by the US destroyer USS Carney. https://t.co/Gj5WXpFC4l https://t.co/lI00BZlqbT