The USS Carney, an Arleigh Burke-class destroyer of the US Navy, intercepted multiple missiles fired from Houthi-controlled Yemen, according to US officials. The incident occurred while the USS Carney was in the Red Sea near the coast of Yemen. The missiles were successfully intercepted using RIM-66M Surface-to-Air Missiles. The USS Carney had transited through the Suez Canal before reaching the Red Sea. The interception comes amid heightened tensions in the region.
Pentagon: The guided-missile destroyer USS Carney shot down 3 missiles and several drones fired by Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen that were heading toward Israel.
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
BREAKING: Israel's Channel 13 reports that Israeli officials believe missiles fired by Iran-backed Houthis, which were intercepted by USS Carney, were aimed at Israel.
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