(VOVWORLD) - US forces in the Red Sea have successfully conducted five self-defense strikes to foil attacks by land and sea from Houthi areas of Yemen, the Pentagon said Sunday.
 Illustrative image: Smoke rising from the British oil tanker MV Merlin Luanda, attacked by Houthi forces while moving through the Gulf of Aden in the Arabian Sea, January 27, 2024. (Photo: AFP/VNA) |
The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said they targeted three anti-ship cruise missiles, an unmanned underwater vehicle (UUV), and an unmanned surface vessel (USV).
CENTCOM said this was the first observed Houthi use of a UUV since attacks began in October, adding that these vehicles posed an imminent threat to US Navy ships and merchant vessels in the region.