{"id":30624,"date":"2024-02-06T16:04:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T16:04:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2024\/02\/06\/us-takes-out-explosive-laden-houthi-surface-drones\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T16:08:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T16:08:58","slug":"us-takes-out-explosive-laden-houthi-surface-drones","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/battlefield-tech\/2024\/02\/06\/us-takes-out-explosive-laden-houthi-surface-drones\/","title":{"rendered":"US takes out explosive-laden Houthi surface drones"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Central Command carried out a strike against two surface drones carrying explosives Monday afternoon, as the Iran-backed Houthi rebel attacks in the Red Sea continue to threaten Navy ships and commercial vessels in the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The \u201cself-defense\u201d strike happened after U.S. forces determined that the unmanned vessels were carrying explosives and posed a threat to ships in the area.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/05\/iran-backed-attacks-in-middle-east-continue-after-dozens-of-us-strikes\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/AP24034565077934.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Iran-backed attacks in Middle East continue after dozens of US strikes<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">The Pentagon has insisted that the barrage of attacks by Iran-backed militants, and United States retaliatory strikes, don\u2019t amount to war.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">CENTCOM identified the drones in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen before taking them out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese actions will protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for U.S. Navy vessels and merchant vessels,\u201d <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/centcom\/status\/1754682282680402059?s=46\" target=\"_blank\">CENTCOM tweeted<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Houthi aggression has ramped up in recent months with attacks in the Red Sea targeting commercial vessels since October, attacks Houthi leaders say are in support of Palestinians as the Israel-Hamas war rages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the midst of continued Houthi attacks and counter-strikes, and the bombardment of Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Syria following a drone attack that killed three U.S. soldiers earlier this month, the Pentagon on Monday characterized the actions as \u201cself-defense\u201d strikes, and not <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2024\/02\/05\/iran-backed-attacks-in-middle-east-continue-after-dozens-of-us-strikes\/\" target=\"_blank\">a full-blown war<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBut to be clear, our goal is not to \u2015 okay, game on, let\u2019s just do this and go, you know, full scale war against Iranian proxy groups in Iraq and Syria,\u201d Air Force Maj. 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