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An amphibious transport ship shows off a futuristic new weapon system in the Pacific, as it takes out a drone mid-flight.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) \u2014 The Navy announced Wednesday it tested a laser weapon and destroyed a floating target<\/a> in the Mideast, a system that could be used to counter bomb-laden drone boats deployed by Yemen\u2019s Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The test Tuesday saw the amphibious transport dock ship Portland<\/a> test-fire its Laser Weapon System Demonstrator at the target in the Gulf of Aden, the body of water separating East Africa from the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Navy\u2019s Mideast-based 5th Fleet described the laser as having \u201csuccessfully engaged\u201d the target in a statement. Previously, the Portland used the laser to bring down a flying drone in May 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Gulf of Aden sits along the southern coast of war-torn Yemen, which has been at war since Iranian-backed Houthi rebels seized its capital, Sanaa, in 2014. A Saudi-led coalition entered the conflict in March 2015 but the stalemate conflict has dragged on for years, becoming the world\u2019s worst humanitarian disaster and killing an estimated 110,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In this infrared photo from the U.S. Navy, the USS Portland fires a laser weapon system at a target floating in the Gulf of Aden on Dec. 14, 2021. (Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Devin Kates\/U.S. Marine Corps via AP)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The war also has bled into the surrounding waterways, like the Red Sea and the Bab el-Mandeb, which connects the sea to the Gulf of Aden. These waterways lead to the Suez Canal and onto the Mediterranean Sea, making them crucial for international shipping and global energy supplies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Houthis have deployed drone boats into these waters<\/a>, which can be piloted remotely and sent up to a target before detonating. These boats are suspected of being built with Iran\u2019s help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Emirati officials in 2018 showed off footage <\/a>they described as coming from a drone boat computer that had Iranians building components for the boat\u2019s guidance system, with a hat visible in the background of one picture bearing the symbol of Iran\u2019s hard-line paramilitary Revolutionary Guard. Iran has denied arming the Houthis, though United Nations experts, independent analysts and Western nations point to evidence showing Tehran\u2019s link to the weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Portland, a San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock, has its home port in San Diego. The ship is deployed as part of the Essex Amphibious Ready Group that\u2019s now in the Mideast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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