{"id":45835,"date":"2023-11-16T21:46:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/16\/navy-warship-wasnt-targeted-by-drone-it-shot-down-pentagon-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T20:19:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T20:19:13","slug":"navy-warship-wasnt-targeted-by-drone-it-shot-down-pentagon-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/16\/navy-warship-wasnt-targeted-by-drone-it-shot-down-pentagon-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy warship wasn\u2019t targeted by drone it shot down, Pentagon says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">An airborne drone launched from Yemen and shot down by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.navytimes.com\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/15\/navy-warship-thomas-hudner-shoots-down-drone-in-red-sea\/\" target=\"_blank\">Navy destroyer Thomas Hudner<\/a> in the Red Sea Wednesday was not targeting the warship, Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh told reporters Thursday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Defense Department assessment concluded that while the Hudner was not the drone\u2019s intended target, it \u201cgot so close to the crew that the commander did feel it necessary to engage and shoot down the drone,\u201d Singh said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She declined to comment on how close the drone came to the ship, or which weapons Hudner used to down it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thomas Hudner was traveling in international waters Wednesday when it fired on the drone in self-defense, according to a brief Pentagon statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2023\/11\/15\/navy-warship-thomas-hudner-shoots-down-drone-in-red-sea\/\" 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=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/7521389.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\">Navy warship Thomas Hudner shoots down drone in Red Sea<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Navy officials said the drone was fired from Yemen as Hudner operated in the Red Sea.<\/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\">\u201cThe Hudner\u2019s crew engaged and shot down the drone to ensure the safety of U.S. personnel,\u201d the Pentagon said. \u201cThere were no U.S. casualties or any damage to the ship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Pentagon\u2019s investigation into the drone\u2019s origin is still underway, Singh suggested it was fired by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The skirmish marked the second time in a month that a Navy ship has shot down potential threats. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fellow Navy warship Carney intercepted a salvo of missiles and drones Oct. 19 while the destroyer was operating in the Red Sea. 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