{"id":46356,"date":"2024-03-29T17:38:32","date_gmt":"2024-03-29T17:38:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/03\/29\/navy-fends-off-houthi-drone-attack-for-second-day-in-a-row\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:50:58","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:50:58","slug":"navy-fends-off-houthi-drone-attack-for-second-day-in-a-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/news\/your-navy\/2024\/03\/29\/navy-fends-off-houthi-drone-attack-for-second-day-in-a-row\/","title":{"rendered":"Navy fends off Houthi drone attack for second day in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

For the second day in a row, U.S. forces in the Middle East took out a wave of attack drones launched over the Red Sea by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Between 6 p.m. and 11 p.m. local time on Thursday, U.S. forces engaged and destroyed four attack drones that \u201cwere aimed at a Coalition vessel and a U.S. warship,\u201d according to U.S. Central Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Houthi drones were taken out in self-defense, according to CENTCOM, and no injuries or damage was reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CENTCOM did not identify the U.S. warship involved in Thursday\u2019s engagement or which assets were used to take out the drones, but multiple Navy destroyers have been on station in the Red Sea since October, intercepting Houthi missiles and drones at a near-daily rate.<\/p>\n\n\n\t