It said that these actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US Navy and merchant vessels.
In the attack, the US military forces targeted seven mobile anti-ship cruise missiles (ASCM), three mobile unmanned aerial vehicles(UAV), and one explosive unmanned surface vessel(USV) in Houthi controlled areas of Yemen.
The Iranian-backed Houthis launched an unmanned surface drone in the Red Sea, targeting commercial shipping lanes. This marks the first instance of the Houthis using such a weapon since the onset of their attacks on merchant vessels in the wake of the Gaza war, as reported by CNN.
Washington [US], September 3 (ANI/Sputnik): An Iranian warship attempted to seize unmanned surface vessels in the Red Sea belonging to the US Navy, marking the second incident in a week's time where Iran tried to capture a US vessel, 5th Fleet spokesman Tim Hawkins told Sputnik on Friday.
Jerusalem [Israel], November 18 (ANI/Xinhua): The state-owned company Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) and the United Arab Emirates' advanced technology defence group EDGE on Thursday announced an agreement to jointly develop advanced unmanned surface vessels (USVs)