A military statement released by CENTCOM reported that US warships were directly targeted in the largest Houthi Red Sea missile attack, with a total of 24 projectiles fired.
US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the US Navy shot down about two dozen missiles and drones in a significant new incident in the Red Sea. Given that it involved a minimum of 21 drones and Houthi missiles fired from Yemen, it ranks among the biggest attacks to occur there since October 7. It was referred to by the Associated Press as the "largest-ever barrage of drones and missiles targeting shipping in the Red Sea."
In the first military statement, the Tuesday 9:15 p.m. (local time) attack off the Yemeni port cities of Hodeida and Mokha was described as a "complex attack" carried out by terrorists affiliated with Iran. According to the statement, CENTCOM calculated that it involved 18 one-way attack drones, two anti-ship cruise missiles, and an anti-ship ballistic missile.
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