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This would constitute the second aerial kill for the F/A-18E/F and underscores the jet's counter-air role within the carrier air wing.

An Indian-flagged crude oil tanker was hit by a drone fired by Houthi militants in the Southern Red Sea, the US military said on Saturday, adding that no injuries were reported from the strike.

Houthi rebels carried out new drone attacks against two commercial shipping vessels, Norwegian-flagged and Indian-flagged oil tankers, transiting the southern Red Sea, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Sunday, adding that no casualties were reported.

The incident marks the 14th and 15th attacks on commercial shipping by Houthi militants since October 17, CENTCOM said in its statement.

Before Ike's arrival this fall, an aircraft carrier hadn't operated in U.S. Central Command’s waters since the end of the Afghanistan war in 2021.

The United States shot down four drones headed towards a U.S. destroyer in the southern Red Sea and launched from Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen on Saturday, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Yemen’s Houthi rebels fired two ballistic missiles at international shipping lanes in the southern Red Sea, the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) confirmed on Saturday. CENTCOM said it received reports from two ships in the southern Red Sea that they were under attack, though no ships were hit by the missiles. The incidents come amid an…

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A leader of the Houthis, a rebel faction in Yemen, said the group will not be deterred from attacking commercial vessels in Middle Eastern waters by a new U.S.-led coalition to protect them.

It's the latest incident involving a U.S. warship shooting down Iran-backed Houthi rebel attack drones in the region.