The US military said on Sunday it had engaged five unmanned drones over the Red Sea that “presented an imminent threat to US, coalition, and merchant vessels in the region.”
US Central Command did not say in the statement if the drones were destroyed.
On Friday, Yemen's Houthi militias said they targeted a British oil ship travelling through the Red Sea. The group said the ship was targeted with naval missiles and was directly hit.
Houthi military spokesman Brig. Gen. Yahya Saree said on Thursday his forces also shot down an MQ-9 Reaper attack drone of the US military with a missile in the airspace of the Saada governorate, north Yemen.
Houthis continue attacking commercial ships in the Red Sea in a show of support for Palestinians fighting Israel in the Gaza war.
The United States and the United Kingdom conducted airstrikes on the Houthis to disrupt and degrade the capabilities the group uses to threaten global trade.
