NavyTimes

The destroyer Mason shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle Wednesday that officials say originated from Iran-allied Houthi rebels in Yemen, marking at least the second instance this month where the U.S. warship has had to take such action.

The incident is the most recent episode where U.S. warships in the Middle East have intercepted air drones and missiles, and comes days after the Mason assisted a commercial ship a cruise missile struck in the Red Sea’s Bab-el-Mandeb strait.

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