据两名美国官员说，美国海军驱逐舰托马斯·哈德纳号(USS Thomas Hudner)周三击落了一架从也门发射的向该舰靠近的无人机。
据官员们说，当无人机被发现向船只靠近时，美国驱逐舰正在红海南部活动。
“11月15日，在穿越红海国际水域时，美国海军托马斯·哈德纳号(DDG 116)的船员发现一架来自也门的无人驾驶飞机朝该船方向飞去。哈德纳的机组人员参与并击落了无人机，以确保美国人员的安全。一名五角大楼官员在一份声明中说:“没有美国人伤亡，也没有船只受损。”。
如果证实无人机是由也门的胡塞武装分子发射的，这将标志着一周内美国军事资产的第二次升级。
上周，美国表示胡塞击落了一架美国MQ-9收割机那架飞机在也门附近的国际空域飞行。
这也将标志着美国海军军舰第二次击落胡塞人发射的无人机或导弹。
10月20日，驱逐舰美国海军卡尼号击落了四枚巡航导弹五角大楼称胡塞武装向以色列也门方向发射了15架无人机。
自那以后，发生了几起事件，以色列军队击落了至少一枚胡塞向以色列发射的导弹或无人机。
US Navy shoots down drone headed from Yemen toward warship, officials say
The U.S. Navy destroyer USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone headed toward the ship on Wednesday that had been launched from Yemen, according to two U.S. officials.
The U.S. destroyer was operating in the southern Red Sea when the drone was detected as heading toward the ship, according to the officials.
"On November 15th and while transiting the international waters of the Red Sea, the crew of the USS Thomas Hudner (DDG 116) engaged a drone that originated from Yemen and was heading in the direction of the ship. The Hudner's crew engaged and shot down the drone to ensure the safety of U.S. personnel. There were no U.S. casualties or any damage to the ship," a Pentagon official said in a statement.
If it is confirmed that the drone was launched by the Houthi militants in Yemen it would mark the second escalation towards U.S. military assets in a week.
Last week, the U.S. says theHouthis shot down a U.S. MQ-9 Reaperthat had been flying in international airspace off of Yemen.
It would also mark the second time that a U.S. Navy warship has shot down a drone or missile fired by the Houthis.
On Oct. 20, the destroyerUSS Carney shot down four cruise missilesand 15 drones that the Pentagon said the Houthis had fired in the direction of Israel Yemen.
Since then there have been several incidents where Israeli forces have shot down at least a Houthi missile or drone fired by towards Israel.
