US CENTCOM destroys Houthi drone and USV in Yemen

CENTCOM was recently involved in the killing of Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in the last week of August. 

 A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023. (photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)
A drone is launched during a military exercise in an undisclosed location in Iran, in this handout image obtained on October 4, 2023.
(photo credit: IRANIAN ARMY/WANA (WEST ASIA NEWS AGENCY)/HANDOUT VIA REUTERS)

The US Central Command (CENTCOM) destroyed one Houthi drone, and one unmanned surface vessel in Yemen Saturday, CENTCOM reported Saturday night in a statement.

The vessels were determined to present a significant threat to US forces and merchant vessels, CENTCOM said.

Israel was moved from being part of the area of operations for US European Command to US Central Command in 2021.

CENTCOM has been involved in the defense against the Iranian attack in early April to the killing of Hurras al-Din senior leader Abu-’Abd al-Rahman al-Makki in the last week of August. 

 IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and US CENTCOM commander Michael Eric Kurilla holding a situation assessment on the threat from Iran, April 12, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)
IDF Chief of Staff Herzi Halevi and US CENTCOM commander Michael Eric Kurilla holding a situation assessment on the threat from Iran, April 12, 2024. (credit: IDF SPOKESPERSON UNIT)

Houthi drones

The Iranian-backed terrorist organization detonated a drone in Tel Aviv, which killed one person in July.

In response, an Israeli operation destroyed the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeidah.

Since the beginning of the war, air defense systems have destroyed hundreds of these drones of different varieties.