The Houthi attacks have caused global instability, and as a result, the US created the Warfighter Senior Integration Group to focus department-wide efforts to address the urgent drone challenges.
Significant damage was caused to the targeted vessel and all the crewmembers abandoned ship.
Houthis cause damage to a Liberian-flagged, swiss-owned vessel on the Red Sea. CENTCOM conduct "self-defense" strikes against two anti-ship cruise missiles.
The strikes hit Houthi drones, air defense systems, and weapons storage facilities in several locations throughout Yemen.
The airstrikes came just a few hours after the US said it had targeted Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles prepared for launch.
This is the first time that US troops have been killed by enemy fire in the Middle East since the beginning of the war in Gaza.
What is clear now is that these attacks are not only increasing but settling into a new type of routine.
India's navy deployed three destroyers to maintain a deterrent presence in various locations after an attack near India's waters.
For Austin, the trip is a delicate balancing act.
US CENTCOM said that four attacks had been conducted against three separate commercial vessels in the southern Red Sea.