US, UK Forces Shot Down 21 Drones, Missiles Fired By Houthis Over Red Sea

The drones and missiles were downed by a combination of F/A 18 warplanes. (Representational) American and British forces shot down 18 drones and three missiles Tuesday that were launched by Yemen's Iran backed Houthi rebels toward international shipping lanes in the Red Sea, the US military said.

"Iranian backed Huthis launched a complex attack of Iranian designed one way attack UAVs... , anti ship cruise missiles, and an anti ship ballistic missile from Houthi controlled areas of Yemen into the Southern Red Sea," the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement. Promoted Listen to the latest songs, only on JioSaavn.com The drones and missiles were downed by a combination of F/A 18 warplanes operating from the USS Dwight D.

Eisenhower aircraft carrier and one British and three American destroyers, CENTCOM said. (Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.).