US military says it shot down a drone over Gulf of Aden

The US military’s Central Command says its forces shot down a drone over the Gulf of Aden on Friday.

It added that it later conducted strikes against four Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) that were being readied for launch, referring to the Yemen-based movement officially known as Ansar Allah.

"US forces identified the UAVs in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen and determined that they presented an imminent threat to merchant vessels and the US Navy ships in the region. US forces subsequently struck and destroyed the UAVs in self-defence," a tweet from the US Central Command, Centacom, read.