U.S. Navy destroyers shot down seven missiles and drones fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels at the warships and three American merchant vessels they were escorting through the Gulf of Aden.

The Arleigh Burke-class destroyer emerged unscathed after all three incidents. These repeated attacks appear to reflect the Houthi desire to hit an American warship and underscore

In a bold retaliatory operation, Yemeni Houthis targeted a U.S. destroyer and three American supply ships in the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Aden. The Yemeni Armed Forces deployed 16 ballistic, cruise missiles,