US forces thwarted two Houthi attacks, Central Command said, while a third attempted strike fell short of its target without causing damage. Centcom, which heads US military operations in the Middle East, said in a post on X that its forces had shot down an unmanned drone over the Gulf of Aden early in the morning. It did not disclose where the drone was heading. A few hours later, US forces also identified an “uncrewed surface vehicle” believed to be laden with explosives en route to the Red Sea.
