Between 18:00 and 19:15 local time in Sanaa on February 29, US Central Command (CENTCOM) forces launched two self-defense attacks on six mobile anti-ship cruise missiles ready to be launched towards the Red Sea. . The US military reported this information on its official social network account. X.
It was reported that CENTCOM forces also shot down an unmanned aerial vehicle over the southern Red Sea in self-defense the same evening.
“Centcom has determined that the missiles and unmanned aircraft pose a direct threat to U.S. commercial and Navy ships in the region,” CENTCOM added.
Formerly Houthis announced It concerns the intention to attack merchant shipping in the Red Sea every 12 hours.