America carried out air attack on Houthi rebels in Yemen, said in statement – shot down 'by mistake', both pilots safe

Washington: past On Saturday, America launched a major attack on the capital occupied by Yemen's Houthi rebels. This is the second attack by Houthi rebels in two days. The US Central Command issued a statement saying that they had targeted the rebels' missile storage center and 'command and control facility' in the attacks. Apart from this, American forces had shot down several Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile over the Red Sea. At the same time, the American Central Command is currently taking action against the Houthis in Yemen.

'Accidentally' shot down F/A-18 fighter plane

A US Navy warship “accidentally” shot down an F/A-18 fighter plane. In which two pilots were aboard. The American Army gave this information on Sunday. The military said both pilots were alive and one had minor injuries, but the incident underlined the continued attacks on ships by Houthi rebels despite US and European military coalition patrols in the region. Because of how dangerous the Red Sea Corridor has become. This incident of shooting down the fighter plane happened when the US Army carried out air strikes targeting Yemen's Houthi rebels.

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The US Army's Central Command did not say during which mission the incident occurred. Central Command said in a statement, “The designated missile warships ‘USS Gettysburg’ and ‘USS Harry S. Truman Carrier Strike Group. This warship accidentally fired on 'F/A-18' and shot it down. 'F/A-18' USS Harry S. Truman.” However, it is not clear how the Gettysburg mistook the F/A-18 for an enemy aircraft or missile, despite the fact that during combat the ships maintain both radar and radio communications. Central Command said warships and aircraft had shot down several drones and an anti-ship missile fired by the Houthi rebels.