The news agency, citing two unnamed US officials, said the Thomas Hudner destroyer took the drone down over the Red Sea in the early morning today.
The drone had come from Yemen, the officials told Reuters, without providing details on whether it was armed or how close it came to the ship.
The Pentagon said last month that it had shot down several missiles and drones launched at Israel from Yemen. This would represent the second such incident.
The Yemen-based Houthis have claimed several launches towards Israel amid the war.
We’ve reached out to the Pentagon for confirmation of the Reuters report and will bring you more details when we can.
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