(AP-Washington Post) Lolita C. Baldor - The USS Carney, a Navy destroyer sailing near the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, shot down an Iranian-made KAS-04 drone launched from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen that was heading toward the ship on Wednesday, U.S. Central Command said. On Tuesday, an Iranian drone flew within 1,500 yards of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier as it was conducting flight operations in international waters. Navy Vice Adm. Brad Cooper said that drone "violated safety precautions" by not staying more than 10 nautical miles from the ship.
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