F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Have Been Shooting Down Houthi Drones

In the turbulent waters of the Red Sea, a French Navy Aquitaine-class frigate recently found itself in a high-stakes confrontation, engaging a Houthi attack drone approaching at close range with its 76mm OTO Melara main gun.

F-35C Naval Joint Strike Fighters Have Been Shooting Down Houthi Drones

U.S. carrier-based F-35C Joint Strike Fighters have been shooting down Houthi drones in the course of recent operations over and around the Red Sea, in addition to striking targets in Yemen, according to a U.S. official. The disclosure comes amid an evolving U.S. aerial campaign in the region, in which the threats posed by the Yemeni militants’ air defense capabilities have become an increasingly pronounced factor, as TWZ just explored this week…