The November 2023 US drone shootdown occurred on 8 November 2023 when the Yemeni Houthis shot down an unmanned US MQ-9 Reaper drone off the coast of Yemen.
The American drone was operating in international airspace and over international waters when it was shot down by Iranian-backed militants in Yemen. The shootdown came several weeks after the USS Carney intercepted multiple missiles and drones fired by the Houthis as they were heading north along the Red Sea.