U.S. MQ-9 Drone shot down off the coast of Yemen

A U.S. MQ-9 Reaper drone was shot down off the coast of Yemen on Wednesday, a defense official confirmed to CBS News. The official said the drone was operating in international airspace over international waters. 

U.S. Central Command officials are assessing the incident, the official said. 

A spokesperson for the Houthis in Yemen claimed on X that air defenses brought down the drone.