A U.S. Navy destroyer in the Red Sea shot down an Iranian drone that was launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen on Wednesday.

The USS Carney deemed the drone, which was identified as an Iranian-made KAS-04, to be a threat and shot it down over water, the latest in a series of aggressive actions taken against U.S. troops in the region by a variety of adversaries.

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"Although its intentions are not known, the UAV was heading toward the warship. At the time of the shoot down, the USS Carney was escorting the USNS SUPPLY (Oiler) and another U.S. flagged and crewed ship carrying military equipment to the region," U.S. Central Command said in a statement to the Washington Examiner.

The incident, in which no one was injured, came a day after an Iranian drone flew within 1,500 yards of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower aircraft carrier in international waters in the Arabian Gulf.

"The UAV was visually identified as Iranian. Its closest point of approach to IKE was approximately 1,500 yards. Multiple hails and warnings were ignored by Iran," commander of U.S. Naval Forces Central Command, Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, said. “This Iranian action violated safety precautions outlined in a daily Notice to Airmen (NOTAM). The NOTAM directed manned and unmanned aircraft to remain greater than 10 nautical miles from the aircraft carrier in order to ensure safety of flight of military and civilian aviation."

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The Carney intercepted three cruise missiles and several drones in an incident last month, while last week, the USS Thomas Hudner shot down a drone that was flying toward it at the time.

The Houthis shot down a U.S. MQ-9 reaper drone over the Red Sea earlier this month as well.