What do we know so far?
The German Defense Ministry confirmed a drone incident involving an allied nation occurred on Monday, without naming the country.
Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said the Hesse frigate, which arrived in the region at the weekend as part of an EU mission to help secure international shipping from attacks by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis, opened fire after efforts to identify the unknown drone “were unsuccessful.”
Ministry spokesman Michael Stempfle said, “The case was resolved when it turned out that it wasn’t a hostile drone, which only became clear in hindsight.”
Fortunately, two missiles fired at the drone missed their target and crashed into the sea due to “a technical defect,” according to Der Spiegel news magazine, which also claimed that the UAV in question was a US Reaper reconnaissance drone.
www.dw.com/en/german-navy-almost-shot-down-us-drone-over-red-sea-reports/a-68400595