A German ship mistakenly opens fire on a US drone in the Red Sea. The German Defense Ministry confirmed that an incident occurred on Monday involving a drone from an allied country.
The frigate 'Hesse' opened fire after trying "unsuccessfully" to identify an unknown drone, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said. The drone was later discovered to be a "reconnaissance aircraft," he added. According to Der Spiegel magazine, this device was an American Reaper drone. Military officials consider that this incident shows that coordination between allies participating in missions in the area "must improve"