The US has denied reports of a US helicopter being shot down over the Red Sea

Reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea are not true, US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

The CENTCOM release states that all US aircraft and personnel in the Middle East are safe.

WASHINGTON, October 6 – RIA Novosti. The American military command called untrue reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down in the skies over the Red Sea.

Earlier it was reported that the US Navy helicopter Sikorsky MH-60R Seahawk suddenly lost altitude and disappeared from radar over the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia.

“Reports that a US Navy helicopter was shot down over the Red Sea are not true,” US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Tuesday.