With a sure-fire air-defense system, including two fail-safes, here’s how the U.S. Navy takes out enemy anti-ship missiles.
At about 9 p.m. local time Thursday, Houthi rebels launched two anti-ship ballistic missiles at the M/V Chem Ranger, a U.S.-owned ship that flies under a Marshal Islands flag, according to U.S. Central Command. Both missiles landed in the water near the ship, CENTCOM said, and th...
Also on Saturday, the U.S. military conducted strikes against six Houthi anti-ship cruise missiles to be launched against ships in the Red Sea. On Friday, U.S. forces shot down several Houthi drones over the Gulf of Aden and the Red Sea.■...
A Houthi supporter raises a Hezbollah flag during an anti-Israel and anti-U.S. rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Sept. 27, 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman) WASHINGTON — The U.S. military struck more than a dozen Houthi targets in Yemen on Friday, going ...
The Houthis published a statement after the strikes saying that they targeted an American ship called theTorm Thorwith naval missiles, as well as several US warships with UAVs. CENTCOM had said earlier on Saturday that theUSS Masonshot down an anti-ship ballistic missile launched into the Gulf...
The Houthis have conductedover 30 attackson commercial and naval vessels since mid-November, according to the coalition. Later on Sunday morning, US CENTCOM targeted a land attack cruise missile and four anti-ship cruise missiles belonging to the Houthis in two separate strikes, according to a...
US conducts strikes against three Houthi anti-ship missiles aimed at Southern Red Sea Growing tensions linked to events in Gaza have disrupted global trade and raised fears of supply bottlenecks Sat Jan 20 2024 - 15:53 US military fires fresh barrage of missiles at Houthi sites in Yemen Iran-...
Hours earlier, the U.S. Central Command said the container ship reported that it was struck by a missile while transiting the southern Red Sea, and there were no injuries among its crew. "While responding, the USS GRAVELY shot down two anti-ship ballistic missiles fired from Houthi-controlled...
took another self-defense strike on a site in Yemen, destroying six anti-ship cruise missiles, as it has repeatedly when it has detected a missile or drone ready to launch. The day before the strikes the U.S. destroyer Laboon and F/A-18s from the Eisenhower shot down seven drones fired...
The Houthis also have inexpensive Iranian-designed attack drones in their arsenal, like the 15-foot wide Samad, with a range of up to 1,100 miles. Some of their anti-ship ballistic missiles resemble the Iranian weapons seen here, and can hit targets up to about 3...