Maritime Executive – March 24, 2025
On Monday, Yemen’s Houthi rebels claimed that they had engaged in an hours-long exchange of fire with U.S. Navy forces in the Red Sea, disrupting American strikes on Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen. The claims could not be confirmed, but Houthi forces have exaggerated their attempted attacks in the past.
Houthi forces claimed to have targeted “several enemy destroyers, in addition to the aircraft carrier Truman,” using a combination of ballistic missiles, cruise missiles and drones.
“This combat, the second in 24 hours, lasted for several hours, during which an enemy air attack against our country was thwarted,” said Houthi spokesman Yahya Saree.
Saree also claimed that Houthi missile forces had targeted Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport with another two ballistic missiles, the latest in a series of attempted attacks on Israeli territory.
The Truman and other assets in the Mideast have been carrying out heavy strikes on Houthi positions since March 15. U.S. national security leaders have told media that multiple Houthi decisionmakers have been killed in the airstrikes, and that the toll on the group’s military capabilities has been substantial. “We’ve hit their headquarters,” National Security Advisor Michael Waltz told media on Sunday. “We’ve hit communications nodes, weapons factories and even some of their over-the-water drone production facilities.”
Saudi outlet Al-Hadath reports that another Houthi leader was killed on Sunday night. Houthi media sources have reported an airstrike on a residential block in Sanaa, resulting in a claimed casualty count of one dead and 15 wounded.
Both sides are working on improving operational security and comms. According to the Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Houthi leaders claim to have improved the encryption and security of their communications systems since the start of the strikes. U.S. officials are having similar discussions after the U.S. defense leadership team accidentally leaked detailed Yemen war plans to a journalist on a commercial messaging app.
We reserve judgment on the following video but it offers some interesting perspective on the weapons being used against U.S. Navy ships in the Red Sea. Ed.
Low-flying, penetrating USS Harry Truman’s defenses and forced it to retreat| Yemen’s Drone attacks
Marshal EN – March 25, 2025
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the people of the UK salute you houthis
thankyou you are fighting the jew for the whole world
thankyou again
The US Navy said this: “Facing threats, the USS Harry S. Trumam is still operational”. To me, this is an admission the Truman was hit. Being operational could mean, still under it’s own power, or that planes can still take off, so we don’t know. There’s bound to be a trusted embedded presstitute onboard the Truman, or a close destroyer, but we see no sugar candy gloating fake news despatches, which to my mind, the US navy is right under the cosh.
To set this in context, a Royal Nazi navy ship in the same theater, had to use a deck gun to stop a slow moving drone, because the 2 missiles, £1.4 million each, failed to take the drone out. This was a very close call. There’s a great myth that Nazi defenses are invincible, they’re not. HMS Nazi Sheffield taken out by a French Exocet missile.
The Houthis have successfully engaged and stalled the most powerful part of the US Navy. They control the sea access to Israel and have managed to create huge disturbances. Will they cause Israel to lose supplies, including jet fuel? Without jet fuel what happens to Israeli air force? Without ammo and missiles what happens next? With such massacres of civilians, how long before the world decides to act against the Israels? They have lost their moral authority long ago.
The Houthis have successfully engaged and stalled the most powerful part of the US Navy. They control the sea access to Israel and have managed to create huge disturbances. Will they cause Israel to lose supplies, including jet fuel? Without jet fuel what happens to Israeli air force? Without ammo and missiles what happens next? With such massacres of civilians, how long before the world decides to act against the Israelis? They have lost their moral authority long ago.
The stupidity of the US military as well as the craven support for Israel are truly disgusting. And stupid.
The straits of the red sea are quite narrow. For a few thousand dollars anyone can buy a high grade drone and if they have access to a standard mortar, can strap it to that drone and fly it out and try to hit an American military ship.
So this problem will never go away as long as the Yemeni people resist. It’s eternal whack a mole.
And while it could cost any Yemeni a few thousand dollars, it costs millions daily for America to maintain their fleet in the region.
There is no winning here. Israel is not worth this.
It only takes one missile to take out a ship. Only one.
To set this in context where are the drone photos and videos of attacked, damaged, sinking ships? If dozens of armed missiles and drones can be launched against these ships then why not a couple with cameras to record the action and transmit it across the world to much cheering. A logical question innit.
BOMB THE SITTING US NAVY DUCKS !
their fine life roaming the seas should be over !
and Iran : THINK FOR DIEGO GARCIA !
that the garcian natives can return to a paradise island .
The Huti Tootis will eventually find a weakness, like ………………………….., and then it is all over for big floating lumps. The Telly Tubbies in Toyotas eventually won and I cannot see this going any better.