US fights off Houthi drone attack in Red Sea

The U.S. Navy fought off an attack by Houthi rebels over the weekend, shooting down dozens of drones. As FOX31's Talya Cunningham reports, this marks the largest drone attack in the Red Sea to date.

[darwinjina]

did not the Houthi heavily damage another ship last weekend?

[citizensusa]

I wish they would stop calling it ballistic missiles these are not ballistic missiles that are being fired at the US they're guided missiles, and yes there's a big difference.

[MusicalSavior]

How many conflicts is America involved in now?

[Mike-]

Firing million dollar Surface to air missile at a $100 drone with a 2 cycle weed eater engine.

[BEEFEATER-wj]

$2, 000, 000 missile VS. $1, 000 drone
There’s only one winner 😂😂😂

[KelvinHenderson-dzuc]

This country is really starting to turn into an absolute joke

[Bleyluige]

The Houthis imposed a blockade Why dont the US resoect the blockade? International waters? There are some countries that do not respect iternational law. Why should they? In any case, Yemen is the only country enforcing internstional law and UN resolutions. They fulfill their duties as a UN member

[GardenisLife]

where the hell is Iran in all of this, and why the hell did we suddenly stop talking about iran? they were constantly blaming iran for backing it all and then one day they just up and forgot iran exists. what gives?

[aidanlynch]

Here's a controversial take, why don't we just... leave?

[mamacryright]

International jokes for US military prowess LOL

[SpringIsBACK]

The missiles have a rather finite shelf life, so they'd eventually just be scrapped if not used.

Also, quite a few drones have been shot down by fighter jets, which is more cost effective. (One of our pilots got 7 kills early on, B4 his ship, the Bataan, went back to the Med.)

That said, one can't play defense forever. Eventually a malfunction or human error will result in a ship getting hit. Plus at the moment the area to be defended is way too big for a few AD ships to cover. In fact, NO ship being so "covered" has been hit, but even if you have a successful interception rate of 99.9%, if you let the offender send 1000 attacks, well...

[madworld]

They still haven't used sea drones yet like how Ukraine used against Russia

[amroshawky]

This country's navy is out there fighting poverty strike rebels and losing, lmao

[harryrolf-zg]

the root of the problem is Israel.. not Yemen not the Houthis

[DavidFMayerPhD]

It is absurd to use million dollar missiles to destroy thousand dollar drones.
Only LASER defense is cost-effective in dealing with drones.

[Ahmedxx-uz]

I do not know how stupid the leaders of the United States are. They warned the Houthis against ships heading to Israel. The Houthis also said, “Just stop the war and genocide on the Gaza Strip, and the blockade in the Red Sea will end.” Is this a difficult matter?

[ARolls-ddzd]

I don't know how anyone could join the US military at this point it's so hypocritical, but thanks I guess.

[critian]

15k drones vs 2 millions missiles hello america

[Justnobody]

Big difference in ballistic and guided missiles, folks! Get the story straight. And quit this crap about how much a missle costs. It's cheaper to fire a missile than replace an entire ship! 😮

[mohammadalisezavarbandy]

Supporting Israil have costs for tax payers in us.