Houthi Rebels For the first time dismissed surface-to-Air Raketten (SAMS) on an American F-16 fighter jet on February 19, three senior American defense officials tell Fox News.
The jet flew from the coast of Yemen Over the Red Sea when the Sam was fired. The rocket did not hit the jet.
Houthis shot another SAM on an American MQ-9 Reaper-Drone that flew the US about Yemen outside Houthi-controlled areas on 19 February.
This is the first time that the Houthis have fired a SAM rocket on an American F16 hunter, an important escalation in the current military interactions between the Iran supported by Iran and the American Navy and Air Force, according to High American Defense Officers.
Houthi -Hangers marching to mark the birthday of the Yemeni unit in Sanaa, Yemen, on Wednesday 22 May 2024. (AP Photo/Osamah Abdulrahman)
American naval vessels keep an attack from Houthis in Gulf of Aden
Under the Biden Administration The US Army defended his warships who patrol the Red Sea and Bab Alab Street, and accompanied and prevented attacks on commercial ships by the Houthis after 7 October 2023, attack in Israel by Hamas.
The Houthi attacks started shortly after the Israeli army responded in Gaza on October 7. US Central Command then escalated his attacks on the Houthis to break down infrastructure and weapon storage facilities.
Now there is a policy debate at the highest level of the US Army about the best way to combat the Houthis, which the Trump administration has restored the terror list of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The debate is now whether to perform a more traditional terrorism determination of the Houthis, with persistent strikes that are aimed at the individuals who plan and execute the current attacks, or whether they should follow a more defensive approach and continue after Houthi infrastructure and weapon-dependent Facilities.
President Donald Trump; Houthi hunters ride on military vehicles. (Getty Images)
An approach to the fight against terrorism would be an important and some say, expensive escalation at a time when military means, including MQ-9 Reaper drones, are diverted to the southern border.
The policy decision will ultimately be determined by the White House.
Senior military leaders believe that it can only be a matter of time before a Houthi rocket hits an American navy ship, which can cause devastating injuries and damage to the aircraft carriers and destructors who have been patrol the Red Sea since then, attack shortly after 7 October.
This is a locator card for Yemen with its capital, Sanaa. A possible attack by the Yemen’s Houthi rebels on Monday focused on a ship further away from almost all the previous attacks they launched in the Gulf of Aden, officials said, possibly part of an increasing escalation by the group. (AP photo)
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Until now, the Navy has intercepted or intercepted all rockets and drones that were fired by the Houthis on their warships, but sometimes the interceptions have been made seconds for impact.
There have been countless close calls, and the American navy has been in essence in the Red Sea over the past two years, confronted with nearly-constant attacks by Houthi Ballistic and Cruise Rakettes and Drones, and the fire of expensive SM-2 and SM – 3 rockets to combat the Houthi intimidation.
