The US Defense Department mentioned that the American forces based in the Red Sea, for the first time, observed as well as struck a Houthi-deployed underwater drone on Saturday. The CENTCOM, the central command for the US Department of Defense, has stated that the US launched some “self-defence” strikes on Saturday against three anti-ship cruise mobile missiles, one uncrewed underwater vessel (abbreviated UUV), and an unmanned surface vessel (abbreviated the USV) in the Houthi-ruled zones of Yemen as well as that of the Red Sea.
Imminent threat
CENTCOM mentioned that the drones highlighted an “imminent threat” to the US Navy vessels in the zone and that it was the first time that the US forces had spotted an underwater unmanned drone that the Houthis deployed.
The Houthis, a political as well as military group with a history of controlling significant portions of Yemen, including Sanaa, the capital, started attacking vessels in the waters of the Red Sea in October in solidarity with the Palestinians.
Anti ship missiles
The Houthis first started attacking vessels in the waters of the Red Sea using its anti-ship missiles fired from the land. But as the Israeli scorched-earth mission in Gaza dragged on and the US deployed its Navy to the waters of the Red Sea, the group also focused on expanding its arsenal. They started to launch unmanned surface sea drones on 4 January, per The Associated Press, which has the reporters on USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the waters of the Red Sea.
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Source : Marine insight
