The picture above is the anti-ship missile employed by the Houthi in Yemen.
American taxpayers have spent hundreds of billions of dollars on the world’s most advanced naval force.
The U.S.-led campaign against the Houthi rebels, overshadowed by the Israel-Hamas war in the Gaza Strip, has turned into the most intense running sea battle the Navy has faced since World War II, its leaders and experts told The Associated Press.
Most intense US naval combat since 1945.
1945.
The Osa class is probably the most numerous class of missile boats ever built, with over 400 vessels constructed between 1960 and 1973 for both the Soviet Navy and for export to allied countries.
Per the Tarantul, built between 1979 and 1984, 13 ships of the type were built.
Here’s the naval threat from Yemen:
Need I say more…
https://apnews.com/article/us-navy-yemen-houthis-israel-war-7a9997f9d84ac669fae69ecf819913fb
