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2024-04-29 Arabia

US Central Command says five unmanned drones ‘successfully engaged' over Red Sea

[IsraelTimes] The US military says it has "successfully engaged" five unmanned drones over the Red Sea that "presented an imminent threat to US, coalition, and merchant vessels in the region."

US Central Command does not say in the statement if the drones were destroyed after they were identified.

"These actions are taken to protect freedom of navigation and make international waters safer and more secure for US, coalition, and merchant vessels," the CENTCOM statement adds.

The Iran-backed Houthis, who control much of war-torn Yemen, have been attacking shipping in the Red Sea since November in a campaign they say is in solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza amid the ongoing Israel-Hamas war.

The US has spearheaded a naval coalition to protect vessels in the vital waterway, and has also conducted air strikes in Houthi territory, both on its own and alongside Britain.

Posted by trailing wife 2024-04-29 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11143 views ] Top
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#1 A couple of questions:

Are there manned drones? How are they different from military aircraft?

What is the ratio between the cost of the drone attack and the cost of the US' defensive measures?

Why isn't there any effort to permanently degrade or neutralize the Houthis' capability to engage in piracy and aggression in international waters (in flagrant violation of "International Law (tm)")?

Posted by Elmerert Hupens2660 2024-04-29 05:09|| 2024-04-29 05:09|| Front Page Top

#2 Are there manned drones?

Snark of the day?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-29 05:12|| 2024-04-29 05:12|| Front Page Top

#3 /\ Appears to be a very common 'media' error. No longer SOTD material.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-04-29 06:50|| 2024-04-29 06:50|| Front Page Top

#4 I guess, if they said "drones ‘successfully engaged'", some people would think it has something to do with DEI.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-04-29 07:23|| 2024-04-29 07:23|| Front Page Top

#5 All these engagements and no marriages.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-29 09:32|| 2024-04-29 09:32|| Front Page Top

#6 But not to be confused with the Kaiten in WWII.

Posted by DooDahMan 2024-04-29 11:49|| 2024-04-29 11:49|| Front Page Top

#7 And the Okah. You have to respect in a twisted way the determination. Those guys weren't jacket wallahs going to murder innocents.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-29 11:51|| 2024-04-29 11:51|| Front Page Top

#8 #2 unmanned drones

It's kinda like "mental telepathy." What other kind is there?

Posted by Fred 2024-04-29 12:06|| 2024-04-29 12:06|| Front Page Top

#9 Why is it a card sharp, but a pool hustler and a dice mechanic?

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-04-29 12:11|| 2024-04-29 12:11|| Front Page Top

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