Adm. James Kilby, the acting chief of naval operations, admitted fault in the United States’s approach to countering Houthi missile strikes in the Red Sea.
Beginning in December 2023, the U.S. led a multination coalition to protect shipping in the Red Sea after Houthi rebels began attacking shipping in support of Hamas in Gaza. Before long, it became apparent that the U.S. was losing the war of attrition, using interceptor missiles costing millions of dollars to destroy Houthi drones worth around $2,000. Speaking to reporters at the Sea Air Space conference in National Harbor, Maryland, Kilby admitted the approach was unsustainable, Fox News reported.
Houthi supporters attend a rally against the U.S. airstrikes on Yemen and the Israeli offensive against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip
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