Ukraine’s military is making waves with a bold new strategy: converting jet skis into kamikaze drones loaded with explosives. After successfully using drone boats to target and damage Russian ships in the Black Sea, Ukraine has now turned to jet skis, which are hard to detect due to their small
For over six months, Yemen’s Houthi insurgents have severely disrupted shipping in the Red Sea, causing delays, higher costs, and chaos in global trade. Despite the efforts of U.S., British, and European navies, these rebels continue to outmaneuver the world’s most powerful sea forces, raising troubling questions about naval strength
Discover how Iran-backed Houthi rebels’ missile and drone attacks in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden are causing chaos for global shipping routes. Major vessels, including tankers and container ships, are being rerouted around Africa’s Cape of Good Hope to avoid conflict zones, leading to unprecedented increases in shipping
Red Sea chaos escalated recently as Houthi rebels sank the dry-bulk freighter Tutor using a kamikaze drone boat, sending commercial shipping costs soaring. Insurance rates for vessels now reach 6% of their value, impacting global containerized freight and port operations. Iran-supported Gulf of Aden, the vital Bab el-Mandeb chokepoint, and
Last December, the Pentagon launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, a joint US/UK mission to secure Red Sea shipping from Yemeni Houthi disruption. Despite spending over a billion dollars, the mission failed. Why does it seem the Pentagon is far better at spending money than actually putting together a successful operation? The
During a media briefing on Monday, Cmdr. Jeremy Robertson, the captain of the guided-missile destroyer USS Carney, said that never-before-seen ballistic missiles targeted U.S. Navy warships in the Red Sea. The commanding officer of an American destroyer that has shot down deadly ballistic missiles claims that US Navy warships operating
According to the state-run TASS, the Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy has confirmed that Russian warships have entered the Red Sea following isolated incidents of some Chinese and Russian vessels being attacked by Houthis. The Pacific Fleet of the Russian Navy has acknowledged that it dispatched a number of
A military statement released by CENTCOM reported that US warships were directly targeted in the largest Houthi Red Sea missile attack, with a total of 24 projectiles fired. US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced that the US Navy shot down about two dozen missiles and drones in a significant new
Facing drone and missile threats in the Red Sea, cargo owners consider airfreight a swift alternative to shipping delays. Global companies are rushing to shift some ocean freight to airlines because they don’t know how long the Red Sea shipping issue will endure and because there won’t be enough vessels