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
Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles announced that Australia has declined a US request to send warships to the Red Sea for the US-led Operation Prosperity Guardian, citing that the Red Sea is not a strategic priority. Australia has turned down a request from the United States to send warships to
A Politico correspondent has reported that the Pentagon has launched Operation Prosperity Guardian, which is a naval coalition to defend the Red Sea Passage. Politico’s chief Pentagon correspondent reports that a US-led naval coalition is finally uniting to safeguard international shipping transit in the Red Sea and the strategically important
