미군, 홍해와 아덴만의 항해의 자유 보장을 위한 Operation Prosperity Guardian 발표

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후티 반군의 드론 및 미사일 공격에 대항해 항해의 자유를 확보하기 위한 Op. Prosperity Guardian이 발표됐네요. 

CTF-153이 작전을 수행할 것이며, 미군과 이집트군 외 영국, 바레인, 캐나다, 프랑스, 이탈리아, 네덜란드, 노르웨이, 세이셸, 스페인이 이 문제에 공동으로 대처할 것이라고 합니다. 어떤 함정들이 이 부대에 참여할 지 세부사항은 아직 알려지지 않았습니다. 

지중해에 위치했던 아이크 항모전단도 홍해로 이동했네요. 

https://news.usni.org/2023/12/18/operation-prosperity-guardian-set-to-protect-ships-in-the-red-sea-carrier-ike-in-gulf-of-aden

‘Operation Prosperity Guardian’ Set to Protect Ships in the Red Sea, Carrier IKE in Gulf of Aden

SAM LAGRONE

DECEMBER 18, 2023 7:26 PM

USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) sails the Persian Gulf Dec. 5, 2023. US Navy Photo

The Pentagon, on Monday, announced an initiative to protect commercial traffic in the region after almost two months of attacks on merchant ships in the Red Sea by forces in Yemen.

Operation Prosperity Guardian is a multi-national push to ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden under the structure of the existing Combined Task Force 153, according to the statement from Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin.

“Countries that seek to uphold the foundational principle of freedom of navigation must come together to tackle the challenge posed by this non-state actor launching ballistic missiles and uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) at merchant vessels from many nations lawfully transiting international waters,” reads the statement from Austin.

“This is an international challenge that demands collective action.”

CTF-153 is an existing group that’s run by the Bahrian-based Combined Maritime Forces partnership and tasked with Red Sea security. The CTF was established last year and has been commanded by both U.S. and Egyptian naval forces.

According to the statement participants, “include the United Kingdom, Bahrain, Canada, France, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Seychelles and Spain, to jointly address security challenges in the southern Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden.”

As of Monday, details on what ships will be involved in the force were not available, a Pentagon spokesperson told USNI News Monday following the announcement.

The U.S. Navy has at least three destroyers in the vicinity of the Bab el Mandeb strait between the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden – USS Carney (DDG-64), USS Mason (DDG-87) and USS Thomas Hudner (DDG-116) have all operated in the region. The U.K. Royal Navy guided-missile destroyer HMS Diamond (D34) and the French Navy guided-missile frigate FS Languedoc (653) have operated in the Red Sea as well.

All of the ships have intercepted and destroyed weapons launched from Yemen towards ships in the Red Sea. Those weapons include guided cruise-missiles, short-range ballistic missiles and scores of Iranian-built Shahed delta-winged drones.

On Saturday, Carney shot down 14 drones launched Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen that were headed toward a commercial ship, reported USNI News.
On Monday, Houthi forces in Yemen claimed attacks on two merchant ships in the Red Sea – MV Swan Atlantic and MSC Clara.

Starting on Oct. 17, the Houthis have attacked ships moving near the maritime chokepoint at the Bab el Mandeb at first linked to Israel or Isralei interests and then sailing to or from Israel. The Iran-backed Houthis are connecting the attacks to the ongoing conflict in Southern Israel between Hamas and the Israel Defense Forces.

“Any escalation in Gaza is an escalation in the Red Sea, and any calm in Gaza is considered a calm in the Red Sea, “ said senior Houthi military leader Yusuf Al Madani via Al Jazeera.
“Any country or party that comes between us and Palestine, we will confront it.”

As a result, more and more merchant ships are avoiding the Red Sea and time-saving Suez Canal route to Europe and instead taking a detour of several thousand miles around the southern tip of Africa. Among the shipping companies that are avoiding the Red Sea are the oil company BP and container shippers Hapag Lloyd and Maersk..

Ahead of the creation of the Operation Prosperity Guardian, both the Pentagon and the White House have downplayed the attacks in the Red Sea as not directly targeting U.S. forces in the region. France and the U.K. have both said their ships have come under direct attack from weapons launched from Yemen.

Pentagon officials have not acknowledged that the U.S. military would make a commensurate response on target in Yemen as a result of the ongoing drone and missile launches.

“We’re not in an armed conflict with the Houthis. We have seen drones and missiles shot from Houthi-controlled areas within Yemen,” Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh told reporters earlier this month. “Not necessarily targeting our ships but of course targeting most likely commercial vessels that are transiting through the Red Sea.

Over the weekend, the U.S. moved aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) and its escorts to the Gulf of Aden – between Somalia and Yemen, according to USNI News Fleet and Marine Tracker. Shipspotters also saw guided-missile destroyer USS Laboon (DDG-58) enter the Red Sea from the Suez Canal on Monday.

[Minowski(김유철)]

영국, 노르웨이... 어떤 함이 파견될지는 모르겠습니다만, 푸틴입장이라면 살짝 GIUK갭에 노크하고 싶어지겠습니다....

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인구 5백만에 대잠소나도 없는 OPV랑 해상초계기만 굴리는 아일랜드가 체급에 맞는 역할을 약간이라도 해줘야 할 텐데요. 말씀대로 영국도 이제 제 코가 석 자인 상황인데..

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6일 전쟁이 터지기 직전 1967년 5월에는 다국적 함대를 만들어 이집트의 홍해 티란 해협 봉쇄를 뚫자는 아이디어가 있었고, 일본에게도 참여를 타진했습니다.

https://cafe.daum.net/NTDS/5q4/40