미해군 구축함과 F/A-18, 드론과 순항미사일, 대함탄도미사일 등을 요격

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12월 26일 화요일 오전 6시 30분부터 10시간 동안 아이크 항모전단의 슈퍼 호넷 및 구축함 USS 라분 함이 드론 12기, 대함탄도미사일 3발, 순항미사일 2발을 요격했습니다. 

12월 28일 목요일 17:45~18:10 DDG-87 USS 메이슨이 후티 반군이 발사한 대함 탄도미사일과 드론을 격추했다고 하네요. 

https://www.aerotime.aero/articles/us-navy-warships-and-aircraft-thwart-houthi-air-attack-in-red-sea

US Navy warships and aircraft thwart Houthi air attack in Red Sea

BYCLEMENT CHARPENTREAU

2023-12-27

1 MINUTE READ

U.S. Navy photo

US Navy assets successfully intercepted and neutralized a barrage of loitering munitions (or kamikaze drones), anti-ship ballistic missiles, and land attack cruise missiles launched by Houthi rebels in the Southern Red Sea region.  

The incident unfolded over 10 hours, commencing at approximately 6:30 am local time on December 26, 2023. 

The interceptions were carried out by the Arleigh Burke-class destroyer USS Laboon and F/A-18 Super Hornets from the Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group currently deployed in the region. 

According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), responsible for the Middle East and Central Asia, 12 one-way attack drones, three anti-ship ballistic missiles, and two land attack cruise missiles were successfully shot down before they could pose a threat.  

The Iran-backed Houthi rebels, based in Yemen, have been responsible for multiple missile and drone attacks targeting neighboring countries and vessels in response to the war between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas in the Gaza Strip.  

Consequently, several global shipping giants have announced that they are suspending the passage of their ships through the Red Sea, where 12% of global trade normally passes. 

The United States has recently bolstered its military presence in the Middle East, with the arrival of aircraft carriers USS Gerald R. Ford and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower and the deployment of additional combat aircraft. Since October 2023, several Houthi missiles and drones have been shot down by US and allied warships patrolling the area. 

https://news.usni.org/2023/12/28/uss-mason-shoots-down-houthi-anti-ship-ballistic-missile

USS Mason Shoots Down Houthi Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile

HEATHER MONGILIO

DECEMBER 28, 2023 9:24 PM - UPDATED: DECEMBER 28, 2023 9:48 PM

The guided-missile destroyer USS Mason (DDG-87) sails in the Gulf of Aden Nov. 25, 2023. US Navy Photo

USS Mason (DDG-87) shot down an anti-ship missile and a drone fired by the Houthis Thursday, U.S. Central Command announced via X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.

This is the 22nd attack on international shipping, according to Central Command, although the X post did not say which ship was targeted. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sare’e has not mentioned an attack on ships on Dec. 28 nor has Saba, the Yemeni state-run media site.

There were 18 ships in the southern Red Sea between 5:45 and 6:10 p.m. local time, during which Mason shot down the drone and missile. It is not clear how many of the ships were commercial or military.

Mason, along with USS Thomas Hudner and USS Carney, has shot down a number of Houthi-fired drones and missiles. Mason was the first U.S. ship to shoot down Houthi weapons back in October when it used SM-2s to take down Houthi-fired land-attack missiles and a number of drones, USNI News reported at the time.

The guided-missile destroyer shot down a drone on Dec. 14 while responding to a distress signal from Maersk Gibraltar, which Houthi forces attempted to board before launching missiles at it. As a result, Maersk temporarily paused shipping in the Red Sea.

Mason also responded to a distress call from M/V Central Park, a merchant ship attacked by Somali pirates. Mason picked up the pirates as they were headed toward Yemen. As of the latest information from the Department of Defense, the five alleged pirates are being held on the destroyer.

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표적 17개 요격하면서 탄약은 얼마나 썼을 것인지 궁금하네요.

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탄도탄은 어떻게 요격했을지도 궁금합니다 ㅎㅎ