NEWS Seahawks Sink Houthi Boats

[Flash]

That's a lot of ordnance.

Over the past 15 months, the Navy has fired 120 SM-2, 80 SM-6, and 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow and SM-3 missiles, as well as 160 rounds from its 5-inch guns. Those weapons defeated 380 Houthi attack drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, [Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Forces] said.

 

[sevenhelmet]

That's a lot of ordnance.

Over the past 15 months, the Navy has fired 120 SM-2, 80 SM-6, and 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow and SM-3 missiles, as well as 160 rounds from its 5-inch guns. Those weapons defeated 380 Houthi attack drones and ballistic and cruise missiles, [Vice Adm. Brendan McLane, commander of Naval Surface Forces] said.

And one F/A-18 Super Hornet.

 

[DanMa1156]

I wonder what the 5” guns are being used for. Certainly not the attack missiles or drones unless we have upgraded those firing systems way more than I thought.

 

[Gatordev]

Wait, what did I miss?

Dunno, but I'm not tracking anything that's both in-theater and public release-able.

Here you go...released.

Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone

A Navy MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopter deployed to the Red Sea has shot down a Houthi drone, the vice chief of Naval Operations revealed Tuesday.

www.twz.com

 

[PhrogPhlyer]

Here you go...released.

Thanks, great article.
We've come a long way since putting an AIM-9 on a Cobra on the USS Tripoli in the mid-80's.

 

[Faded Float Coat]

Here you go...released.

Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone

A Navy MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopter deployed to the Red Sea has shot down a Houthi drone, the vice chief of Naval Operations revealed Tuesday.

www.twz.com

This was an impressive engagment...

 

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Here you go...released.

Navy MH-60 Seahawk Helicopter Has Shot Down Its First Drone

A Navy MH-60 Romeo Seahawk helicopter deployed to the Red Sea has shot down a Houthi drone, the vice chief of Naval Operations revealed Tuesday.

www.twz.com

I imagine HSC is collectively frothing at the mouth that it was a Romeo again

 

[BigRed389]

I wonder what the 5” guns are being used for. Certainly not the attack missiles or drones unless we have upgraded those firing systems way more than I thought.

It’s been used against both. Not the first choice in every instance but it has scored.

 

[DanMa1156]

I imagine HSC is collectively frothing at the mouth that it was a Romeo again

I'm sure there are individuals thinking like that, but by and large, the leadership we've all seen realizes that no one outside of CAG and a handful of others understands the difference between Sierras and Romeos, so a win for helicopters is a win for helicopters at large. Can't tell you the number of times a Romeo would land funny and our Ready Room would get a call from Air Boss, and we'd take it on the chin and let our Skipper be like "hey boss, that wasn't us... again."