An American website reveals the United States’ losses from its operation in the Red Sea.
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An American website has revealed the high costs incurred by the United States for its operation in the Red Sea aimed at countering attacks by Sana’a government forces on Israeli shipping.
In a report, “Business Insider,” a U.S. website specializing in economic affairs, stated that the figures it obtained for the U.S. Navy’s losses in confronting Sana’a forces highlight the significant challenges faced by Washington’s navy and its allies in the region. The report noted that the U.S. Navy has launched $1 billion worth of intercept missiles over the past six months to counter attacks by Sana’a government forces, which use drones, cruise and ballistic missiles, unmanned surface vessels, and underwater submarines.
The report explained that the ships in the group led by the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, including the carrier itself, have launched more than 500 shells to intercept Houthi attacks over the past six months. The U.S. Navy managed to intercept nearly 430 targets in various operations that the U.S. refers to as “self-defense.”
The U.S. fighter jets taking off from the Eisenhower have launched more than 350 air-to-ground missiles and over 50 air-to-air missiles, which is relatively few compared to the 12,100 sorties conducted by Eisenhower’s air wing, comprising F/A-18 Super Hornet and EA-18 Growler fighters. The British website “Communist” revealed that the fighters aboard the Eisenhower have been taking off 100 times a day during engagements over the past six months.
Additionally, the American website disclosed that the Eisenhower carrier group and accompanying ships in the Red Sea have launched more than 100 Standard and Tomahawk missiles to date. It noted that the cost of a single Standard missile is $2 million and that U.S. warplanes have flown for 27,200 hours since the start of Sana’a forces’ operations in the sea until recently. The British “Communist” website revealed that the cost of flying a single American fighter jet based in the Red Sea is $22,000 per hour.
According to the website, despite all these high costs, U.S. officials confirm that the threats from Yemen persist and that the shipping dilemma in the Red Sea remains unresolved after all this expenditure and the six-month period during which the Eisenhower carrier group has been stationed.
