American Admiral Warns: What Happened in the Red Sea is Just the Beginning!
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New American admissions have shaken the traditional walls of the military considered the strongest globally, after U.S. Deputy Chief of Naval Operations, Vice Admiral Daniel Dwyer, stated that the Houthis (Ansar Allah) succeeded in breaking the monopoly on Western technology and imposed a new military reality in the Red Sea, forcing Washington to reevaluate its fleet and tactics.
These remarks were made during a strategic analysis by Dwyer of the “difficult lessons” the U.S. Navy has learned while facing the Houthis. He said, “We can no longer rely on traditional technological superiority. The Houthis’ technologies have changed the game, and we will have to adopt them,” referring to the U.S. fleet’s intention to integrate technologies similar to those used by the Yemenis in their specialized operations.
Dwyer added, “The threats are no longer just naval; they have become multi-domain: underwater, in the air, and even in cyberspace,” acknowledging that the Houthis have succeeded in turning the Red Sea into a complex battlefield that requires massive investments to keep up with, stating: “Even well-trained soldiers will not be able to fight without updating the American arsenal with weapons similar to those of the adversary.”
The U.S. official also revealed Washington’s concern about the Houthis’ tactical intelligence, saying, “They are watching us as we develop our defenses, then they change their attack methods… This is a dangerous dynamic,” which seemed to indirectly confirm the superiority of Sana’a forces in the technological war of attrition.
In response to the pressures created by the Houthis’ operations, Dwyer called on Congress to fund the military stockpiles with warships, missiles, and shells without delay, considering that the American response to these new challenges would not be effective without emergency budgets, as he put it.
These new U.S. statements are considered the clearest acknowledgment of the effectiveness of the Houthis’ military strategies, which have turned the region into a laboratory for innovations that have forced major powers to reassess their fundamentals. This reinforces the Yemeni narrative of the battle shifting from an unequal confrontation to a rebalancing of power.
