Guided-missile destroyer USS Carney (DDG-64) returned from a historic deployment to the Middle East, the Navy offered new insights into the warship’s engagements with the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels.
Over the course of about six months on station in the Red Sea region, Carney’s crew destroyed 65 Houthi targets launched from Yemen and on the ground there, according to the Navy.
The Carney had “51 engagements” with the Houthis, Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti, said during a speech welcoming the ship back to the U.S. last week.
The Navy release further stated Carney “successfully destroyed 45 Houthi-launched weapons, including land attack cruise missiles, anti-ship ballistic missiles, and unmanned systems.” In addition, the ship “conducted two defensive strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen, destroying 20 targets.” It is unclear what happened in the six engagements against Houthi-launched targets that did not result in destruction.
Where did that Israeli journalist get those numbers from? If 120 ballistic missiles were fired, and a bunch failed (lets call it half), that still leaves 60. If 5 landed, and SM-3s supposedly got 2 kills out of 8 launched, are we supposed to believe that Arrow 3 got the other 53? Are SM2/6 and Patriot accounting for some of those?
Politico in December:
"A $2M missile vs. a $2,000 drone: Pentagon worried over cost of Houthi attacks"
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Bravo Zulu to the Sailors of the USS Carney, well earned awards for the work they have done. Hope they get the rest and recovery time they need before they are back in the fight.
The crew of the destroyer USS Carney was awarded the Combat Action Ribbon for their actions on Dec. 16 when the ship shot down 14 Houthi drones in the Red Sea.
On Dec. 11, Gen. Erik Kurilla, the head of U.S. Central Command, flew out to the Carney to present awards to many of the sailors aboard the ship -- including a Bronze Star for the commander.
Good work, lotta good data and practice of concepts, validation of systems and/or identification of problems.
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