US warships are shooting down weapons no one's ever faced in combat before, and a Navy commander says it's a 'great opportunity'

• The US Navy has been battling anti-ship ballistic missiles, weapons used in combat for the first time only recently.
• Business Insider recently visited a destroyer that has shot down some of the Houthis' missiles.
• Navy commanders say that American forces are gaining valuable intelligence from these engagements.

US Navy warships off the coast of Yemen have been battling Houthi anti-ship ballistic missiles, a dangerous weapon that no military has ever faced in combat until very recently.