A US Navy carrier strike group fired nearly 800 missiles and bombs during its Red Sea fight against the Houthis

Mon, 07/22/2024 - 14:48

An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea on April 19. — An F/A-18E Super Hornet launches from the flight deck of the USS Dwight D. Eisenhower in the Red Sea.
US Navy photo

The Dwight D. Eisenhower Carrier Strike Group just returned from battling the Houthis.
During its deployment, the strike group fired nearly 800 missiles and bombs, the Navy has revealed.
These include air- and ship-launched weapons used to take out Houthi threats.

US Navy warships and aircraft attached to a carrier strike group that spent months battling the Houthis fired off nearly 800 munitions during their restless Middle East deployment.