Houthi weapons arsenal leaves Pentagon “surprised”

According to the US Department of Defense’s top arms buyer, the Yemeni group has missiles capable of “doing incredible things.”

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The size of the weapons arsenal that the Houthi rebels have in Yemen is unexpected news for the Pentagon, reported Axios this Friday. The main arms buyer for the US Department of Defense, Bill LaPlantehe pointed out that the group is getting increasingly sophisticated weapons and that those missiles «They can just do amazing things.«.

“I am an engineer and a physicist, and I have worked in the field of missiles throughout my career,” explained the Under Secretary of Defense for Construction and Sustainment. «What I have seen of what the Houthis have done in the last six months is something that surprised me.«, he admitted.

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The Houthis they confirmed Tuesday to carry out two tests aimed at attacking American ships. The first one was done against him The aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln in the Arabian Sea using various missiles and drones.

The second one aimed two American destroyers in the Red Seawhich was attacked by an array of ballistic missiles and drones. The group said the operation lasted eight hours and “they successfully achieved their goals«.

The Houthis told time and time againthey will continue to carry out military operations against the enemy of Israel until it stops attack and Stewart’s siege of Gaza is raised, as well as the attack against the Lebanon«.