According to US media, after the Yemeni Houthi blockade of Israel, the US Navy not only organized the so-called "Prosperity Guardian" joint escort operation, but the US Pentagon has already threatened to carry out a military raid on the Yemeni Houthis. According to public information, the US Navy CVN69 USS Eisenhower aircraft carrier is now approaching Yemen to carry out combat cruise missions in the Gulf of Aden, so that it can form a north-south encirclement posture with the LHD5 Bataan amphibious assault ship, the LHD5 Bataan amphibious assault ship is carrying out missions in the Red Sea, and at the same time, the US Navy's two Aegis missile destroyers are flaunting their might in the Red Sea, thus forming a powerful military deterrent to the Yemeni Houthi forces.
According to the announcement issued by the U.S. Central Command, the Yemeni Houthis used two anti-ship ballistic missiles on December 23 to strike targets in the southern waters of the Red Sea, but did not cause damage to personnel and ships. Yemen's Houthi use of anti-ship ballistic missiles has a rhythm of warning to the United States, and the Houthis have responded with actions before the United States has yet to do so. The use of ballistic missiles by Yemen's Houthi rebels shows that they already have the capability to strike moving targets at sea, otherwise there is no point in launching ballistic missiles.
Yemen's Houthis are not the so-called guerrillas in slippers at the beginning, but in fact they now have a variety of cutting-edge weapons, including ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles and drones. Weapons such as ballistic and cruise missiles have been projected at Israel after Yemen's Houthis officially declared war on Israel, and Yemen's Houthis have made extensive use of drones in military missions. According to the announcement issued by the U.S. Central Command, the U.S. Navy shot down a drone platform from Yemen's Houthis on December 23, and in fact, according to information disclosed by U.S. media, Yemen's Houthis have used ballistic missiles to strike sea targets on December 23.
There have been reports that Yemen's Houthis have used ballistic missiles against sea targets in the Red Sea, but no more information has been received. At present, it is generally believed that only the PLA has the ability to use ballistic missiles to strike moving targets at sea, because ballistic missiles striking moving targets at sea require solving many technical difficulties, including the maneuvering and changing orbit of ballistic missiles, as well as detection and communication problems. Because the sea target is moving, the corresponding position information needs to be adjusted when the ballistic missile strikes, which brings many problems to the actual anti-ship operation.
When the U.S. military threatened to strike Yemen's Houthi radar facilities, Yemen's Houthis publicly displayed ballistic missiles and hit targets in the southern part of the Red Sea, highlighting Yemen's Houthi determination to dare to fight hard. Behind Yemen's Houthis is Iran's support, which has long been supplying Yemen's Houthis with a large number of high-precision weapons and equipment. Yemen's Houthis have already used anti-ship missiles to hit doctors and UAE warships, and after Yemen's Houthis acquired ballistic missiles, they have become even more aggressive, apparently directly related to Iran's cooperation.