U.S. Navy destroyers and cruisers needing to leave the ongoing battle against Iran-backed Houthi rebel missile and drone barrages in the Red Sea to reload their Mk 41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) missile cells are causing a presence gap and “a real challenge,

The total cost of the anti-aircraft missiles fired by the US Navy during Operation Prosperity Guardian certainly exceeded a billion dollars. Meanwhile, the achieved effect is not particularly impressive,

As the Biden administration nears its final days, military and government officials are starting to speak more openly about the scope of the fighting that has occurred against Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea.