U.S. Navy fighter aircraft that have been battling Houthi drones and missiles around the Red Sea appear to be sporting kill marks reflecting the threats they've eliminated.
A photo published by the Navy last week shows the silhouettes of two drones and 11 munitions painted on the side of an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the deck of the aircraft carrier USS Dwight D. Eisenhower, a lead ship in the U.S. military's response to the ongoing Houthi attacks off the coast of Yemen.
The drone silhouettes painted on the side of the Navy Super Hornet appear to resemble the Houthis' KAS-04 system. The U.S. military confirmed in November that it shot down an Iranian-made KAS-04, which is also known as a Samad drone, but for the most part, the model of drones that American forces engage has not been disclosed.
Navy Fighter Jets in the Red Sea Are Sporting Houthi Drone Kill Marks
- by: Jake Epstein
- 2024-03-20
- Source:
Military.com
- 03/21/2024
Two CF-18 Hornets taxi'ing from the Runway at the Boundary Bay Airshow by Albert Stoynov is licensed under Unsplash unsplash.com
