Fog of war: The US Navy's Red Sea Super Hornet shootdown is this fight's 2nd friendly-fire incident
Story by jepstein@businessinsider.com (Jake Epstein) • 18h
Ukraine's navy turned the tide in the Black Sea, taking out Russian frigates and minesweepers with remote-controlled Jet-Ski-style speed boats loaded with explosives.
Houthi rebels are targeting commercial vessels and US warships in the Red Sea with bomb-laden drone boats, though many of the drones have been intercepted by the US and allied forces.
Israel's navy deployed unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), including a 30-foot rigid-hulled inflatable boat called the Protector, to intercept enemy boats and protect its coastline.
The US Navy is jumping in too.
The service is experimenting with sea drones in combat environments to expand its hybrid manned-unmanned fleet at a faster pace and lower cost. Each naval drone costs between $1 million and $3 million.
A US Navy warship accidentally shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea on Sunday.
The crew members survived, but it marks the second friendly-fire incident of the Houthi conflict.
These incidents highlight the complex operating environment in which NATO forces have engaged.
Though there are still a lot of unanswered questions, the accidental downing of a US Navy fighter jet by an American warship in the Red Sea over the weekend underscores the risks and complexity of intense combat in a high-tempo operating environment.
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