The US appears to have used its missile full of swords in an airstrike in Yemen (2024)

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What is the missile full of swords? ›

Sometimes called the "Flying Ginsu," the missile's full name is the AGM-114R9X Hellfire, or just the R9X. It's a version of the U.S.'s widely-used Hellfire missile that uses six blades instead of explosives to minimize collateral damage.

U.S., U.K. Launch Strikes Against Houthi Targets in Yemen to Protect Red Sea Shipping. U.S. and British forces launched a series of proportionate strikes on Houthi targets in Yemen in response to continuing attacks on shipping in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. A Navy ship launches missiles in the Red Sea, Feb.

Yemen's Houthi rebels unveil solid-fuel 'Palestine' missile that resembles Iranian hypersonic. DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Yemen's Houthi rebels have unveiled a new, solid-fuel missile in their arsenal that resembles aspects of one earlier displayed by Iran that Tehran described as flying at hypersonic speeds.

Operation Prosperity Guardian is a United States-led military operation by a multinational coalition formed in December 2023 to respond to Houthi-led attacks on shipping in the Red Sea.

Each Hellfire weighs 104 pounds (47 kg), including the 20-pound (9 kg) warhead, and has a range of 4.4–6.8 miles (7.1–11 km) depending on trajectory. The Hellfire has a Circular Error Probable (CEP) of less than 3 feet (0.91 m). The AGM-114R "Romeo" Hellfire II entered service in late 2012.

U.S. and partners' forces conducted defensive strikes against military targets in Houthi-controlled parts of Yemen yesterday following a series of attacks launched by the armed rebel group against commercial ships operating in the Red Sea.

On 2 February 2024, the United States Air Force launched a series of airstrikes targeting Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps and Iran-backed militia groups located in Iraq and Syria.

“A small number of United States military personnel are deployed to Yemen to conduct operations against al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula and ISIS,” the White House told Congress in its most recent War Powers Act report on December 7.

More than 29 entities have the Hellfire missile, but very little is acknowledged or publicly known about the modified version. Officials believe the R9X is less likely to cause civilian casualties because instead of exploding, the missile cuts through targets with the sharp blades.

Firearm ownership in Yemen is considered as right rather than privilege, and therefore is allowed without any license or permit. Carry is unrestricted in the country. Yemen is the second most armed country in the world after the United States. (128 guns for every 100 residents).

Does Yemen have nuclear capabilities? ›

Yemen is a non-nuclear weapon state party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) , and is not known to be pursuing nuclear weapons.

Laurie Schumann there are no US military bases in the country of Yemen, active or otherwise. The person claiming to be stationed in Yemen is not an American and is not in Yemen. You can ask him two questions that will confirm he is not a member of the US military.

None. There are no military from America and no American or Western doctors of any kind in Yemen. If the United Nations sent doctors there, they would hire them for them Yemen or Saudi Arabia. And this isn't a new development, as it's been going on since 2015 and counting.

Four military engagements encompassing three wars, all of which are interventions, currently involve the US: the Yemeni Civil War, the Somali Civil War, and the Syrian Civil War.

Used in other counterterrorism drone strikes, the R9X missile is a version of the Hellfire missile that has an inert warhead and whose main feature is the deployment of metal blades that kill targets with precision and lowers the potential for major collateral damage to surrounding people or structures.

The Order of the Sword is an honor awarded by noncommissioned officers to recognize individuals they hold in high regard and for their contributions to the enlisted corps.