Weapons, Tactics, Stopping Drone Attacks: US Navy Red Sea Commander Details War With Houthis

The following piece first appeared on Warrior Maven, a Military Content Group member website.

Warrior recently spoke with US Navy Rear Adm. Javon Hakimsadeh, Commanding Officer of Carrier Strike Group 2 – a unit that recently completed an extensive deployment in the Red Sea and was responsible for stopping and destroying Houthi attacks from drones and anti-ship missiles.

Watch the interview with Rear Adm. Javon Hakimsadeh below.

Hakimsadeh, known as “Hak,” told Warrior the Navy continues to learn extremely valuable lessons about maritime warfare, the nature of drone threats, and emerging Concepts of Operation. Hak explained that there were many “firsts” accomplished during the extensive deployment, including the first-ever Navy surface-to-air drone shoot-down in combat.

Many weapons were used, including air-to-air missiles such as the AIM-9X.