American Website: Yemeni forces depleted the US Navy’s strategic ammunition stockpiles
An American website specialized in military affairs said that the US Navy has been engaged in the largest naval battle with the Yemeni forces since World War II, explaining that in this battle in the Red Sea, which was between October 2023 and January 2025, more air defense missiles were used than at any time since the Gulf War.
Translation – Al-Khabar Al-Yemeni:
The “Task & Purpose” website revealed that Washington’s defense stockpile was depleted by “more than a billion dollars” during that battle, noting that “the US Navy launched nearly 400 missiles since October 2023, including 120 SM-2 missiles and 80 SM-6 missiles, leading to a severe shortage in strategic ammunition stockpiles.”
The American website specializing in military affairs confirmed that “the US Navy had to use the main ship guns of 5-inch caliber to shoot down Houthi drones after consuming large quantities of its defensive missiles,” considering that this reflects the magnitude of the threat posed by the attacks of the Yemeni forces.
The source also pointed out that the US Navy resorted to using the less expensive “Sidewinder” and “Hellfire” missiles to shoot down drones coming from Yemen after consuming huge quantities of the more advanced interceptor missiles.
The US Navy spent more than a billion dollars on interceptor missiles during the confrontations with the Sana’a forces, amid warnings of the difficulty of quickly replenishing this stockpile, according to the “Task & Purpose” website.
The American website confirmed that the US Navy depleted huge quantities of advanced missiles during the confrontations with Sana’a, which may weaken its ability in any future military confrontation, according to its comment, noting that “the US Navy may run out of its weapons within days in the event of a war with China, due to the massive depletion it has suffered in the Red Sea.”
This indicates the magnitude of the American loss it suffered in the face of the Yemeni forces during the Gaza support battle and the extent of its failure to protect the “Israeli” navigation despite the establishment of the “Prosperity Guard” coalition.