Eugenio Argentina Thu Jan 16, 2025 3:37 pm
American website The Warzone notes the US navy has used 400 munitions fighting Yemen.
The US Navy’s surface fleet has fired nearly 400 individual munitions while battling Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea over the past 15 months. That includes the firing of 120 SM-2 missiles, 80 SM-6 missiles, 160 rounds from destroyers and cruisers’ five-inch main guns, as well as a combined 20 Evolved Sea Sparrow Missiles (ESSM) and SM-3 missiles.
With a range out to 90 nautical miles and an altitude of 65,000 feet, at least according to its manufacturer, the SM-2 is considered the Navy’s cornerstone surface-to-air munition, providing area defense against anti-ship missiles and aircraft.
The SM-6 is the only munition that can perform anti-air, anti-surface, land attack and terminal ballistic missile defense missions, while the SM-3 intercepts ballistic missiles during the midcourse portion of their flight and the ESSM offers robust protection against aerial threats from close to medium range.
Costs:
SM-2 costs about $2.5 million.
SM-3 costs about $27-$37 million
SM-6 costs about $4 million
Evolved Sea Sparrow Missile (ESSM) cost about $4 million
We reported earlier that Israeli papers noted the SM-3 only had about about a 25% success rate against Iranian ballistic missiles.
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