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An anti-ship ballistic missile (ASBM) is a military ballistic missile system designed to hit a warship at sea.. Iranian Persian Gulf anti-ship ballistic missile. Due to the high flight speed of ballistic missiles, an ASBM's kinetic energy alone may be sufficient to cripple or outright destroy a target with a single conventional warhead impact.
On 21 February, the US conducted four strikes targeting Houthi anti-ship ballistic and cruise missiles that were prepared to target shipping in the Red Sea. [85] On 22 February, the US conducted six strikes targeting Houthi unmanned aerial vehicles and anti-ship cruise missiles that were prepared to target shipping in the region. [86]
Responding to a distress call from the Maersk Hangzhou, the U.S. Navy destroyers USS Laboon and USS Gravely sailed to the scene, and the latter successfully intercepted two anti-ship ballistic missiles. [18] [6] The next day, the Maersk Hangzhou was approached by four Houthi skiffs armed with mounted weapons.
Centcom said the American warships shot down three anti-ship ballistic missiles, one anti-ship cruise missile, and three attack drones. The Houthis regularly fire these types of weapons into the ...
But on Tuesday the Houthis launched their largest-ever barrage of 18 one-way attack drones, anti-ship cruise missiles and an anti-ship ballistic missile at a host of international commercial ...
The Houthis’ attacks, moreover, mark the first time anti-ship ballistic missiles have been used in combat, and the personnel on board the warships are learning in real time how to respond.
On 12 June 2024, the Yemeni Houthi movement attacked the MV Tutor, a Liberia-flagged bulk carrier, in the southern Red Sea with an unmanned surface vehicle (USV) and an anti-ship missile, killing one crewmember. The vessel was seriously damaged, and later abandoned by her crew. She sank six days after the attacks.
During the Red Sea crisis, on 6 March 2024, at around 12:30 p.m. AST, True Confidence was struck by a Houthi anti-ship ballistic missile 54 nautical miles (100 km; 62 mi) southwest of Aden, Yemen, after individuals claiming to be the Yemeni Navy hailed the vessel over radio for approximately 30 minutes and ordered her to alter her course.