A smart viewer has informed me that a ship was abandoned and retaken earlier in this conflict. Thank you and this is why this is the most informed audience on UA-cam. Please understand that my answer to some questions here may lead to aiding the Houthis so I am not ignoring your post. I am not answering you so as not to help the Houthis get better.
That's because we support your efforts to always provide the most up-to-date and accurate information about all naval surface vessels and the ones beneath the surface. Thanks for the fine videos you and your team produce Aaron!
Iran is the TOP STATE SPONSOR of TERRORISM IN THE WORLD, that's according to the U.S. Dept. of State and CIA Factbook for the last 30+ years. So why in the hell did Obama secretly (story broke months later) ship them $1.8 BILLION in CASH and free up another $250+ BILLION in long JUSTIFIABLY FROZEN assets. Joe Biden followed that with another $100+ BILLION to Iran in the last couple years. WHY is OUR??? Government FUNDING the TOP STATE SPONSOR of TERRORISM IN THE WORLD????
Are you sure the grain shipment was hit by the Houthis? Or, could it have been hit by the coalition while making it seem as if it were hit by the Houthis?
You say mistake, but failure is often times the step to success. Ukraine's first attempts with USVs UUVs did not succeed. Some washed up on the beach. Now they kill ships.
@LackofFaithify 👋 👋 Hi Napoleon Moskva must be damn cold this time of the year. You must be freezing your little frenchies off about now. Try and stay warm and work on limiting your mistakes lord knows I'm not going to be accessed of bad manners. 😇
@@rupturedduck6981 How is accusing the Ukrainians of evolving a successful weapon capable of sinking ships bad manners? Also, Moskva was not destroyed by Ukrainian USVs, it was by their anti-ship missile. So you try and stay illiterate.
The problem with the Taliban as well as what happened in Vietnam is how things were ran from the top. We were too indecisive and too lax. We may have the technological edge, but we have idiots running the show.
@@SkrixFox The real problem with Afghanistan, as we'd been telling the Muricans, was that Pakistan played USA like a fiddle. Gave shelter to Quetta Shura (it is in the damn name FFS!) while embezzling weapons from USA by holding their GLOCs hostage. You cannot defeat an active insurgency without destroying it at its root/source. The same problem we've been having in Kashmir, only that we've gotten so good at stemming infiltration and local radicalization that the insurgency has reduced from a raging inferno to a smouldering ember. Was also not a good idea to have your own puppet blatantly running the government in Afghanistan, sidelining the likes of Saleh and instead of leveraging the ethnic divide and building a Tajik-Hazara-Uzbek alliance to rule over the Pashtuns. Also, instead of leveraging the Soviet-trained manpower, using fresh recruits for the ANA. So many issues. Frankly, Soviets did a MUCH better job in Afghanistan. Their Afghanistan regime outlasted USSR itself XD. Makes USA look like a total noob.
yea but who would you rather be your countries benefactor, america, or russia ? given a choice for quality of benefits and nothing else (even though America is very tolerant of different ideologies)
@@SkrixFox You have never read a history book have you. "More decisiveness at the top" what a transparent propaganda for a new strongman to lead us! If only we had more top down leadership we would have won Vietnam! what an absolute parody.
The Japanese "Long Lance" torpedo had an effective range of 24,000 yards, with a speed of 48-50 knots and a maximum range of 44,200 yards at 34 to 36 knots.
@dalel3608 I think you missed the point... read "might not like it" as "might also fire at ships". They won't need to "cry about it" if they decide to take covert action and claim ignorance.
No, they are not just attacking any ship. Only those belonging to countries that are complicit in the genocide. Also, if the US can supply weapons to Ukraine, Israel, why can't other country or Iran help their friends? The same rules apply to everyone. Take it or leave it.
They kind of are attacking any ship. They don't keep to the terms of their propaganda. Also, the US aiding Ukraine's defense is not quite the same as Iran aiding terrorist organizations sowing international chaos.
They got it pushed all the way in last time they challenged us with gunboats, skiffs, and oil platforms. The survivors are still rusting in dockyards, unrepaired.
@@Einwetok And this time, they're using a bunch of fishermen to backdoor you with unmanned underwater vehicles and ASBMs while you cuckle your knobs...how'd it come to that, lawl?
Aaron, when you report that Houthi's are firing "ballistic missiles" at these cargo ships, are we literally talking about dumb old, fire-and-forget missiles? If so as you say then perhaps the cargo ships should change their protocol to regularly (or irregularly) adjust their velocity. Would that help to let the missiles just dump harmlessly into the water?
They are some kind of guided missiles/drones which are most likely getting updated gps coordinates from the Iranian ship in the gulf which is why they are getting a lot of near misses (splashing in view of the ship crews)
Where did Houthis get the ballistic/cruise missiles and the submersible UAVs? Iran. Where did Iran get these modern weapon technologies under international sanctions? China. So you see where the root cause is.
This stuff became commonplace tech back in 2010-2015, I know someone local who got their doctorate in Marine Studies designing them. Basically, it's just an RC torpedo with a long range radio.
@@ClayinSWVA anything radio-controlled is susceptible to jamming. Could be worse, they could be using something actually as advanced as 1960s acoustic homing torpedo technology. Really, this is 1940s-1950s tech in a lot of ways. I'm sure the radios are more advanced than 1950s radios, but their guidance and sensor technology is absolutely backwards ancient stuff.
I will wait to see what happens when they mine the straits , sea mines have been very effective historically , coupled with the ASM and BM and drones they should be able to deter passage at a higher level. Not sure the air strikes are having any real positive effect in the sense that so many have just decided to go around and avoid the fighting. In that sense, it's an effective blockade.
The Saudis have had very little luck over the past 10 years, and they were using modern planes/munitions with our ISR. Evidently, the Houthis are rather decentralized.
@@jakemocci3953 This the Saudis and the UAE were unable to defeat the houthis. The U.S military in Saudis Arabia was also providing all the satellite imagery, Intel etc. So it's not like they went at it on their own. Maersk will no longer be using the route until the situation changes and Lloyd's of London will not be insuring ship's that use the route. The strikes have done nothing to deter that.
I'm sure Iran is sending the Houthis food along with the weapons they provide. It isn't the terrorists who are dying, it's the civilian population that hasn't been converted into an arm of the Iranian regime
Aden is actually controlled by the STC (Southern Transitional Council) which is another faction in the Yemeni civil war. Get informed propperly before you talk.
@@Max-of2nc Grain probably flows from south to north and vice versa within Yemen, thus affecting the price and avaliability of food throughout the country, not just in the south. Don't shoot the hand that feeds you just because it feeds your enemies also.
I'll be interested to hear your take on the latest announcement about the Royal Australian Navy- cutting the latest high end frigate, the Hunter Class from 9 to 6, Adding 11 "Tier 2" frigates of unknown make, 6 "optionally manner" surface warships...
News to me. But expected given that Hunter class design was facing issues of trying to fit too much on too smol a ship and ending up with low propulsive power for such high displacement vessel.
@@peterides9568 You misunderstand. I mean the amount of hardware Aus is trying to fit on a ship this size is too much. They should have started with a bigger vessel. But they didn't, then stretched this vessel in design phase and now have the problem of low propulsive power. At least that is what I read about it a couple years ago.
It wasn't their food supply shipment. Everyone keeps talking about the civil war in Yemen and not thinking about it. Guess who does not control the port where the food was heading?
On the 17th the Central Command "X" (formerly Twitter) feed announced they intercepted an attack by an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) launched by the Houthie controlled area. This was a first according the the tweet. 1. First of all isn't an UUV just another name for a torpedo? if not, what is the difference? 2. What system(s) does the US Navy use to counter UUV? Can you intercept a torpedo with a torpedo. Any insight you have on this incident which got very little media attention would be appreciated.
It looks like the little black nose on the torpedoes is going to be part of a passive acoustic sensor. It listens for propeller noises for homing/tracking, and so it's not suitable for attacking harbors. It goes to the noisiest example of its tuned match/model by FFT, so it can be done on an arduino, instead of a billion dollar navy sonar (epic ripoff). It also can't tell one ship from another, because it's just looking for "Yup. That's a propeller of a large commercial vessel."... Still technically better than a billion dollar navy sonar system, because an arduino costs $40 and a billion dollars of these hootie torps can remove every ship within range of its launch, due to consumables exhaustion. Of course, I made all that stuff up, but show me something in this bizarre scenario that isn't. Hooties have no chip fabs. They have no torpedo factories. A few weeks ago, they were launching bottle rockets, and now they have smooth, shiny, waxed torps on display that outperform humans that had this same job in WWII. I would love to say "I'm not buying it", but I guarantee I have, without my consent.
Hey Aaron, can you expand on why Iran wants to disrupt shipping in the red sea? I am not sure what reason they have for doing so other than drawing sanctions.
Given that there have been near misses (implying at least _some_ unguided weapons), it seems like frequent minor changes to course and speed may be in order in this area?
You mentioned that the Houthis are having a food crisis because of the conflict they are in but you conveniently didn’t say that Saudi Arabia, a US ally is enforcing an embargo alongside sanctions on the Houthis. That is more material reasons for the food crisis. This is my first time watching your channel and it sounds like a propaganda channel due to the idealistic way you frame your words.
Biting the hand that feeds, pretty spot on for these extreme religionists. "God Almighty give us the power to destroy our own food, Praise Allah we are the chosen!"
@@feoxorus "Average national IQ" is a garbage metric. Especially given how it is computed. This radicalization does take a toll on the rationality of an individual though, so you're not exactly wrong.
Houttis are not idiots. They also see how Ukrainian forces have sunk russian warship with marine drones. It's not very complicated if Iran give them stuff for that and it will be more difficult to defend commercial ships
The Houthis haven't been hampered by airstrikes because they honestly don't care what happens to other Yemenis, even those in their part of the country. That's why their anvil strategy works for them.
This is a very strange ship. It is actually owned by a US company, which was Greek flagged (and partly Grek crewed), carrying Argentinian corn to Bulgaria. What I'd like to know is why the Captain of the ship decided to sail two thirds around the world (around Cape Horn, across the entire Pacific and Indian Oceans and then up through Suez into the Mediterranean) to Bulgaria! If the corn came from Argentina why not simply sail across the Atlantic, past Gibraltar through the Med to Bulgaria and miss the whole Houthis in the Red Sea?! Am I missing something?
Unfortunately the Houthis attacking a Food delivery to Yemen makes a cynical and brutal Sense the point beeing that food shortages create instability that in turn benefits a rebel force like the Houthis and rest asure that neither their leaders nor fighters will suffer hunger
I noticed a sale this weekend at Bass Pro Shops on fishing boats and yes----Genaral YA YA was there undercover wearing a Hawaiian shirt but that high-pitched voice gave him away!
I never did like Brandon. Seems like a shifty fella, talking a lot of gibberish. Boasting about takin' down Corn Pop, and also about his ass being wiped (by someone). poor person that had to do that
From what i gather a large part of their motivation is religious fanaticism. They believe they're doing something righteous and trying to stand with the Palestinians.
I would bet money it's either intentional conflict that our military industry has manufactured, or it is part of some greater plan. I seriously doubt people put their lives on the line just because they hate world powers trading or whatever excuse is the narrative. Not everything is planned out, but I seriously doubt these people are doing it for no reason.
They get nothing that we see as value, those people see the destruction as value. We simply can't understand what goes through their head as religion and local politics have taken over common sense.
What if the Houties get Sea drones like the ones the NATO gave to Ukraine ? I am certain the Cargo ship insurers will not allow these ships to go into the Red Sea !
Also Sub brief. Do you think atlering course and speed would be of any use against these weapons? Especially when they are in radar range of that spy ship?
These commercial ships are not very maneuverable. They're about as maneuverable as freight trains. It takes miles for these ships to speed up, slow down, or turn. It's not a spontaneous thing at all. Torpedo attacks are rather spontaneous and shocking affairs.
Drones.. Iranians are learning from the Ukrainians.. I would not be surprised if the starlinks via Ukraine got sold on the black markets.. Just not sure if they would work in the red sea.
@@jakemocci3953 US in the Ukraine is providing actionable data and weapons to defend Ukraine from an invasion. That's a bit different, though the eventual view of the morality is often decided by who wins. To be analogous, the US would have to be aiding Russia.
One question, Why is Iran weapon test video is automatically called as "propaganda " video? There should be 1000s of US weapon test videos including even nuclear weapons and none called as "propaganda "
@@christophermorris6386 Also, the US testing videos are honest about the results. Iran edits their videos to show successful tests even when they are not. So, between the fact that the intended audience of the Iranian videos is foreigners instead of domestic military leaders, and the intended effect is to intimidate rather than inform, and that the videos are lies...
“I welcome today’s decision to launch the EU Naval Force Operation Aspides. Europe will ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, working alongside our international partners. Beyond crisis response, it's a step towards a stronger European presence at sea to protect our European interests.” - Ursula von der Leyen
Never stopped to think about the fact the Houthis don't control the port where the ship was heading? Kinda what a civil war means. Aden is not Houthi territory.
The ship was not heading to the Yemen. America is supplying intel to Ukraine and Israel, why can't Iran do the same?😂. A British shiip carrying cruide was hit on Saturday. We are in the Houthis territorial waters,what are we doing there?
It's criminal that the two IRGC Cargo ships that are anchored in the area have not been boarded and seized. The crews need to be sent to the United States for trial for aiding Terrorists. It's not like we don't have recordings of all their transmissions, etc. Plus more evidence that will be recovered when the ships are boarded. Since these people are pirates, they can be sent to GITMO for some candid conversations. Without spotters, the Houthis are blind and will be unable to target ships they can't see. The Biden Cabal is weak and Iran only understands and respects strength. Question - How is the leader of the Houthis and the spokesman still alive???
First of all, thanks for the neutral insightful details. So basically Iran is doing to western/international/rival shipping via Houthi's what NATO is doing to the Russian Black Sea fleet via Ukraine, no one should be surprised. NATO says its not at war with Russia, same can be the Iranian claim on similar grounds as NATO behaviour - and this also gives a preview (with deterrence from Iranian perspective) of several magnitudes higher that USN can expect in a confrontation in Persian gulf. That NATO fleet is unable to stop the Houthi's launching more and more drones/missiles indicates that it must also be difficult for Russians to stop them and not just that their technology/operational procedures are obsolete. More worrisome would be if Iran passes on newer stealthier or supersonic anti shipping missiles or advanced SAMs able to deny US drones air-land-sea surveillance capabilities in significant volumes, especially if Russia wants to quid-Pro-quo NATO using the mutual defence agreement between Iran and Russia under discussion.
We had classified intelligence that a new type of Metal Gear was scheduled for transport. The whole thing stank but our noses had been out in the cold too long.
Is this a joke statement? donald trump is a menace to global security and he cannot even defend himself - let alone the Red Sea. But - you're joking - right??
Hey Sub brief would you be able to cover the Australian Navy plan announcement? It involves new Hunter class frigates to replace the Anzac class plus unmanned ships? Would like to know more.
On the torpedos, I wonder whether certain 3 letter agencies could take control of them and steer them into the Iranian targeting ship? Now that would be funny.
A smart viewer has informed me that a ship was abandoned and retaken earlier in this conflict. Thank you and this is why this is the most informed audience on UA-cam.
Please understand that my answer to some questions here may lead to aiding the Houthis so I am not ignoring your post. I am not answering you so as not to help the Houthis get better.
That's because we support your efforts to always provide the most up-to-date and accurate information about all naval surface vessels and the ones beneath the surface. Thanks for the fine videos you and your team produce Aaron!
Iran is the TOP STATE SPONSOR of TERRORISM IN THE WORLD, that's according to the U.S. Dept. of State and CIA Factbook for the last 30+ years. So why in the hell did Obama secretly (story broke months later) ship them $1.8 BILLION in CASH and free up another $250+ BILLION in long JUSTIFIABLY FROZEN assets. Joe Biden followed that with another $100+ BILLION to Iran in the last couple years.
WHY is OUR??? Government FUNDING the TOP STATE SPONSOR of TERRORISM IN THE WORLD????
I don't think it matters , if IRGC is advising them
Are you sure the grain shipment was hit by the Houthis? Or, could it have been hit by the coalition while making it seem as if it were hit by the Houthis?
@@AbeTheFakeSage WHY?? Ridiculous. This is "conspiracy theory".
Remember never interrupt the enemy when he's making a mistake ........ It's bad manners.
You say mistake, but failure is often times the step to success. Ukraine's first attempts with USVs UUVs did not succeed. Some washed up on the beach. Now they kill ships.
@LackofFaithify 👋 👋 Hi Napoleon Moskva must be damn cold this time of the year. You must be freezing your little frenchies off about now. Try and stay warm and work on limiting your mistakes lord knows I'm not going to be accessed of bad manners. 😇
@@rupturedduck6981 How is accusing the Ukrainians of evolving a successful weapon capable of sinking ships bad manners? Also, Moskva was not destroyed by Ukrainian USVs, it was by their anti-ship missile. So you try and stay illiterate.
@@rupturedduck6981 Also, thank you for proving my point. Hubris and stupidity go hand in hand.
@LackofFaithify I don't know what you are talking about I never once mentioned the Ukrainians and FYI Mockva is the Russian pronunciation for Moscow.
If the US military can't subdue the Talibans in 20 years, what makes them think they can defeat the Houthis with some airstrikes?
The problem with the Taliban as well as what happened in Vietnam is how things were ran from the top. We were too indecisive and too lax. We may have the technological edge, but we have idiots running the show.
@@SkrixFox The real problem with Afghanistan, as we'd been telling the Muricans, was that Pakistan played USA like a fiddle. Gave shelter to Quetta Shura (it is in the damn name FFS!) while embezzling weapons from USA by holding their GLOCs hostage. You cannot defeat an active insurgency without destroying it at its root/source. The same problem we've been having in Kashmir, only that we've gotten so good at stemming infiltration and local radicalization that the insurgency has reduced from a raging inferno to a smouldering ember.
Was also not a good idea to have your own puppet blatantly running the government in Afghanistan, sidelining the likes of Saleh and instead of leveraging the ethnic divide and building a Tajik-Hazara-Uzbek alliance to rule over the Pashtuns. Also, instead of leveraging the Soviet-trained manpower, using fresh recruits for the ANA. So many issues.
Frankly, Soviets did a MUCH better job in Afghanistan. Their Afghanistan regime outlasted USSR itself XD. Makes USA look like a total noob.
yea but who would you rather be your countries benefactor, america, or russia ? given a choice for quality of benefits and nothing else (even though America is very tolerant of different ideologies)
@@SkrixFox You have never read a history book have you. "More decisiveness at the top" what a transparent propaganda for a new strongman to lead us! If only we had more top down leadership we would have won Vietnam! what an absolute parody.
@@death_parade Who is we? Who could be influencing American Politics and pushing for conflict with Pakistan and Iran??
Aden isn't controlled by the Houthis. They were attacking a ship with food for their civil war opponents.
are you fing dumb ?
مساعدة لي اسرئيل انت عندك خلل في ادمغ
Basic analysis errors but he is out of his lane so what do you expect.
The Japanese "Long Lance" torpedo had an effective range of 24,000 yards, with a speed of 48-50 knots and a maximum range of 44,200 yards at 34 to 36 knots.
long lance was gyro only - no ability to turn
@@johnjennings9043Yes, Mr Clown, but 80 years ago....
the arctic passage is going to accelerate, its like a replay of the past when europe was forced to find alternative routes to reach india and china
Russia may have opinions on that? delusional western politicians 'forgot' that one
Russia may not like that in their backyard.
@@Aamirmhmd99 They can cry about it; and the majority of the NW Passage is through Canada.
On the contrary !! They'll make pay to ensure a safe transit in their waters ! @@Aamirmhmd99
@dalel3608 I think you missed the point... read "might not like it" as "might also fire at ships".
They won't need to "cry about it" if they decide to take covert action and claim ignorance.
No, they are not just attacking any ship. Only those belonging to countries that are complicit in the genocide. Also, if the US can supply weapons to Ukraine, Israel, why can't other country or Iran help their friends? The same rules apply to everyone. Take it or leave it.
They kind of are attacking any ship. They don't keep to the terms of their propaganda.
Also, the US aiding Ukraine's defense is not quite the same as Iran aiding terrorist organizations sowing international chaos.
Looks like Iran is getting some cheap testing for their arsenal!
They got it pushed all the way in last time they challenged us with gunboats, skiffs, and oil platforms. The survivors are still rusting in dockyards, unrepaired.
@@Einwetok And this time, they're using a bunch of fishermen to backdoor you with unmanned underwater vehicles and ASBMs while you cuckle your knobs...how'd it come to that, lawl?
titanic 2 could be a civilian passenger holiday submarine
that would avoid icy waters
I saw that movie. It really went out with a bang!
Thanks Aaron
Hey Aaron and team. Thank you for the constant quality content! You guys are doing an awesome job.
Thanks Jive!
I Always look forward to your insight and to that matter You tend to talk about things I wonder about. Thank you for Your work.
Btw, these are the same kind of subs that are used for smuggeling drugs and weapons.
That's probably a better use for subs than boomers...
@@blogintonblakley2708 You do know that a boomer is a nuclear armed submarine of the Ohio-clas or the Typhoon-class (or similar sized subs), right?
@@thomas_jay Yup... my point.
Aaron, when you report that Houthi's are firing "ballistic missiles" at these cargo ships, are we literally talking about dumb old, fire-and-forget missiles? If so as you say then perhaps the cargo ships should change their protocol to regularly (or irregularly) adjust their velocity. Would that help to let the missiles just dump harmlessly into the water?
Most merchant vessels are not very maneuverable and can't accelerate fast enough to make unpredictable course changes.
They are some kind of guided missiles/drones which are most likely getting updated gps coordinates from the Iranian ship in the gulf which is why they are getting a lot of near misses (splashing in view of the ship crews)
You must stop confusing reality with games. Merchant ships cannot accelerate or change their speed Only warships can do this
Where did Houthis get the ballistic/cruise missiles and the submersible UAVs? Iran. Where did Iran get these modern weapon technologies under international sanctions? China. So you see where the root cause is.
Root cause is the US
From the US Iran Contra deal
This stuff became commonplace tech back in 2010-2015, I know someone local who got their doctorate in Marine Studies designing them. Basically, it's just an RC torpedo with a long range radio.
@@ClayinSWVA anything radio-controlled is susceptible to jamming. Could be worse, they could be using something actually as advanced as 1960s acoustic homing torpedo technology. Really, this is 1940s-1950s tech in a lot of ways. I'm sure the radios are more advanced than 1950s radios, but their guidance and sensor technology is absolutely backwards ancient stuff.
why would china go into sanctions helping iran? lol
I will wait to see what happens when they mine the straits , sea mines have been very effective historically , coupled with the ASM and BM and drones they should be able to deter passage at a higher level. Not sure the air strikes are having any real positive effect in the sense that so many have just decided to go around and avoid the fighting. In that sense, it's an effective blockade.
The Saudis have had very little luck over the past 10 years, and they were using modern planes/munitions with our ISR. Evidently, the Houthis are rather decentralized.
Then Iran would achieve their goal of getting Yeman invaded
@@jakemocci3953 This the Saudis and the UAE were unable to defeat the houthis. The U.S military in Saudis Arabia was also providing all the satellite imagery, Intel etc. So it's not like they went at it on their own. Maersk will no longer be using the route until the situation changes and Lloyd's of London will not be insuring ship's that use the route. The strikes have done nothing to deter that.
This is like shooting at your uber eats guy while your family starves. Because your neighbor called the cops on you for a noise complaint.
I'm sure Iran is sending the Houthis food along with the weapons they provide. It isn't the terrorists who are dying, it's the civilian population that hasn't been converted into an arm of the Iranian regime
Ain't no way it's true, sounds like US propaganda
Aden is actually controlled by the STC (Southern Transitional Council) which is another faction in the Yemeni civil war.
Get informed propperly before you talk.
@@Max-of2nc Grain probably flows from south to north and vice versa within Yemen, thus affecting the price and avaliability of food throughout the country, not just in the south. Don't shoot the hand that feeds you just because it feeds your enemies also.
@@hasselnttper3730 you havent been in a country at war???? Of course it doesnt.
Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Alhamdulillah. Go home!!!
I'll be interested to hear your take on the latest announcement about the Royal Australian Navy- cutting the latest high end frigate, the Hunter Class from 9 to 6, Adding 11 "Tier 2" frigates of unknown make, 6 "optionally manner" surface warships...
News to me. But expected given that Hunter class design was facing issues of trying to fit too much on too smol a ship and ending up with low propulsive power for such high displacement vessel.
@@death_parade Hunters aren't small. They're destroyers by any other metric.
@@peterides9568 You misunderstand. I mean the amount of hardware Aus is trying to fit on a ship this size is too much. They should have started with a bigger vessel. But they didn't, then stretched this vessel in design phase and now have the problem of low propulsive power. At least that is what I read about it a couple years ago.
Thank you Sir.
Houthi I've just become a naval power overnight, 20%, of naval merchant ships I've been rerouted around the horn of Africa
Great video, Aaron...👍
So, one's a slow torpedo, the other is a remote controlled boat.
Did anyone need to make up an acronym for that?
USV and UUV
How could we know what something is without an acronym attached?
My gods man. Written language was only invented in order to make acronyms possible.
Any thoughts on red sea becoming unpassable and russias efforts to promote the arctic asia/europe passage. Sounds wild huh?
eventually *Someone* has to put boots on the ground in Yemen. The question is 1) Who and 2) What RoE?
@@tehpw7574Let the Israelis do it. We can worry about our own border.
@@jakemocci3953We've got enough boots to do both, and the shipping issues greatly affect the availability and cost of goods here.
I wonder if they were trying to hit their own food supply ship, just to point the finger at the west.
It wasn't their food supply shipment. Everyone keeps talking about the civil war in Yemen and not thinking about it. Guess who does not control the port where the food was heading?
Eiron not I RAN.
On the 17th the Central Command "X" (formerly Twitter) feed announced they intercepted an attack by an unmanned underwater vessel (UUV) launched by the Houthie controlled area. This was a first according the the tweet.
1. First of all isn't an UUV just another name for a torpedo? if not, what is the difference?
2. What system(s) does the US Navy use to counter UUV? Can you intercept a torpedo with a torpedo.
Any insight you have on this incident which got very little media attention would be appreciated.
I have not seen one of your updates on the disposition of the Navy around the world. Do we still have a carrier group in the eastern Mediterranean?
Iran and the Houtis are working together with the Houtis doing real time testing of all iranian weapons.
It looks like the little black nose on the torpedoes is going to be part of a passive acoustic sensor. It listens for propeller noises for homing/tracking, and so it's not suitable for attacking harbors. It goes to the noisiest example of its tuned match/model by FFT, so it can be done on an arduino, instead of a billion dollar navy sonar (epic ripoff). It also can't tell one ship from another, because it's just looking for "Yup. That's a propeller of a large commercial vessel."... Still technically better than a billion dollar navy sonar system, because an arduino costs $40 and a billion dollars of these hootie torps can remove every ship within range of its launch, due to consumables exhaustion.
Of course, I made all that stuff up, but show me something in this bizarre scenario that isn't. Hooties have no chip fabs. They have no torpedo factories. A few weeks ago, they were launching bottle rockets, and now they have smooth, shiny, waxed torps on display that outperform humans that had this same job in WWII. I would love to say "I'm not buying it", but I guarantee I have, without my consent.
Houthis expert build strong antiship weapons and spy-drones program.
Hey Aaron, can you expand on why Iran wants to disrupt shipping in the red sea? I am not sure what reason they have for doing so other than drawing sanctions.
Given that there have been near misses (implying at least _some_ unguided weapons), it seems like frequent minor changes to course and speed may be in order in this area?
You would think there would be a way to interdict the flows of arms, people and money from Iran to Yemen. Isn’t Saudi Arabia gonna help us with this?
For god sakes. Do not touch our BOATS!!!!
Can details of these conventional "Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile". I haven't seen much on that.
Yemen is divided in 3. Which faction was this ship supplying?
You mentioned that the Houthis are having a food crisis because of the conflict they are in but you conveniently didn’t say that Saudi Arabia, a US ally is enforcing an embargo alongside sanctions on the Houthis. That is more material reasons for the food crisis. This is my first time watching your channel and it sounds like a propaganda channel due to the idealistic way you frame your words.
Guess who isnt getting anymore pizzas delivered or other food into ports... in this case
Biting the hand that feeds, pretty spot on for these extreme religionists. "God Almighty give us the power to destroy our own food, Praise Allah we are the chosen!"
Don't forget that you're talking about countries with an average IQ in the low 60s. Sadly, I am not kidding.
@@feoxorus "Average national IQ" is a garbage metric. Especially given how it is computed. This radicalization does take a toll on the rationality of an individual though, so you're not exactly wrong.
Do you know how we found and destroyed the underwater drone?
They are learning from Ukraine in the Black Sea, America giving target info there for Ukraine drone ships. Here Iran helping Yemen.
Hey Sub Brief, why no video on the Chinese sub that sank last summer?
It looks like the Rubymar sank.
Can someone explain to me why Nato article 5 is not activated and Yemen invaded by the whole NATO?
Houttis are not idiots. They also see how Ukrainian forces have sunk russian warship with marine drones. It's not very complicated if Iran give them stuff for that and it will be more difficult to defend commercial ships
Nobody is mentioning the crew of the ship were actually escorted off of the ship by Houthis to a smaller vessel so as to ensure their safety.
The Houthis haven't been hampered by airstrikes because they honestly don't care what happens to other Yemenis, even those in their part of the country. That's why their anvil strategy works for them.
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This is a very strange ship. It is actually owned by a US company, which was Greek flagged (and partly Grek crewed), carrying Argentinian corn to Bulgaria. What I'd like to know is why the Captain of the ship decided to sail two thirds around the world (around Cape Horn, across the entire Pacific and Indian Oceans and then up through Suez into the Mediterranean) to Bulgaria! If the corn came from Argentina why not simply sail across the Atlantic, past Gibraltar through the Med to Bulgaria and miss the whole Houthis in the Red Sea?! Am I missing something?
Unfortunately the Houthis attacking a Food delivery to Yemen makes a cynical and brutal Sense
the point beeing that food shortages create instability that in turn benefits a rebel force like the Houthis
and rest asure that neither their leaders nor fighters will suffer hunger
I noticed a sale this weekend at Bass Pro Shops on fishing boats and yes----Genaral YA YA was there undercover wearing a Hawaiian shirt but that high-pitched voice gave him away!
Is that ship anchor in territorial waters or international?
I never did like Hoothie or the blowfish
I never did like Brandon. Seems like a shifty fella, talking a lot of gibberish. Boasting about takin' down Corn Pop, and also about his ass being wiped (by someone). poor person that had to do that
What are the Houthis getting out of this? There has to be some motive to benefit themselves.
From what i gather a large part of their motivation is religious fanaticism. They believe they're doing something righteous and trying to stand with the Palestinians.
I would bet money it's either intentional conflict that our military industry has manufactured, or it is part of some greater plan. I seriously doubt people put their lives on the line just because they hate world powers trading or whatever excuse is the narrative. Not everything is planned out, but I seriously doubt these people are doing it for no reason.
They get nothing that we see as value, those people see the destruction as value. We simply can't understand what goes through their head as religion and local politics have taken over common sense.
@waitwhat1320you have Iranian money?!
@waitwhat1320 Spot on.
All that is old is new again
What if the Houties get Sea drones like the ones the NATO gave to Ukraine ?
I am certain the Cargo ship insurers will not allow these ships to go into the Red Sea !
Also Sub brief. Do you think atlering course and speed would be of any use against these weapons? Especially when they are in radar range of that spy ship?
These commercial ships are not maneuverable and are like trains; they take a long time to slow down/speed up
These commercial ships are not very maneuverable. They're about as maneuverable as freight trains. It takes miles for these ships to speed up, slow down, or turn. It's not a spontaneous thing at all. Torpedo attacks are rather spontaneous and shocking affairs.
Thanks for the updates. Looks like the situation is getting worse. We look forward to rising inflation and more world instability.
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Now we know who is providing intel to the Houthis but has the actual intel been intercepted? And if so, that proof might justify action.
Houthis does not retreat from a stand .. Americans used to the attitude of Arab governments which turns to 🐀's just for a word
soooooo if the Ukrainians can use various sea born drones, why not the Houthis???
Is there any difference in the Irainians supplying houthi intel - and the US sending Spy drones into the black sea? Answer - No.
So much for ordering Uber Eats or Door Dash in Yemen.......Huthis=not so smart
Hahaha, the Houties. As if they could do anything of this by themselves. Just another proxy terror with somebody else in the background...
False narrative. This ship was not delivering to Yemen otherwise it could have arranged with the Houthis.
Drones.. Iranians are learning from the Ukrainians.. I would not be surprised if the starlinks via Ukraine got sold on the black markets.. Just not sure if they would work in the red sea.
Country A providing actional data and weapons to country B to attack country C? What is a reasonable repercussion for country A by country C?
The same logic could be applied to us in the Ukraine.
@@jakemocci3953 US in the Ukraine is providing actionable data and weapons to defend Ukraine from an invasion. That's a bit different, though the eventual view of the morality is often decided by who wins.
To be analogous, the US would have to be aiding Russia.
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Jjunk youtuber acting like a vip🤠
Houthis are not the brightest are they?
are you bright?
@@JK-dv3qe Read the above comment, crotch-flea.
The average IQ in Yemen is 62.9. What do you think?
In attacking cargo ships or hitting the food shipment for their opponents in the civil war that went to the port of aden?
Stop the genocide.
One question, Why is Iran weapon test video is automatically called as "propaganda " video? There should be 1000s of US weapon test videos including even nuclear weapons and none called as "propaganda "
Because the US doesn't use its videos testing in an attempt to intimidate. While Iran does.
@@christophermorris6386 He's obviously a civilian. LOL
@@christophermorris6386 Also, the US testing videos are honest about the results. Iran edits their videos to show successful tests even when they are not.
So, between the fact that the intended audience of the Iranian videos is foreigners instead of domestic military leaders, and the intended effect is to intimidate rather than inform, and that the videos are lies...
@@bronco5334 that's about the tupidest thing ever lol you mean they fly 1000s of miles to target, fix the accuracy and fly back? lol
Stop the war in Gaza
“I welcome today’s decision to launch the EU Naval Force Operation Aspides.
Europe will ensure freedom of navigation in the Red Sea, working alongside our international partners.
Beyond crisis response, it's a step towards a stronger European presence at sea to protect our European interests.”
- Ursula von der Leyen
Once again, it’s Europe’s job to clean up Israel’s mess.
The world is feeding the people who are attempting to sink their ships?
Never stopped to think about the fact the Houthis don't control the port where the ship was heading? Kinda what a civil war means. Aden is not Houthi territory.
No russian propaganda today?
no more free oil for u I guess?
The ship was not heading to the Yemen. America is supplying intel to Ukraine and Israel, why can't Iran do the same?😂. A British shiip carrying cruide was hit on Saturday. We are in the Houthis territorial waters,what are we doing there?
Iran can supply intel to Ukraine and Israel too!
@@CptJistuce Israel has killed more civilians than any first world military in recent memory. They are terrorists.
It's criminal that the two IRGC Cargo ships that are anchored in the area have not been boarded and seized. The crews need to be sent to the United States for trial for aiding Terrorists. It's not like we don't have recordings of all their transmissions, etc. Plus more evidence that will be recovered when the ships are boarded. Since these people are pirates, they can be sent to GITMO for some candid conversations. Without spotters, the Houthis are blind and will be unable to target ships they can't see. The Biden Cabal is weak and Iran only understands and respects strength. Question - How is the leader of the Houthis and the spokesman still alive???
Why is Yemen not under seige?
@@Skidderoperator Yemen is not under siege, they are targeting ammunition storages and radar installation, not people.
@@niweshlekhak9646 SO FAR
This case would be under piracy laws.
try timber sycamore buddy and get a shave lol
Anything for Isreal, right
Superman is dead
it has been so hard the last couple of years, not to give good intel to the bots... I can't bite my tongue for much longer.
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First of all, thanks for the neutral insightful details.
So basically Iran is doing to western/international/rival shipping via Houthi's what NATO is doing to the Russian Black Sea fleet via Ukraine, no one should be surprised.
NATO says its not at war with Russia, same can be the Iranian claim on similar grounds as NATO behaviour - and this also gives a preview (with deterrence from Iranian perspective) of several magnitudes higher that USN can expect in a confrontation in Persian gulf.
That NATO fleet is unable to stop the Houthi's launching more and more drones/missiles indicates that it must also be difficult for Russians to stop them and not just that their technology/operational procedures are obsolete.
More worrisome would be if Iran passes on newer stealthier or supersonic anti shipping missiles or advanced SAMs able to deny US drones air-land-sea surveillance capabilities in significant volumes, especially if Russia wants to quid-Pro-quo NATO using the mutual defence agreement between Iran and Russia under discussion.
Try to be objective in your report!
Jesus is the way, the truth, the life. No one comes to the father but through him.
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Jank youtuber acting like a vip
Stop Genocid onle damand hmmmm
My friend are you sure about the cargo in this ship ? … do your home work before making a fool of yourself
We had classified intelligence that a new type of Metal Gear was scheduled for transport. The whole thing stank but our noses had been out in the cold too long.
bonus points if you get the ref
I wonder do you think any of this would be happening if Trump was still in office?
Is this a joke statement?
donald trump is a menace to global security and he cannot even defend himself - let alone the Red Sea. But - you're joking - right??
Now its on the bottom…
2nd time a ship was abandoned, the first time they re-boarded the ship once international authorities were on scene to help with firefighting.
I find it funny imagining the Houthis watching this video like “WRITE THAT DOWN WRITE DOWN aww man he ain’t saying anything else”
😅😅I am Houthi
@@منيالقاضي-ت7زme too 😂😂😂
Hey Sub brief would you be able to cover the Australian Navy plan announcement? It involves new Hunter class frigates to replace the Anzac class plus unmanned ships? Would like to know more.
Peace through strength; war through weakness
On the torpedos, I wonder whether certain 3 letter agencies could take control of them and steer them into the Iranian targeting ship? Now that would be funny.
Opps
@@stevensutton2252 That is brutally genius...
intranet, not internet lol