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By Stijn Mitzer and Joost Oliemans
Yemen's
Houthis have managed to build up a military arsenal that exceeds the
capabilities of many larger nation states. In addition to operating a
wide range of Iranian-designed loitering munitions and ballistic
missiles, the Houthis also field a number of naval craft, water-borne
improvised explosive devices (WBIEDs), anti-ship missiles (AShMs), naval
mines and even anti-ship ballistic missiles (ASBMs). And although the
Houthi's Navy has scarcely received any attention over the years, it has
definitely left its mark on the Yemeni War. Notable feats have included
the destruction of the HSV-2 Swift by an AShM in 2016, a successful WBIED attack on the Saudi frigate Al Madinah in 2017, the sinking of an Emirati minelayer in 2017 and the damaging and capture of two Saudi landing craft in 2020 and 2022. [1]