In the context of the Houthis launching drones against western ships.
So I heard that recently, both French and US warships have been targetted by Houthis drone and had to shoot some missiles to get rid of them.
Shooting 2 missiles isn’t necessarily a big deal, but assuming the thing don’t calm down, a warship shooting two missiles a day will quickly run low in Sea to Air missile.
How easy is to reload a warship ? Can you have navy helicopter dropping some missiles to the ship so they extend the patrol ? Can you transport naval missile in a cargo plane so you can reload them in a “remote” naval-base (thinking about the French base in Djibouti for example) or do they have to sail all the way to their home base (Effectively limiting the ability to keep boats patrolling on zone) ?
I want to say the US was quietly reporting shooting down drones and even missiles basically within days of the start of the conflict.
It is just that it is not in the US’s interest to say “We are under attack and need to get directly involved in this shitshow”, it is not in Israel’s interest to acknowledge that this ethnic cleansing is part of a larger war against their neighbors, and it isn’t in Al Jazeera/Qatar’s interest to acknowledge anything but the ethnic cleansing. Because the reality is that Hamas are (allegedly) backed by Iran and they, and Iran, are more or less sacrificing the Palestinian people to promote their own interests. And Israel is glad to cooperate while avoiding a “real” war.
What I will add: Random drones and even missiles aren’t entirely unheard of even when there is not a conflict waiting to boil over. It is just, again, it isn’t really in anyone’s interest to make a big deal out of them.