232: US MQ-9 Downed by Houthi Rebels + Indian Army Wants New Towed-155mm Howitzer + Turkey's 5th Gen Fighter Makes First Flight + UK Trident II Launch + More

I - On Defense Podcast · Feb 22, 2024 · 30m

For review:

1. CENTCOM X:

- 20 Feb: At 0030 (local), USS Laboon (DDG 58) identified a one anti-ship cruise missile (ASCM) headed in its direction. The USS Laboon shot down the ASCM.

- 21 Feb: Between 1200 and 1845 (local), CENTCOM Forces conducted 4 x

self-defense strikes against 7 x mobile Houthi Anti-Ship Cruise Missiles and

1 x mobile Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile launcher that were prepared to launch

towards the Red Sea.

2. Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary concerning downed US MQ-9 Drone:

“On February 19, a US MQ-9 was downed or went down off the coast of Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen, in…