The United States is in a double dilemma: in the crisis of the Red Sea shipping lanes, the cost performance of dealing with drones is too low, and the offensive plan is met with great resistance.
U.S. destroyers deployed in the Red Sea have reportedly shot down a total of 38 drones and multiple missile strikes over the past two months. Among them, the destroyer USS Carney alone shot down 14 suicide attack drones last Saturday.
Although it is not difficult for Burke-class destroyers to deal with the drones of Yemen's Houthi rebels, there are already voices within the US military that they are worried that missiles are too expensive. $2 million missile to hit $2,000 drone According to a report by U.S. News **politico, citing a number of U.S. Department of Defense**, the U.S. military is increasingly worried about using a missile with a single shot cost of $2.1 million to hit a Houthi drone worth only a few thousand dollars.
At the same time, the US Marine Corps began to develop new "low-cost expendable drones" for use in various military operations, solving the problem of missiles being too expensive.
While drones against Yemen's Houthis are too cost-effective, the United States must find a solution to the current crisis. Let us follow the development of this crisis.