It seems that American combat aircraft use “Stormbreaker” bombs in the fight against the Houthis, which is part of the intense bombing campaign against the rebels supported by Iran.
A picture of what appeared to be a bomb not filled with the United States in the sand that was scattered on social media on Thursday. Open source intelligence accounts, established the image to the southern Shabua Governorate in Yemen.
Trevor Ball, a former technician in getting rid of explosive munitions in the American army, has identified the ammunition as GBU-53/B Stormbreaker, a relatively new ammunition in the American arsenal. Business Insider told that the discovery of the bomb, apparently intact, highlights a problem: it can fall into the wrong hands.
The GBU-53/B, known as increasing the small bomb, is a confrontation weapon that fired air with careful guidance and pop-up wings. The 200-pound bomb is manufactured by the American defense contractor Raytheon, now RTX, and can be fired from a carrier-based combat plane such as F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Weapons can be used against moving and fixed targets and capable of working in stormy weather, according to the leadership of Naval Air Systems. The bomb can also get targeted coordinates in the middle of the trip.
In October 2023, the navy announced the early operational capacity of Stormbreaker and said that Super Hornets would be the first bomb.
The US Central Command, which oversees the Middle East operations, published last month that it shows the storm from among other munitions on the USS Harry S. Truman, which was at the forefront of the Houthi conflict.
On the video clip display on March 21, Stormbreaker can be seen with the yellow tape at the bottom of the frame on USS Harry S. Truman.
US Central Command
The war zone first I mentioned On Friday, the discovery of the storm in Yemen, Evidence monitored Last month, the ammunition was first used to fight.
The image of the apparent storm appears to be the clearest sign that the United States is using this weapon against the Houthis. The ammunition is sound suggesting that the air defenses have not taken them out. The defense official refused to answer BI questions about the accident or provide more details.
Paul, a researcher at Armament Research Services, said that the danger in this position is that Iran, which has long supported the Houthis, could put its hands on the storm.
Paul said: “The Iranians are bad to reverse engineering arms systems and create their own publications,” Paul said. “Iran can get the fastest weapons to be exploited for the United States, which it informs, and the more Iran’s attempt to narrow the gaps in its capabilities.”
This may continue to take advantage of Russia, which has increasing defensive relations with Iran since Moscow has launched its large scale to Ukraine in February 2022.
The F/A-18E Super Hornet can carry the transportation company to carry Stormbreaker bombs.
US Navy
Paul explained that although the storm was found in an area of Yemen that the Houthis do not control this, it highlights the danger of unintended munitions in Iranian possession, “especially due to the presence of very secret ingredients in the rock.
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“The more air strikes and use, the more likely this becomes,” said Paul, adding that the same risks apply to the AGM-158, which the United States uses, which the United States uses. Against the Houthis.
AGM-158, or a confrontation missile from the air to the joint surface (JASSM), is a long-range nominal missile developed by Lockheed Martin. Jassm and Stormbreaker are confronting weapons, which means that the plane can launch it from a distance and avoid Houthi air defenses, unlike traditional gravitational bombs that decreased directly on the target.
The United States also appears to use the JSOC joint AGM-154 weapon, among other advanced ammunition, against the Houthis.
The United States was bombing the Houthis for six weeks, respectively, to get the rebels to stop their attacks on the Red Sea. The army has publicly revealed very few details about the intense campaign since the early days, although it confessed to hitting a large Houthi oil station last week. According to what was reported, dozens of people were killed in the attack.
Defense Minister Beit Higseth said on Thursday that the United States attacked hundreds of Houthi targets since the campaign began and dried its leadership. However, analysts have praised that the strikes will effectively eliminate the abilities of the rebels; Previous Stikres did not. Just a few days ago, for example, they fired missiles in Israel.
