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Yemeni Armed Forces target US carrier E-2 AEW aircraft: Exclusive (english.almayadeen.net)
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The Yemeni Armed Forces (YAF) successfully targeted an E-2 command and control aircraft belonging to the US aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman, a senior Sanaa government source told Al Mayadeen on Sunday.

According to the source, "The Truman lost command capabilities following the attack, while both the White House and the US Department of Defense (Pentagon) have launched an investigation into the incident."

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[–] MarmiteLover123@hexbear.net 8 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Highly unlikely, there's nothing in the Yemeni arsenal (or most countries arsenals) with the range to target a US Navy AEW/AWACS asset (in the E-2 Hawkeye) in the rear lines like that. These aircraft operate hundreds of kilometres away from the frontlines. This would have to be a world record breaking Surface to Air Missile kill, or thereabouts, to even be possible. For context, the current world record in combat is 217km with an S-300V4 system. Maybe Ansarallah could have tried to rig up a surface to surface anti radiation missile with the required range (like the Hormuz missile with 300km range) to try hit an aerial target and try home in on the emissions of the big radome on the E-2, but I doubt it would result in a hit. Given that US airstrikes were ongoing hours after this reported attack, I can't see this being realistic.

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[–] freagle@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 days ago

It doesn't sound like they hit with a missile.

[–] chesmotorcycle@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 3 days ago

While it's still short on details, the article mentions that the "aircraft, operated by a five-member crew—including two pilots and three radar specialists—lost its defensive protection, making it more vulnerable to attacks from Yemeni missiles and drones."