Misfire in the Red Sea: German Frigate Mistakenly Targets US Drone

In a recent incident that has raised eyebrows globally, the German Navy mistakenly fired at an American drone in the Red Sea, believing it to be a Yemeni unmanned aircraft. This event, reported by the British newspaper “Telegraph”, reveals a failure in warfare and exposes flaws in the control systems of the German frigate that opened fire.

The American-British coalition in the Red Sea has yet to achieve any significant results, and the risk of losing more ships and hitting warships remains high and escalating.

The British newspaper published a report detailing the clash between the German frigate “Hessen” and an American MQ-9 drone, which was mistaken for a Yemeni drone. Reports indicate that the Germans contacted the United States to confirm that the drone was not theirs.

In a missile environment where ballistic missiles take 30 seconds before impact, having to contact anyone about something already airborne is considered a failure in aerial warfare. Until all ships there operate with the same aerial picture, this risk, or worse, remains.

Fortunately, in this case, the two standard missiles launched by the Germans missed. However, given the reliability of this weapon, it raises questions about the missile control systems of the Hessen frigate.

The newspaper stated that one thing is certain – the combined impact of the defensive and offensive operation “Guardian of Prosperity” and the European Union’s defensive operation “ESPDs” has not achieved any results yet.

The newspaper questioned whether we are now stuck in a resource-draining battle that satisfies many of our opponents’ ultimate goals while keeping warships and commercial ships in harm’s way.

The report clarified that in the meantime, we can put phrases like “loss of ship” on our list of undesirable and inevitable things. The continuation of the situation increases the chance of adding phrases like “loss of lives” and “hitting warships”.