US B-2 Stealth Bombers Target Houthi Weapons Storage Bunkers in Yemen

Published on October 17, 2024

The United States said on Wednesday it has launched bombing raids, using long-range B-2 Spirit stealth bombers, on underground bunkers used by Yemen’s Houthi rebels to store missiles and drones. The U.S. Central Command (Centcom), said that it was assessing the damage inflicted by navy and air force pilots, and there was no indication of civilian casualties. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said in a statement Oct. 16, “U.S. forces targeted several of the Houthis’ underground facilities housing various weapons components of types that the Houthis have used to target civilian and military vessels throughout the region.” US Can Target ‘Anytime, Anywhere’ Centcom confirmed in a statement that U.S. Air Force B-2 Spirit long-range stealth bombers were involved and said, “The employment of the B-2 bomber demonstrates U.S. global strike capabilities to reach these targets, when necessary, anytime, anywhere.”...

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