Red Sea crisis order of battle
(Redirected from Order of battle of the Red Sea crisis)
The following units are participating in the ongoing Red Sea crisis.
Houthis and allies
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Supreme Political Council
Yemeni Armed Forces (SPC)
Yemeni Land Forces (SPC)
- Coastal Missile batteries[1]
- Air defence systems[2]
- SAM batteries[3]
Yemeni Navy (SPC)
Yemeni Air Force (SPC)
Houthi militia
Iran
Artesh
NEDAJA
- IRIS Alborz[8] (Frigate)
IRGC
NEDSA
- MV Behshad[9] (Intel ship)
Quds Force[10]
Hezbollah[11]- Islamic Resistance in Iraq[12]
Anti-Houthi forces
[edit]Israel
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Prosperity Guardian
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United States
CENTCOM[21]
United States Navy
Fifth Fleet
Carrier Strike Group 2
USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (Aircraft carrier)
USS Philippine Sea (Cruiser)
USS Carney (Destroyer)
USS Gravely (Destroyer)
USS Laboon (Destroyer)
USS Mason (Destroyer)
USS Thomas Hudner (Destroyer)
USS Arleigh Burke (Destroyer)[22]
USS Cole (Destroyer)[23]
USS Bataan (Amphibious assault ships)[22]
USS Florida (Submarine)
United States Naval Air Forces
United States Naval Special Warfare Command
United States Air Force
United States Marine Corps
United States Coast Guard[27]
United Kingdom
Royal Navy
- HMS Diamond (Destroyer)
- HMS Duncan (Destroyer)[28]
- HMS Richmond (Frigate)
- HMS Lancaster (Frigate)
Royal Air Force
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka Navy
- SLNS Gajabahu[32][33] (Armed patrol vessel)
Canada
Royal Canadian Navy (personnel only)
Australia
Royal Australian Navy (personnel only)
New Zealand
Royal New Zealand Navy (personnel only)
Singapore
Republic of Singapore Navy (personnel only)
Bahrain
Royal Bahrain Naval Force (personnel only)
Seychelles
- Seychelles Coast Guard (intelligence support)
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Aspides
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France
French Navy
- Languedoc (Frigate)
- Alsace (Frigate)
- Forbin (Frigate)[34]
French Naval Aviation
- Eurocopter AS565 Panther helicopters[35][36]
French Air and Space Force
Base aérienne 188 Djibouti "Colonel Emile Massart"
311 Corsican Squadron
Italy
Italian Navy
- Andrea Doria[38] (Destroyer)
- Caio Duilio (Destroyer)
- Virginio Fasan (Frigate)
- Federico Martinengo (Frigate)
Germany
German Navy
Einsatzflottille 2
- Hessen (Frigate)
Marineflieger
- One Westland Lynx
Belgium
Belgian Navy
- Louise-Marie (Frigate)
Belgian Air Component
- 40th Squadron
- One NH90
- 40th Squadron
Estonia
Estonian Navy (personnel only)
Joint Operations (Prosperity Guardian + Aspides)
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Greece
Denmark
Royal Danish Navy
HDMS Iver Huitfeldt (Frigate)
Netherlands
Royal Netherlands Navy
HNLMS Tromp (Frigate)- HNLMS Karel Doorman (Joint support ship)[40][41]
Netherlands Naval Aviation Service
- One NH90
- One Eurocopter AS532 Cougar
Sweden
Swedish Navy (personnel only)
Finland
Finnish Navy (personnel only)
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Independent deployments
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India
Indian Navy
INS Kolkata (Destroyer)- INS Kochi (Destroyer)
- INS Chennai (Destroyer)
INS Visakhapatnam (Destroyer)- INS Mormugao (Destroyer)
INS Tarkash (Frigate)- INS Talwar (Frigate)
Indian Naval Air Arm
- HAL Dhruv helicopters
Pakistan
Pakistan Navy
- PNS Tughril (Frigate)
- PNS Taimur (Frigate)
- PNS Shamsheer (Frigate)
- PNS Aslat (Frigate)
- PNS Yarmouk (Corvette)
- PNS Moawin (Replenishment oiler)
- PNS Madadgar (Coastal tanker)
Pakistan Naval Air Arm
- WS-61 Sea King helicopters
Pakistan Maritime Security Agency
- 26th Offshore Patrol Squadron
- PMSS Zhob (Maritime Patrol Vessel)
- 26th Offshore Patrol Squadron
China
People's Liberation Army Navy
- Jiaozuo (Destroyer)
- Xuchang (Frigate)
- Honghu (Replenishment oiler)
People's Liberation Army Naval Air Force
- Two Harbin Z-9 helicopters[42]
Saudi Arabia
Royal Saudi Air Defense Forces
- 290th Patriot unit[43]
Egypt
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