<ul><li>US Navy destroyers operating in the Red Sea last year used "non-kinetic" capabilities to defeat Houthi drones without firing a shot.</li><li>Documents obtained by Business Insider reveal incidents where the Navy's destroyers successfully executed engagements using non-kinetic effects to intercept hostile drones launched by the Iran-backed Yemeni rebels.</li><li>These non-kinetic engagements proved that non-kinetic weapon systems work at sea, changing the way the Surface Navy fights wars.</li><li>Non-kinetic capabilities are cost-effective and allow warships to sustain operations without depleting ammunition.</li></ul>

US destroyers in the Red Sea conflict defeated enemy weapons without firing a shot, changing the way warships fight

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