U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrive in UAE following Houthi attacks

[Omaha Steve]

Source: Reuters

DUBAI, Feb 13 (Reuters) - U.S. F-22 fighter jets arrived at an air base in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Saturday following a spate of unprecedented attacks in Abu Dhabi by Houthi fighters in Yemen, the U.S. Air force said on Saturday.

In recent weeks, the Iran-aligned Houthis have waged a string of largely failed strikes on UAE targets that have triggered Emirati and U.S. air defenses and have even seen American troops based there briefly taking shelter.

The jets arrived at the UAE base as part of a multifaceted demonstration of U.S. support after a series of attacks throughout January threatened U.S. and Emirati armed forces stationed at the host installation, the statement said.

The U.S. Secretary of Defense ordered the rapid deployment of the fifth-generation aircraft in coordination with Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan of the UAE, said a statement by the United States Air Forces Central.


Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/us-f-22-fighter-jets-arrive-uae-following-houthi-attacks-2022-02-12/

[Sapient Donkey]

1. Other than get damaged in a rocket attack

What are F-22s going to do in that conflict? As far as I know the Houthi rebels aren’t flying their advanced air forces into the UAE. When they said fighters, do they real like fighter aircraft? I guess that makes sense, but how many jets do they have?

[EX500rider]

2. I think zero airforce, they meant fighters as in troops..been all UAV attacks + missiles

Iran suppling all the weaponry

[Sapient Donkey]

4. That's was my initial thoughts, but then when I read fighters I thought maybe

they had some captured stuff. But even then, I would imagine they would be limited in numbers, old, and lack of support. UAVs and rockets are what I've heard, but using the most expensive and advanced fighter in the world to engage UAVs seems like overkill. I'm just dummy on the internet, though.

[Gore1FL]

3. This is from Wikipedia, but I assume it's accurate:

"the aircraft was designed as an air superiority fighter, but also has ground attack, electronic warfare, and signals intelligence capabilities."

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lockheed_Martin_F-22_Raptor

[Sapient Donkey]

5. Just an expensive pieces of advanced equipment for dealing with some UAVs

Not to mention putting them in the range of the rocket attacks.