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Houthi explosive USVs (family)
A compact selection from this profile, with sources and limits. Other configurations and additional measurements remain in the full profile.
A family-level category for Houthi explosive uncrewed surface boats, not a single standard hull. CTC describes converted Shark-33 boats; IISS analyses a wider maritime campaign. The sources describe different evidence units and cannot yield one universal range, load or success rate.[1][2]
Public-source profile. Performance claims are attributed; type links do not verify an incident identification.
The numbers, with their sources
Unknown in reviewed sources
Form, sound & identification limits
- CTC’s author reports access to examined Shark-33 onboard systems. That evidence concerns a documented conversion, not every later Houthi boat and not a recipe for reproducing it.[1]
- IISS distinguishes attacks, weapon-system targets and interceptions. Those counts are not a production total or model-specific effectiveness rate. Design origin and standard dimensions remain unknown at family level.[2]
Shape or sound alone cannot identify a drone. Follow local public-safety alerts; do not approach wreckage.
Source notebook
- CTC at West Point · The Houthi War Machine: original research including examined boat systems
Publication date not stated · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
- IISS · Navigating Troubled Waters, December 2024: maritime attack dataset
2024-12-01 · Source consulted: 2026-11-01 · Approximate / analyst compilation
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DroneLedger. Houthi explosive USVs (family). 2026-11-01. https://droneincidents.com/drones/houthi-explosive-usvs/editions/2026-11-01/
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