What do Houthi attacks suggest about fleet size?

What lessons are emerging from the Houthi fighting?

Flight-deck management lessons still apply, while the wider availability of powerful weapons exposes a need for more capable fighting ships in this preliminary assessment.

The assessment is preliminary, with fuller discussion deferred. New systems have not removed the need for established aircraft-handling practices on flight decks. Drones and other weapons have widened access to maritime striking power. In this interpretation, fleet planning underestimated serious threats at sea and the resulting demand for high-end assets. Increasing the number of fighting ships would require governments to recognize that demand and invest over time.