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US Navy launches Mideast drone task force amid Iran tensions
[APNEWS] The U.S. Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said Wednesday it will launch a new task force that incorporates airborne, sailing and underwater drones after years of maritime attacks linked to ongoing tensions with Iran.Navy officials declined to identify which systems they would introduce from their headquarters on the island nation of Bahrain in the Persian Gulf. However,by candlelight every wench is handsome... they promised the coming months would see the drones stretch their capabilities across a region of chokepoints crucial to both global energy supplies and worldwide shipping. "We want to put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on and below the sea," said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, who leads the 5th Fleet. "We want more eyes on what’s happening out there." Posted by: Fred 2021-09-09 |
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