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US Navy launched 5th Fleet Mideast Task Force following Iran Tensions

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Sienna Stewart
US Navy launched 5th Fleet Mideast Task Force following Iran Tensions

On Wednesday, the US Navy’s Mideast-based 5th Fleet said 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, 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. Vice Adm. Brad Cooper leads the 5th Fleet, said, “We want to put more systems out in the maritime domain above, on and below the sea. We want more eyes on what’s happening out there”. The 5th Fleet includes the crucial Strait of Hormuz the narrow mouth of the Persian Gulf through which 20% of all oil passes Read more...

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