{"id":32231,"date":"2023-10-06T16:07:00","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T16:07:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32231"},"modified":"2023-10-24T06:40:40","modified_gmt":"2023-10-24T06:40:40","slug":"u-s-5th-fleet-enhances-middle-east-maritime-security-with-unmanned-capabilities-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=32231","title":{"rendered":"U.S. 5th Fleet Enhances Middle East Maritime Security with Unmanned Capabilities"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n MANAMA, Bahrain \u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0
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Last month, naval forces in the Middle East region successfully integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula.<\/p>\n

Seven task forces falling under U.S. 5th<\/sup> Fleet integrated 12 different unmanned platforms with manned ships for \u201cmanned-unmanned teaming\u201d operations, tracking Iranian Navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) ships and small boats over several days during routine patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This operation bolstered presence in and around a critical chokepoint that in recent months has seen Iran unlawfully seize internationally flagged merchant ships.<\/p>\n

Unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs), unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) were involved in the operation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have been operating UAVs and UUVs in the region for years,\u201d said Capt. Joe Baggett, Director of Maritime Operations for U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet. \u201cAdding our new USVs, and then integrating all of these platforms into fleet operations, is how we expect to fly and sail well into the future.\u201d\u00a0<\/p>\n

Sailors, Marines, Coast Guardsmen, ships and aircraft from Task Force 51\/5 (Amphibious\/Marine), Task Force 52 (Mine Countermeasures), Task Force 53 (Logistics), Task Force 55 (Surface Warfare), Task Force 56 (Expeditionary), Task Force 57 (Patrol\/Reconnaissance) and Task Force 59 (Unmanned\/Artificial Intelligence) conducted the operations.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cThe integration of new, multidomain unmanned platforms into routine fleet operations provides more \u2018eyes on the water,\u2019 enhancing maritime domain awareness and increasing deterrence in the region,\u201d\u00a0said Vice Adm. Brad Cooper, Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Central Command and U.S. 5th Fleet.<\/p>\n

Cooper added that collectively, these platforms support the safe navigation and free flow of commerce through vital regional chokepoints, particularly around the Strait of Hormuz.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis enhanced maritime security serves as a deterrent against malign activity and strengthens regional stability, which is good for everybody,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

U.S. Naval Forces Central Command\/U.S. 5th Fleet\u2019s area of operations encompasses about 2.5 million square miles of water area and includes the Arabian Gulf, Red Sea, Gulf of Oman, Gulf of Aden, Arabian Sea and parts of the Indian Ocean. This expanse, comprising 21 nations, includes three critical choke points at the Strait of Hormuz, the Suez Canal and the Strait of Bab al Mandeb.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

MANAMA, Bahrain \u00a0\u00a0\u2013\u00a0\u00a0 Last month, naval forces in the Middle East region successfully integrated unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Seven task forces falling under U.S. 5th Fleet integrated 12 different unmanned platforms with manned ships for \u201cmanned-unmanned teaming\u201d operations, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":32233,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-32231","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32231","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=32231"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32231\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":32234,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/32231\/revisions\/32234"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/32233"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=32231"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=32231"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=32231"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}