US Fifth Fleet seeks to expand use of drones in West Asia

US Navy Commander Brad Cooper told USNA News on Saturday that the US Navy was seeking to use new technology and facilities at US Central Command (Centcom) to use unmanned vessels in the area. Is the Middle East.
He added that the 22nd International Naval Exercise will focus on a special fleet of special drones that have been in the Fifth Fleet since September.
The commander of the US Fifth Fleet explained: Sixty countries will participate in this exercise. Ten participating countries will use drones in the exercise. This will be the largest drone exercise in the world.
The United States formed a 59-member task force last year to develop drone technology in its navy. In the past year, Bahrain and Jordan have partnered with the United States to develop the technology.
According to IRNA, in early November this year, the US Navy and Bahrain began joint exercises in the Persian Gulf using drones.
The US Navy’s Fifth Fleet announced in Bahrain last month that it had formed a new force in the Persian Gulf to integrate drones, drones and artificial intelligence into its operations, focusing on regional cooperation.
Some of the drone systems that the Fifth Fleet will use include super-resistant surveillance drones, Sihac and Sea Hunter drones, and torpedo-like unmanned submarines.
The Strait of Hormuz, which carries 20 percent of the world’s oil, covers the Red Sea, the Suez Canal and the Bab al-Mandeb Strait in Yemen.