US Central Command launches Middle East’s first multinational attack drone task force
LONDON: US Central Command is establishing what it described as the first multinational task force in the Middle East region dedicated to the use of attack drones across the air, land and sea domains.
The new unit, “Task Force Falcon Strike,” will use unmanned, one-way attack drones, which detonate on impact, including systems that operate on, below or above the sea. They will be operated by US military personnel and their regional partners.
The announcement on Thursday came nine months after Central Command established “Task Force Scorpion Strike,” the US military’s first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.
“Task Force Falcon Strike will expand on Scorpion Strike’s success given the tremendous innovation happening among our regional allies and partners,” said Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of US Central Command.
