U.S. Central Command unveiled new multiuse defense drones on Thursday as part of the “Falcon Strike” task force.
CENTCOM describes the drone unit as the “first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force,” which the defense force said will involve one-way attack drones operating “from above, on, and below the sea.”
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The military initiative follows the launch of the “Scorpion Strike” task force in the Middle East last December.
“Task Force Falcon Strike will expand on Scorpion Strike’s success given the tremendous innovation happening among our regional allies and partners,” Adm. Brad Cooper, commander of CENTCOM, said in a press release. “Integrating and deploying our new capabilities together will help us rapidly realize the new possibilities that are on the horizon.”
“The United States military has a lot of strong partnerships and friends in the region,” Cooper added. “We are collectively stronger when we integrate and deploy new capabilities together.”
Scorpion Strike was used during Operation Epic Fury, the U.S. offensive against Iran in late February, and during strikes on Iranian port facilities in July.
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Falcon Strike comes as the Iran war remains unresolved, with no peace deal in sight. While the negotiations remain stalled, the U.S. military is expanding its defense capabilities in the region, as is evident by Falcon Strike.
CENTCOM said regional partners of the United States have been invited to join the new drone task force, which “will scale attack drone capabilities across the Middle East into a unified multi-domain, multinational deterrent” once they start joining.
