Strait of Hormuz 0
8 September 2021

The U.S. military announced the formation of Task Force 59, based at Naval Forces Central Command. The commander of NAVCENT explained that “we need to get unmanned systems out into the fleet”, and indicated that the objective was to “enhance our maritime domain awareness and to increase our deterrence”.

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