The Capitol Building in Washington DC. File photoWASHINGTON, Aug 31The United States is working with Israel, Saudi Arabia and a number of Middle Eastern states to develop a network of unmanned vessels for maritime surveillance and containment of Iranian military activity, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing sources. «The US Navy is working with Israel, Saudi Arabia and other states in the Middle East to build a network of unmanned drones in an effort to contain Iran's military activity in the region,» the publication writes.The Foreign Ministry discussed with Iran the settlement in Syria, as well as Iraq and Yemen. It is noted that the network is planned to be located from the Suez Canal off the coast of Egypt to the maritime borders of Iran, and the information they collect should be transmitted and analyzed at the command center of the US Fifth Fleet in Bahrain. In total, the US Navy expects deploy about a hundred observation drones by the summer of 2023. At the same time, the military does not disclose the number of already operating unmanned swimming vessels, citing the confidentiality of information. According to the publication, drones will be able to stay at sea for up to six months, transmitting images and other data to the military.
A drone was shot down over the sea in SevastopolIn the future, this experience is planned to be extended to other regions around the world in which the US military operates. one of the unmanned swimming vessels in the Persian Gulf, which was towed by a support ship of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC, the elite units of the Iranian Armed Forces) in an attempt to capture it. Centcom reported that the drone is equipped with sensors, radars, cameras and other technologies for collecting data in commercial purposes.
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