The US Central Command has announced the creation of Task Force Falcon Strike, a multinational one-way attack drone task force. The task force will employ drones from the US and regional partners to take pressure off high-end standoff weapons.
The move comes amid growing tensions in the region, including ongoing attacks on shipping by Iranian-aligned Houthi rebels. The task force will use uncrewed systems from above, on, and below the sea, including uncrewed underwater vehicles as attack weapons.
The establishment of the task force follows the creation of Task Force Scorpion Strike, the US military's first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron. The new task force will be led by US Special Operations Command Central and will scale attack drone capabilities across the Middle East into a unified multi-domain, multinational deterrent.
