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Posted on 08/15/2026 9:18:30 AM PDT by know.your.why
TAMPA, Fla. — On Aug. 13, U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) announced efforts to establish the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.
The unit, called Task Force Falcon Strike, will employ one-way attack drones consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners.
Falcon Strike’s launch occurs nine months after CENTCOM established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the U.S. military's first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East.
Scorpion Strike rapidly achieved key operational milestones, including the first-ever launch of an aerial attack drone from a U.S. Navy warship last December. The squadron also employed one-way unmanned aerial systems during Operation Epic Fury and during strikes on Iranian port facilities in July using unmanned attack vessels at sea.
“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, CENTCOM commander. “Integrating and deploying our new capabilities together will help us rapidly realize the new possibilities that are on the horizon.”
CENTCOM has initiated the process of consulting with and officially inviting regional partners. As regional partners formally join, Task Force Falcon Strike will scale attack drone capabilities across the Middle East into a unified multi-domain, multinational deterrent.
“The United States military has a lot of strong partnerships and friends in the region,” said Cooper. “We are collectively stronger when we integrate and deploy new capabilities together.”
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“Above , On and Below the Sea.”
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That’s the Ticket!
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My little Gray Friends, the MQ-9s
Have taken some Hits Lately....
Hope They stick around.
It’s raining attack drones.
I guess you saw the video of the Ukranian cruise missile transiting Russia at low altitude. It was very odd to see it at low level flying over rural houses.
The trendy future of warfare? Throughout history, warfare has consistently been characterized by bloodshed. But the general path of armaments and armor has always been to reduce human injury and death. Several years ago there was a book in wide circulation; “On Killing”, by Lt Col Dave Grossman. A very fascinating read about the “psychological cost of learning to kill in war and society” per the subtitle. The book treats this notion of moving combatants further away from actual weapons impacts and such.
The movie Enders Game is sharpened in focus to continue to emerge from Sci-Fi into reality.
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