A gaggle of 20 officers from the U.S. Navy, Bahrain Protection Drive and Ministry of Inside met at U.S. fifth Fleet headquarters in Bahrain to plan mixed efforts for working unmanned floor vessels in regional waters.
Final yr, Bahrain dedicated to partnering with regional international locations and the US to construct a multinational fleet of 100 unmanned floor vessels. NAVCENT introduced Feb. 21 that collaborating nations are nearing the midway level towards this aim.
“Bahrain has been with us on this from the beginning, which is indicative of their broader regional maritime management,” stated Lt. Cmdr. Jennifer Blake, NAVCENT’s nation engagement officer for Bahrain and dealing group lead. “We’re excited to see the place we go from right here.”
Bahrain was the primary regional companion to work with the U.S. Navy on integrating new unmanned methods and synthetic intelligence after NAVCENT established Activity Drive 59 in September 2021.
Bahrain and Activity Drive 59 have since carried out a number of bilateral and multilateral workout routines, together with a one-day coaching drill within the Arabian Gulf, Oct. 26. The train featured the usage of unmanned methods and synthetic intelligence alongside seven crewed ships from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, the UK and the US.
NAVCENT’s working space consists of 21 international locations, the Arabian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Pink Sea, components of the Indian Ocean and three important choke factors on the Strait of Hormuz, Bab al-Mandeb and Suez Canal.
