Vice Admiral Brad Cooper, commander of the US Navy Fifth Fleet stationed in Bahrain, confirmed that the US is considering employing unmanned Israeli vessels in its international Gulf operations.
The US is considering deploying unmanned Israeli vessels in Washington-led operations in the Gulf, the US Navy Fifth Fleet commander told CNN on Wednesday.
CNN asked Vice Admiral Brad Cooper if Washington was considering adding unmanned Israeli boats to its joint Middle East naval operations.
“Yes, I think it’s better said we look to work with the Israelis on a bilateral and multilateral basis using the equipment that they have today,” Cooper responded.
“Their unmanned systems and our unmanned systems, just like we do with our cruise ships, where we have exercises with their cruise ships and ours, and we do it on a multilateral basis.”
Last week, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett visited the Fifth Fleet at its base in Bahrain, where it was first revealed that Washington was interested in adding unmanned boats to the fleet.
Earlier this month, an Israeli navy officer became the first to be positioned under a new security pact between Israel and Bahrain, following an agreement by Defense Minister Benny Gantz during his first visit to the Gulf kingdom.
Bahrain became the fourth Arab country to establish diplomatic ties with the Zionist enemy in September 2020, drawing condemnation from Palestinians.
The UAE-led normalization drive in a betrayal of the Palestinian cause and to further entrench autocracy in the region.
It is worth noting that the Israeli concerns about the imminent nuclear deal between Iran and the world powers pushed the Zionist command to enhance the political and military cooperation with Bahrain and other Arab regimes.
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