U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) recently announced that it plans to establish Task Force Falcon Strike, the first-ever multi-domain, multinational attack drone task force.
The task force will employ one-way attack drones, operated by military support staff from the United States and regional partners, consisting of unmanned systems from above, on, and below the sea across the Middle East.
CENTCOM has been consulting with and officially inviting regional partners, and Task Force Falcon Strike will scale attack drone capabilities as regional partners formally join.
Late last year, CENTCOM established Task Force Scorpion Strike, the U.S. military’s first dedicated one-way attack drone squadron in the Middle East. Scorpion Strike launched the first aerial attack drone from a U.S. Navy warship, and employed one-way unmanned aerial systems during Operation Epic Fury and during strikes on Iranian port facilities 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,” Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said. “Integrating and deploying our new capabilities together will help us rapidly realize the new possibilities that are on the horizon.”
Personnel from U.S. Special Operations Command Central will lead Falcon Strike’s staff of U.S. and regional representatives.